Business of Purchase and sale of shares ?

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

07 December 2010 Sir, Can frequent buying and selling of shares be treated as business activity and not as short term capital gain ?
Also can there be business of dealing in F & O and commodities ? Pls guide. Thanks in advance.

Aditya Maheshwari

Aditya Maheshwari (Expert)
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07 December 2010 Yes it can be treated. Refer circular no. 4/2007 for full details.

Yes there can be business of dealing in F & O and commodities. F & O in shares would be normal business income and F & O IN commodities would be speculative business income.