Reduce litigation and maintain consistency assessments of income arising from transfer of unlisted shares no formal market exists for trading.

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..... xes ('CBDT') had issued a clarificatory Circular no. 6/2016 dated 29th February, 2016, wherein with a view to reduce litigation and maintain consistency in approach in assessments, it was instructed that income arising from transfer of listed shares and securities, which are held for more than twelve months would be taxed under the head 'Capital Gain' unless the taxpayer itself t .....

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..... lied in the situations where: i. the genuineness of transactions in unlisted shares itself is questionable; or ii. the transfer of unlisted shares is related to an issue pertaining to lifting of corporate veil; or iii. the transfer of unlisted shares is made along with the control and management of underlying business and the Assessing Officer would take appropriate view in such sit .....

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