Janak S. Rangwalla v. Asstt. CIT
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The rule of consistency applies to the characterization of income from the sale of shares or mutual funds. If the Revenue has consistently accepted an assessee as an investor, treating income from such transactions as capital gains in prior years, it cannot arbitrarily re-characterize similar transactions as business income in subsequent assessment years without a fundamental change in facts.
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Janak S. Rangwalla v. Asstt. CIT · 11 SOT 627 · rule of consistency · capital gains · business income · sale of shares · sale of mutual funds · investor or trader · re-characterization of income · Section 45 · Section 10(38) · income tax proceedings
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