under section 2(47) of income tax act which of the following is not a transfer

Under section 2(47) of income tax act which of the following is not a transfer


The Act contains an inclusive definition of the term ‘transfer’. Accordingly, transfer in relation to a capital asset includes the following types of transactions:




(i) the sale, exchange or relinquishment of the asset; or 
(ii) the extinguishment of any rights therein; or 
(iii) the compulsory acquisition thereof under any law; or
(iv) the owner of a capital asset may convert/treated the same into/as the stock-in-trade of a business             carried on by him. Such conversion/treatment is treated as transfer; or
(v) the maturity or redemption of a zero coupon bond; or
(vi) possession of an immovable property in consideration of part-performance of a contract referred to        in section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Example: A enters into an agreement for the          sale of his house. 
(vii) transactions which have the effect of transferring or enabling the enjoyment of an immovable                  property.

TRANSACTIONS NOT REGARDED AS TRANSFER [SECTION 47]

Section 47 specifies certain transactions which will not be regarded as transfer for the purpose of capital gains tax:


Clause of
section 47

Particulars of transfer of
capital asset referred to in
column (3)

Asset transferred

Conditions to be
fulfilled

47(i)

Any distribution on the total or
partial partition of a HUF

Any capital asset

-

47(iii)

Any transfer under a gift or
will or an irrevocable trust

Any  capital  asset.
However,  it  shall  not
include transfer under a
gift  or  an  irrevocable
trust of a capital asset
being              shares,
debentures or warrants
allotted  by  a  company directly  or  indirectly  to
its employees under the
Employees'        Stock
Option Plan or Scheme
offered to its employees
in  accordance with the
guidelines issued in this
behalf  by  the  Central
Government

-

47(iv)

Any transfer by a company to
its subsidiary company

Any capital asset

(a)  The parent company
or its nominees must
hold the whole of the
shares     of    the
subsidiary company;
and
(b)  The      subsidiary
company must be an
Indian company.

47(v)

Any transfer by a subsidiary
company    to    the    holding
company

Any capital asset

(a) The whole of share
capital      of     the
subsidiary  company
must be held by the
holding    company;
and
(b)  The         holding
company must be an
Indian company.
The exemption mentioned
in section 47(iv) or (v) will
not apply if a capital asset
is transferred as stock-in-
trade.

47(vi)

Any  transfer  by  the
amalgamating company to the
amalgamated  company,  in  a
scheme of amalgamation.

Any capital asset

The        amalgamated
company  should  be  an
Indian company

47(via)

Any  transfer  by  the
amalgamating          foreign
company to the amalgamated
foreign company, in a scheme
of    amalgamation    of    two
foreign companies.

Capital    asset,  being
shares held in an Indian
company

(a)  At least 25% of the
shareholders  of  the
amalgamating foreign
company       must
continue  to  remain
shareholders  of  the amalgamated foreign
company;
(b)  Such transfer should
not    attract    capital
gains in the country
in      which     the
amalgamating
company           is
incorporated.

47(viaa)

Any  transfer  by  a  banking
company     to     banking
institution,  in  a  scheme  of
amalgamation of the banking
company  with  the  banking
institution,   sanctioned    and
brought  into  force  by  the
Central    Government    under
section 45(7) of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.

Any capital asset

-

47(viab)

Any  transfer  by  the
amalgamating          foreign
company to the amalgamated
foreign company, in a scheme
of    amalgamation    of    two
foreign companies.

Capital    asset,  being
share    of    a    foreign
company, referred to in
Explanation 5 to section
9(1)(i),  which  derives,
directly or indirectly, its
value substantially from
the share or shares of
an Indian company

(a)  At least 25% of the
shareholders  of  the
amalgamating foreign
company       must
continue  to  remain
shareholders  of  the
amalgamated foreign
company;
(b)  Such transfer should
not    attract    capital
gains in the country
in      which     the
amalgamating
company           is
incorporated.

47(vib)

Any transfer,  in a demerger,
by the demerged company to
the resulting company

Any capital asset

The  resulting  company
should    be    an    Indian
company.

47(vic)

Any transfer by the demerged
foreign   company    to    the
resulting foreign company, in
a scheme of demerger of a
foreign company.

Capital  asset,  being  a
share or shares held in
an Indian company

(a)  The      shareholders
holding     at     least
three-fourths in value
of the shares of the
demerged     foreign
company continue to remain  shareholders
of     the     resulting
foreign company;
(b)  Such transfer should
not  attract  tax  on
capital  gains  in  the
country, in which the
demerged     foreign
company           is
incorporated.
However,  the  provisions
of sections 391 to 394 of
the    Companies  Act,
19564, shall not apply in
case    of   demergers
referred to in this clause.

47(vica)

Any  transfer  by  the
predecessor      co-operative
bank  to  the  successor  co-
operative   bank  or  to  the
converted  banking  company,
in  a  business  reorganization
of co-operative bank.

Any capital asset

-

47(vicb)

Any transfer by a shareholder Capital  asset,  being  a
of  predecessor  co-operative share or shares held by consideration
bank,     in     a    business him in the predecessor allotment to  him  of any
reorganization.

co-operative bank

If the transfer is made in
of    the
share  or  shares  in  the
successor  co-operative
bank  or  the  converted
banking company.
Note - Refer to section
44DB for the meanings of
"business
reorganisation",
"converted         banking
company",   "predecessor
co-operative  bank"  and
"successor   co-operative
bank".

 












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