Court Denies Long-Term Capital Loss Benefit on Share Sale Despite Amalgamation Provisions in Income Tax Act.

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....Long term capital loss on sale of equity shares - Approved Amalgamation Scheme - This is a classic case where the Ld.AO had denied the benefit which is statutorily available to the assessee as per the Act. In any case, the scheme of merger had already contemplated these transactions of loss on shares by including the same in the scheme and had also considered the loss incurred by the transferor company getting vested with the transferee company pursuant to the scheme of amalgamation. - AT....