Are any capital gains exempt under section 10?
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[Section 10] provides list of incomes which are exempt from tax amongst those the major exemptions relating to capital gain are as follows:
[Section 10(33)]: Long-term or short-term capital gain arising on transfer of units of Unit Scheme, 1964 (US 64) referred to in Schedule I to the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002 (58 of 2002) and where the transfer of such asset takes place on or after 1-4-2002.
[Section 10(37) : An individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) can claim exemption in respect of capital gain arising from the transfer of agricultural land situated in an urban area by way of compulsory acquisition under any law or a consideration for such transfer is determined or approved by the Central Government or the Reserve Bank of India. This exemption is available if the land was used by the taxpayer (or by his parents in the case of an individual) for agricultural purposes for a period of 2 years immediately preceding the date of its transfer. Such income has arisen from the compensation or consideration for such transfer received by an assessee on or after the 1st day of April, 2004.
[Section 10(37A)]: An individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) can claim exemption in respect of capital gain arising from the transfer of land or building or both under Land Pooling Scheme under the Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules, 2015 made under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014 (Andhra Pradesh Act 11 of 2014) and the rules, regulations and Schemes made under the said Act. This exemption is available if an individual or HUF was owner of such land or building as on 02-06-2014.
Hope this helps.
Nitin.
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Well quoted Nitin and very useful.
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