Sum towards shares subscription - Draft Rules seek suggestions
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, JULY 25, 2016: THE draft rules providing for determination of amount received by company for use of its shares under different circumstances have been formulated for comments from stakeholders and general public.
Under Section 115QA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), additional Income-tax at the rate of 20 percent is levied on the distributed income arising out of buy back of unlisted share by the company. The Finance Act, 2016 has amended the definition of “distributed income”, w.e.f. 01.06.2016, to mean the consideration paid by the company on buy back of shares as reduced by the amount, which was received by the company for issue of such shares, determined in the manner as may be prescribed.
The comments and suggestion on the draft rules may be sent by 31 st July, 2016 electronically at the email address, ustpl1@nic.in.
(See Draft Rules)
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