• From which date is the capital gains tax after 1 lakh applicable?

Dear Sir, 
I am regular income tax payer and I sold some of my old shares of finolex, rain industrties which were held by me for so many years, in November 2017. My CA has added 10% tax on same. I am in doubt, as according to some of friends, there was no provision of tax on capital gains at that time 
I hereby request you to let me know whether I am liable to pay the tax on shares which I held for so many years ,and sold before December 2017.
Please opine.
thanks 
Dr Chandrashekhar Lele
Asked 6 years ago in Capital Gains Tax

Hi

Taxes applicable on Shares sold after 1st April, 2018 @ 10%, long-term capital gains tax if gains amount is more than Rs.1 lakh.

Swati Agrawal
CA, Mumbai
1146 Answers
7 Consultations

Q. From whch date the capital gains tax after 1 lakh is applicable?

ans . Long term capital gain is chargeble on sale of share after 31st march-2018 ( with effect from 1st april 2018) at rate of 10 % subject to grand fathering of gain earned upto 31st january-2018

long term capital gain will be calculated as per the following formula

sales price of shares 1000

cost of share higher of the below (a and b)

a. purchase price of shares

b. market value on 1st janu-2018

Q. If I have paid tax which I am not supposed to , let me know the procedure to claim it.

thanks

ans. file income tax return for the respective year and cliam refund of any excess tax paid by you and alos tds deducted from your income by others

Bhadresh S Mevada
CA, Surat
49 Answers

Dear Sir,

Hope you are doing well !

1. No, you are not liable to pay any tax on shares which you held for so many years ,and sold before December 2017.This provision is applicable from 1st April, 2018.

2. Claim the refund of tax already paid in return filing for A.Y 2018-19.

Thanks & Regards,

Payal Chhajed

Payal Chhajed
CA, Mumbai
5188 Answers
299 Consultations

Hi

No. Taxes are only applicable on shares sold after 1st April, 2018 @ 10%.

Prior to that LTCG were exempt from tax

Regards,

Nikhil.

Nikhil Khanna
CA, Mumbai
1429 Answers
19 Consultations

To claim the refund, file your return correctly and you can get a refund of excess tax paid.

Regards,

Nikhil.

Nikhil Khanna
CA, Mumbai
1429 Answers
19 Consultations

Hello

Thank you for your question

1. The new provision is applicable from 1st April, 2018. You are not liable to pay any tax for the shared sold in Nov 2017.

2. You can claim refund of tax for filing a return for A.Y 2018-19.

Hope this clafiries

Best Regards,

Ajit Jain

Managing Partner - Vincent Advisors

Ajit Kumar Jain
CA, Mumbai
26 Answers

The tax will be levied only upon transfer of the long-term capital asset on or after April 1, 2018, as defined in Clause (47) of Section 2 of the Act.

In other words, if you sell all your shares or equity mutual fund units held for over a year on or before the last day of this fiscal (FY 2017-18), you can still claim tax exemption on long-term capital gains.

Thanks & Regards,

Payal Chhajed

Payal Chhajed
CA, Mumbai
5188 Answers
299 Consultations

Hi

If the shares were sold in Nov 17, the long term gains shall be exempt. There was no chargeable on LTCG at that time.

If return has been filed, you can revise the return and claim for refund.

We may help you with revision of ITR.

Lakshita Bhandari
CA, Mumbai
5687 Answers
935 Consultations

LTCG on share sale if STT paid is not taxable upto 31 March 2018. However, if such sale was transacted off market, then the same shall be subject to tax in India - 10% (without indexation) and 20% (with indexation) whichever is lower.

If taxes have been paid and ROI already filed for FY 2017-18, then a revised return may be filed and a refund should be claimed.

LTCG on share sale transactions are now taxable @ 10% (plus applicable surcharge and cess) from 1 April 2018.

Sanket Suresh Shah
CA, Mumbai
29 Answers

Hi Dr. Lele,

You are not required to pay Long term capital gain tax on shares sold before 31 March 2018.

It's applicable from 1 April 2018.

You an claim refund if excess taxes paid while filing return of income.

We can help you in filing ITR.

Abhishek Dugar
CA, Mumbai
3576 Answers
183 Consultations

Hi,

The long term capital gain tax is applicable only from January 31, 2018 so any gains before this date are not taxable. Your CA seems to have done some error. The tax is applicable only on gains made after Jan 31 during the year and off course any sale in the current FY 2018-19.

Thanks

Damini

Damini Agarwal
CA, Bangalore
461 Answers
31 Consultations

Dear Chandrashekar Lele,

Long Term Capital Gains Tax of 10% tax is applicable on only on shares sold from 1-4-2018.

In your case as you have sold your shares on Nov'17, LTCG is exempted. In case if you have paid taxes file a revised return and claim refund of Taxes paid.

Praneeth Thunuguntla
CA, Guntur
56 Answers
1 Consultation

Respected Sir,

1.You are not liable to pay any tax for shares sold before Dec,2017.

2. You can claim the refund.

Karishma Chhajer
CA, Jodhpur
2450 Answers
29 Consultations

Dear Sir,

From A.Y. 2019-20, if the LTCG on equity shares is more than 1 lacs then you need to pay 10% tax.For A.Y. 2018-19, market value of shares as on 31.01.2018 will be taken as cost for the calculation of capital gain in F.Y. 2018-19.

In A.Y. 2018-19, there is no capital gain taxation.

Thanks

Vivek Kumar Arora
CA, Delhi
4953 Answers
1106 Consultations

Hi,

This event pertains to FY 2017-18. You can revise your return till 31st March 2018 or till completion of assessment whichever is earlier. To check if your assessment is completed you need to login to your efiling account and check if intimation under section 143(1) is issued. If yes, you can't revise return but you can file for rectification under section 154 for mistake apparent from records.

Regards,

Amit Aggarwal

Amit Aggarwal
CA, New Delhi
23 Answers

Dear Sir

You have no liability to pay tax on that. If you paid tax on that then you can claim refund on the same

Thanks & Regards

Shiv Kumar Agarwal
CA, Delhi
489 Answers
74 Consultations

Hi,

Tax on LTCG above Rs. 1 Lakh is applicable for Gains made fro FY 2018-19 onwards.

If you have already paid excess tax, then kindly revise your AY 2018-19 Returns and claim Refund of the same

Pradeep Bhat
CA, Bengaluru
542 Answers
94 Consultations

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