Rural agricultural land

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.