Section 69 Capital gains on purchase by company of its own shares or other specified securities
- Chapter
- IV · Computation of Total Income
- Part
- E.—Capital gains
- Amendments
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(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.
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(2) In respect of capital gains referred to in sub-section (1), where a company purchases its own shares or other specified securities in accordance with the provisions of section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and the shareholder or holder of other specified securities is a promoter, the aggregate income-tax payable on such capital gains shall be––
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(a) the income-tax payable on such capital gains in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(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.
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Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"Rate, where the promoter is other than a domestic company
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Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"B
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"C
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"D
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Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"Short-term capital gains referred to in section 196 arising from the transfer of such securities.
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"2%
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"10%
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Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"Long-term capital gains referred to in section 197 or section 198 arising from the transfer of such securities.
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"9.5%
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Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(3) For the purposes of this section,—
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(a) in the case of a company whose shares are listed on a recognised stock exchange in India, “promoter” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in regulation 2(k) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018 made under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992);
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(b) in any other case, “promoter” means,––
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(i) a “promoter” as defined in section 2(69) of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); or
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(ii) a person who holds, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the shareholding in the company;
Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Finance Act, 2026, s. 42, dated 30th March, 2026, with effect from 1 April 2026. Earlier read: "sub-sections (2) and (3)"(c) “specified securities” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Explanation 1 to section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).