Section 69
Capital gains on purchase by company of its own shares or other specified securities.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax.
(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.
[(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—
(a) the income-tax payable on such capital gains in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and
(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:
TABLE
Sl. No. | Income | Rate, where the promoter is a domestic company | Rate, where the promoter is other than a domestic company
A | B | C | D
1. | Short-term capital gains referred to in section 196 arising from the transfer of such securities. | 2% | 10%
2. | Long-term capital gains referred to in section 197 or section 198 arising from the transfer of such securities. | 9.5% | 17.5%
(3) For the purposes of this section,—
(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);
(b) in any other case, “promoter” means,––
(i) a “promoter” as defined in section 2(69) of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); or
(ii) a person who holds, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the shareholding in the company;
(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).]
[(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—
(a) the income-tax payable on such capital gains in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and
(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:
TABLE
Sl. No. | Income | Rate, where the promoter is a domestic company | Rate, where the promoter is other than a domestic company
A | B | C | D
1. | Short-term capital gains referred to in section 196 arising from the transfer of such securities. | 2% | 10%
2. | Long-term capital gains referred to in section 197 or section 198 arising from the transfer of such securities. | 9.5% | 17.5%
(3) For the purposes of this section,—
(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);
(b) in any other case, “promoter” means,––
(i) a “promoter” as defined in section 2(69) of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); or
(ii) a person who holds, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the shareholding in the company;
(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).]
Notes
10. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2026, w.e.f. 1-4-2026. Prior to its substitution, section 446 read as under : “446. Failure to get accounts audited.—If any person fails to get his accounts audited for any tax year or years or furnish the audit report as required under section 63, the Assessing Officer may impose a penalty on such person, which shall be the lesser of— (a) 0.5% of the total sales, turnover, or gross receipts in business, or the gross receipts in profession for such tax year or years; or (b) ₹ 150000.”