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CHAPTER IV COMPUTATION OF TOTAL INCOME Capital Gains Capital gains on purchase by company of its own shares or other specified securities. 69. (1) If a shareholder or a holder of other specified securities receives any consideration from any company for the purchase of its own shares or other specified securities held by such shareholder or holder of other specified securities, then, subject to the provisions of section 72, the difference between the cost of acquisition and the value of consideration so received shall be deemed to be the “Capital gains” arising to such shareholder or the holder of other specified securities, as the case may be, in the year in which the company purchases the shares or other specified securities. (2) If the shareholder receives any consideration of the nature referred to in section 2(40)(f), from any company in respect of buy-back of shares, then for the purposes of this section, the value of such consideration shall be deemed to be nil. (3) For the purposes of this section, “specified securities” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Explanation 1 to section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013. Notes 1. Substituted by the Finance bill 2026 dated 01.02.2026 w.e.f 01.03.2026 for the word , (2) If the shareholder receives any consideration of the nature referred to in section 2(40)(f), from any company in respect of buy-back of shares, then for the purposes of this section, the value of such consideration shall be deemed to be nil. shall be substituted namly ‘(2) In respect of capital gains referred to in sub-section (1), where the shareholder or holder of other specified securities is a promoter, the aggregate income-tax payable on such capital gains shall be–– (a) the income-tax payable on such capital gains in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and (b) an additional income tax in respect of capital gains specified in column B of the Table below, computed at the rate specified in column C or column D of the said Table.
Sl.No. | Income | Rate, where the promoter is a domestic company | Rate, where the promoter is other than a domestic company |
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A | B | C | D |
1 | Short-term capital gains referred to in section 196 arising from the transfer of such securities. | 2% | 10% |
2 | Long-term capital gains referred to in section 197 or section 198 arising from the transfer of such securities. | 9.50% | 17.50% |
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