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After the government publishes a reliable translated text in English through an official gazette, we will incorporate the Authentic English Text here.

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53M.Collection of tax from transfer of securities or mutual fund units by sponsor shareholders of a company etc:

The Securities and Exchange Commission or Stock Exchange, as the case may be, at the time of transfer or declaration of transfer or according consent to transfer of securities or mutual fund units of a sponsor shareholder or director or placement holder of a company or sponsor or placement holder of a mutual fund listed with a Stock Exchange shall collect tax at the rate of five per cent on the difference between transfer value and cost of acquisition of the securities or mutual fund units.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this section-

(1) 'transfer’ includes transfer under a gift, bequest, will or an irrevocable trust;

(2) 'transfer value’ of a security or a mutual fund unit shall be deemed to be the closing price of securities or mutual fund units prevailing on the day of consent accorded by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Stock Exchange, as the case may be, or where such securities or mutual fund units were not traded on the day such consent was accorded, the closing price of the day when such securities or mutual fund units were last traded.