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Capital gain on sale of shares of Indian company - there can be ...


Capital gains from foreign asset sales not taxable under Explanation 5 to Section 9(1) of India's Income Tax Act.

August 21, 2014

Case Laws     Income Tax     HC

Capital gain on sale of shares of Indian company - there can be no recourse to Explanation 5 to enlarge the scope of Section 9(1) of the Act so as to cast the net of tax on gains or income that may arise from transfer of an asset situated outside India, which derives bulk of its value from assets outside India - HC

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