Determination of cost of specified transfers u/s 49 - any transfer in a demerger, of a capital asset, being a share or shares held in an Indian company – cost of the previous owner to be taken - Budget 2017-18 w.e.f. AY 2018-19

Clause - 025 - Amendment of section 49.

THE FINANCE BILL, 2017

Clause 25 of the Bill seeks to amend section 49 of the Income-tax Act relating to cost with reference to certain modes of acquisition.

The existing provisions contained in sub-section (1) of the said section provides that where the capital asset became the property of the assessee under certain situations, the cost of acquisition of the asset shall be deemed to be the cost for which the previous owner of the property acquired it, as increased by the cost of any improvement of the assets incurred or borne by the previous owner or the assessee, as the case may be.

It is proposed to amend sub-clause (e) of clause (iii) of said sub-section (1) so as to include the transfer referred to in clause (vic) of section 47 also within the purview of the said sub-section (1).

These amendments will take effect from 1st April, 2018 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2018-2019 and subsequent years.

Dated: 3-2-2017