Profit on sale of shares


This query is : Resolved 

27 September 2011 Mr.X purchased 2700 shares @ Rs.100 each amounts to Rs. 2,70,000 from an unlisted private company on oct 2009, and the same was allotted in oct 2009. The above shares were sold by him to a listed public company in Dec 2010 at an amount of Rs.14,00,000.This Rs.14,00,000 is invested in shares of another private limited company. Does the profit received on the above sale of 2700 shares taxable? If taxable, under what head of income it is taxable and at what rate?

27 September 2011 Yes this sale of shares is taxable under the head capital gains.

Since the shares have been held for a period of more than 12 months, long term capital gain will arise.

Benefit of indexation will be available.

STT would not have been paid. The gain will be taxed @ 20%.

27 September 2011 thanks yaar.......
could u please tell me the section under which it is taxable?

28 September 2011 Section 2(14) - Shares are capital assets.
Section 2(47) - Sale of shares is transfer.
Section 45 - Transfer of capital assets will attract capital gain.
Section 2(29A) & Section 2(42A) - Shares held for more than 12 months are long term capital assets.
Section 112 - Tax on long term capital gain.


You need to be the querist or approved CAclub expert to take part in this query .
Click here to login now



Similar Resolved Queries


loading


Unanswered Queries



CCI Pro



Answer Query



Company
24 August 2026
Semi-Qualified CA/CA Finalist - Tax, GST, Audit & Accounts

Bharat Shah & Associates

Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
15 September 2026
Client-site CA associate

Aditya Muley and Co

Mumbai

CA

View Details
Company
28 August 2026
Assistant Manager

NRS AND ASSOCIATES

Kozhikode

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 24 August 2026
Article Assistant

M/s.S.G.Salecha & Co.

Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
09 September 2026
Chartered Accountant

Aviv Global Private Limited

Ahmedabad

CA

View Details
Company
27 August 2026
ACCOUNTANT

CHARUPREETI & CO

Noida

Graduate (Any)

View Details
Company
25 August 2026
Senior Accountant

MG Associates

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 September 2026
CA Articles

Kothari Jain Patil & Chartered Accountants

Pune

CA Inter

View Details