Full value of consideration
Not defined in the Act; the amount received or receivable by the owner for the transfer, in cash or in kind.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Bonus sharesAdditional shares issued free to existing shareholders in proportion to their holding — no tax at allotment, a nil cost of acquisition, and a fresh holding period from the allotment date.
- Cost Inflation IndexAn index notified by the CBDT each year, with 2001-02 as the base of 100, used to restate the cost of a long-term capital asset in current rupees so that inflation is not taxed as capital gain.
- Market Linked DebentureA debenture whose return is linked to an underlying index or security rather than being a fixed coupon; since Section 50AA its gains are short-term capital gains taxed at slab, whatever the holding period.
- Specified Mutual FundA mutual fund caught by section 50AA — gains on it are short-term no matter how long it was held, and are taxed at the investor's slab rate.
- Vault ManagerThe SEBI-registered intermediary that stores and safekeeps gold deposited for trading in Electronic Gold Receipts, and coordinates their creation, transfer and extinguishment with the depository.
Where this is taught
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