Bhoote Meenakshi (Smt.) v. ACIT (2018) 62 ITR 754 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 48 : Capital gains –Property inherited on death of husband – cost of acquisition to be applied from the year when the previous owner first held asset and not when the assessee inherited the property. [S.55A]

Appellate Tribunal held that while computing the capital gains arising on transfer of a capital asset inherited by the assessee on the death of her husband, the indexed cost of acquisition had to be computed with reference to the year in which the previous owner first held the asset and not the year in which the assessee became the owner of the asset. (AY. 2007-08)