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    The document discusses the proposed amendments to taxation of long term capital gains arising from the transfer of listed equity shares and equity mutual funds in India. [1] Under the new provisions, any long term capital gains exceeding Rs. 100,000 will be taxed at 10% instead of being fully exempt as before. [2] For assets acquired before January 31, 2018, the higher of actual cost and fair market value on that date will be deemed the cost of acquisition. [3] The amendments are applicable from assessment year 2019-20 for transfers made on or after April 1, 2018.

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    The document discusses the proposed amendments to taxation of long term capital gains arising from the transfer of listed equity shares and equity mutual funds in India. [1] Under the new provisions, any long term capital gains exceeding Rs. 100,000 will be taxed at 10% instead of being fully exempt as before. [2] For assets acquired before January 31, 2018, the higher of actual cost and fair market value on that date will be deemed the cost of acquisition. [3] The amendments are applicable from assessment year 2019-20 for transfers made on or after April 1, 2018.

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    The document discusses the proposed amendments to taxation of long term capital gains arising from the transfer of listed equity shares and equity mutual funds in India. [1] Under the new provisions, any long term capital gains exceeding Rs. 100,000 will be taxed at 10% instead of being fully exempt as before. [2] For assets acquired before January 31, 2018, the higher of actual cost and fair market value on that date will be deemed the cost of acquisition. [3] The amendments are applicable from assessment year 2019-20 for transfers made on or after April 1, 2018.

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    Taxability of Long Term Capital Gains

    -Implications & clarification

    1 Background

    The Finance Bill 2018 has proposed certain amendments in regard to

    scheme of taxing Long Term Capital Gain arising on transfer of listed

    equity shares and units of mutual funds. Under the existing tax regime,

    Long Term Capital Gain arising from transfer of long term capital asset

    on which STT is paid is exempt from the income tax u/s 10(38) of the

    Income Tax Act. However, the present tax exemption was misused and

    abused as a tool of tax evasion. Even certain manufacturing units had

    reduced manufacturing activities and diverted its funds to the financial

    market for earning exempt income i.e. long term capital gain. Therefore the

    proposed amendment is brought to tax Long Term Capital Gain to avoid

    conversion of taxable income into exempt income and also to stop its

    misuse.

    The CBDT has clarified the legal position vide circular no.370149/20/2018

    dated 04.02.2018.
    2 What is Proposed Amendment?

    Under the proposed amendment the existing Section 10(38) which exempt

    Long Term Capital Gain is withdrawn and new section 112A is introduced

    which provide that Long Term Capital Gain arising from transfer of

    certain long term capital asset exceeding Rs.1,00,000 will be taxed at

    concessional rate of 10%.

    3 What are Long Term capital asset?

    (a) Equity Shares in a company listed on a recognised stock exchange;

    (b) Unit of an equity oriented fund; and

    (c) Unit of a business trust.

    Further, the above assets must be held for more than minimum period of

    12 months from the date acquisition and STT is paid at the time of transfer

    and also paid at the time of acquisition if the shares are acquired after

    1/10/2014. The holding period will be counted from the date of

    acquisition.

    4 Year of applicability?

    The new provision is applicable from the assessment year 2019-2020 i.e.

    transfer of long term capital asset takes place on or after 1/4/2018. Thus,
    if someone sales listed share before 31st March 2018, the entire capital gain

    is exempt u/s 10(38) of the Income Tax Act.

    5 Working of long term capital gains

    The Long Term Capital Gain will be computed by deducting cost of

    acquisition from the full value of consideration on transfer of long term

    capital asset.

    Cost of acquisition for long term capital assets acquire on or before

    31/1/2018 will be the actual cost. However, if the actual cost is less than

    the fair market value of such asset as on 31st of January 2018, then such fair

    market value i.e. 31/1/2018 will be deemed to the cost of acquisition.

    6 Fair market value

    In case of a listed equity share or unit, the fair market value means the

    highest price of such share or unit quoted on a recognized stock exchange

    on 31st of January, 2018.


    However, if there is no trading on 31st January, 2018, the fair market value

    will be the highest price quoted on a date immediately preceding 31st of

    January, 2018, on which it has been traded.

    In the case of unlisted unit, the net asset value of such unit on 31st of

    January, 2018 will be the fair market value.

    7 Applicability of TDS provisions.

    No TDS to be deducted if the Long Term Capital Gain pertains to resident

    tax payer. In case of a non resident Provision of Section 195 will be

    applicable and accordingly TDS would be deducted. In case of FII, no TDS

    will be deducted.

    8 Whether Long term capital loss can be set off

    Under the new provisions since Long Term Capital Gain is taxable from

    the financial year 2018-19, the net long term capital loss incurred after

    1/4/2018 shall be entitled to set-off against Long Term Capital Gain and if

    net Long Term Capital Gain exceed Rs.1,00,000, the tax will be paid at 10%.

    Further long term capital gain can also be set off against the other capital

    losses pertains to other capital assets.


    9 Some illustrations in light of the above clarification

    Shares acquired on 1.12.2016 for Rs.1,00,000/-

    Shares sold for Rs.5,00,000/-

    FMV of shares on 31.01.2018 is Rs.2,00,000/-

    Other Capital losses Rs.3,00,000/-

    Particulars If transfer If transfer after If transfer after

    before 31.03.2018 31.03.2018

    31.03.2018 (taking sale

    consideration of

    Rs.7,00,000)

    Cost (a) 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000

    FMV (b) 2,00,000 2,00,000 2,00,000

    Sale consideration (c) 5,00,000 5,00,000 7,00,000

    Long term capital gain 4,00,000 (c-a) 3,00,000(c-b) 5,00,000(c-b)

    Set off other capital losses Nil 3,00,000 3,00,000

    Long term capital gain 4,00,000 Not applicable Not applicable

    exempt u/s 10(38)

    Exemption limit Nil Nil 1,00,000


    Long term capital gain tax Nil Nil 2,00,000

    @ 10%

    Tax payable u/s 112A Nil Nil 20,000

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