Capital gains modernization clarifies valuation and timing for taxation, including insurance recoveries and conversions to stock in trade.
Clause 67 retains the principle that gains from transfer of capital assets are taxable in the year of transfer and refines valuation and timing for specified situations: insurance recoveries are treated as capital gains with fair market value deemed as full consideration; unit linked insurance receipts are aligned with capital gains rules where exemptions do not apply; conversion to stock in trade uses fair market value at conversion as consideration and taxes gains when sold; beneficial interests in securities are attributed to the beneficial owner with FIFO cost and holding period rules.