Section 112A is mandatory or an option to choose section 112 or section 112A whichever beneficial

Whether Long term capital loss on listed securities (STT paid on buy & sale both) can be computed by following the section 112(1) by taking benefit of indexation as given in second proviso to section 48. Whether section 112A is mandatory to be followed or it is an option to choose either section 112 or section 112A whichever beneficial to assessee while computing long term capital loss. Or if the computation results in a gain, assessee will have to re-compute the capital gains having regard to the provisions of section 112A of the Act.

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