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TMI BlogCapital gains in respect of units of Mutual Funds under the Fixed Maturity Plans on extension of their termX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... apital gains in respect of units of Mutual Funds under the Fixed Maturity Plans on extension of their term As per the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) prior to the amendment made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2014, assets in the nature of shares, listed securities, units of mutual funds and zero coupon bonds qualified as long term capital assets if h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ths or less. 2. FMPs are closed ended funds having a fixed maturity date wherein the duration of investment is decided upfront. The funds collected by FMPs are invested by the Asset Management Companies (AMCs) in securities having similar maturity period. To enable the FMPs to qualify as a long-term capital asset, some AMCs administering mutual funds have offered extension of the duration of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rovided that a close-ended scheme may be allowed to be rolled over if the purpose, period and other terms of the roll over and all other material details of the scheme including the likely composition of assets immediately before the roll over, the net assets and net asset value of the scheme, are disclosed to the unitholders and a copy of the same has been filed with the Board: Provided fu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y, it is hereby clarified that no capital gains will arise at the time of exercise of the option by the investor to continue in the same scheme. The capital gains will, however, arise at the time of redemption of the units or opting out of the scheme, as the case may be. (Gaurav Kanaujia) Director to the Government of India Copy to:- 1. PS to FM/ OSD to FM/ OSD to MoS(R). ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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