Capital Assets
A capital asset is a type of asset that is not easily sold in the
regular course of a business's operations for cash and is generally owned for
its role in contributing to the business's ability to generate profit.
Furthermore, it is expected that the benefits gained from the asset will extend
beyond a time span of one year. On a business's balance sheet,
capital assets are represented by the property, plant and equipment figure.
Personal effect two type:
(1) Long Term Capital Gain
(2) Short Term Capital Gain
Definition of long term capital gain :- if assets is hold by assesse for more than 36 month
immediately preceding the date of transfer.
Definition of Short term capital gain :- if assets is hold by assesse for not more than 36 month
immediately preceding the date of transfer.
Period of holding
Period from date of
acquisition to capital assets to date immediately preceding the date of
transfer.