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TMI BlogBuyback of shares issued at discounted rateX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... An assessee got shares at discounted rate from its employer two years back. Now company (employer) and buy back the sahres from the employee at market rate. Now, whether, profit earned by the employee assesse is taxable under the provisions of Income Tax? If yes, would it be taxable as Salary to capital gain. Further, whether the employee would be eligible for exemption under section 54F or an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y other provisions available for investing profit arising out of long term capital gains? - Reply By CA. Surender Gupta - The Reply = See section 17(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 . which specifies that any Employees' Stock Option Plan or Scheme of the company offered to such employees in accordance with the guidelines issued in this behalf by the Central Government shall not be treated as p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erquisite. Whether the shares were issued to the employees under the scheme. Further, if the shares are listed and fulfill the conditions of section- 10(38) ), the profit arising therefrom shall be exempted. If the same is not exempted u/s 10(38) , in my view certainly the same would qualify for exemption in view of section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 . - Buyback of shares issued ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... at discounted rate - Query Started By: - Common Issues Dated:- 18-9-2011 Income Tax - Got 1 Reply - Income Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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