Section 24 - Insertion of new section 50AA. - Finance Act, 2023

Insertion of new section 50AA. 24. After section 50A of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2024, namely: Special provision for computation of capital gains in case of Market Linked Debenture. '50AA. Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (42A) of section 2 or section 48, where the capital asset is a unit of a Specified Mutual Fund acquired on or after the 1st day of April, 2023 or a Market Linked Debenture, the full value of consideration received or accruing as a result of the transfer or redemption or maturity of such debenture or unit as reduced by (i) the cost of acquisition of the debenture or unit; and (ii) the expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively in connection with such transfer or redemption or maturity, shall be deemed to be the capital gains arising from the transfer of a short-term capital asset: Provided that no deduction shall be allowed in computing the income chargeable under the head Capital gains in respect of any sum paid on account of securities transaction tax under the provisions of Chapter VII of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 (23 of 2004.). Explanation. For the purposes of this section (i) Market Linked Debenture means a security by whatever name called, which has an underlying principal component in the form of a debt security and where the returns are linked to market returns on other underlying securities or indices and include any security classified or regulated as a Market Linked Debenture by the Securities and Exchange Board of India; (ii) Specified Mutual Fund means a Mutual Fund by whatever name called, where not more than thirty five per cent. of its total proceeds is invested in the equity shares of domestic companies: Provided that the percentage of equity shareholding held in respect of the Specified Mutual Fund shall be computed with reference to the annual average of the daily closing figures.'.