holding period under capital gain in DTC

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..... holding period under capital gain in DTC
Query (Issue) Started By: - mahesh mundhra Dated:- 2-11-2010 Last Reply Date:- 17-11-2010 Income Tax
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..... NDER WHICH PROVISION ONE NEEDS TO HOLD SECURITIES TO ENABLE ITSELF AS LONG TERM FOR A PERIOD WHERE ONE FISCAL YEAR HAS TO ELAPSE IN BETWEEN .AS TOLD/HEARD ANY SECURITIES PURCHASED SAY ON 2.11.2010 WOU .....

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..... LD BE ENTITLED FOR BENEFITS OF LONG TERM ONLY AFTER 1.04.2012 ? Reply By Surender Gupta: The Reply: Section 2(42A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides the meaning of short term assets and section 2 .....

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..... (29A) provides that long term assets are those assets which are not short term assets. Accordingly, in case of securities, specified in section 2(42A), the period of holding of 12 months is sufficient .....

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..... to make it long term. There is no need cross the financial year once the period of 12 months completes any period of time from the date of acquisition.
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