The meaning of transfer is given in section 2(47), whereas transactions not regarded as transfer are covered u/ss 46 and 47. In many transactions although there is a transfer, but these are not considered to be transfer for purposes of capital gains. Some of the relevant transactions which are not regarded as transfer are:
For the purpose of section 45, the following transactions are not regarded as transfers (in other words, in the following cases, there is no Capital Gain)—
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Distribution of assets in kind by a company to its shareholders on its liquidation [Section 46(1)].
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Any distribution of capital assets in kind by a Hindu undivided family to its members at the time of total or partial partition [Section 47(i)].
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Any transfer of capital asset under a gift or a will or an irrevocable trust [Section 47(iii)].
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Transfer of capital asset between holding company and its 100% subsidiary company, if the transfereecompany is an Indian company [Section 47(iv)].
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Transfer of capital asset in the scheme of amalgamation / demerger, if the transferee-company is an Indian company [Section 47(vi)].
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Transfer of shares in amalgamating company / demerged company in lieu of allotment of shares in amalgamated company / resulting company in the above case [Section 47(vib)].
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Transfer of capital asset in a scheme of amalgamation of a banking company with a banking institution.
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Transfer of shares in an Indian company held by a foreign company to another foreign company in a scheme of amalgamation / demerger of the two foreign companies, if a few conditions are satisfied.
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Transfer of a capital asset by a non-resident of foreign currency convertible bonds or Global Depository Receipts to another non-resident if the transfer is made outside India and if a few conditions are satisfied.
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Transfer by an individual of Sovereign Gold Bond (issued by RBI under the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, 2015) by way of redemption.
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Transfer of any work of art, archaeological, scientific or art collection, book, manuscript, drawing, painting, photograph or print, to the Government or a University or the National Museum, National Art Gallery, National Archives or any other notified public museum or institution.
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Any transfer by way of conversion of bonds or debentures, debenture-stock or deposit certificate in any form, of a company into shares or debentures of that company.
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Transfer by way of conversion of preference shares of a company into equity shares of that company.
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Land transferred by a sick industrial company, if a few conditions are satisfied.
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Transfer of a capital asset by a private company/unlisted public company to a limited liability partnership in the case of conversion of company into LLP, if a few conditions are satisfied.
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Transfer of capital assets at the time of conversion of a firm/sole proprietary concern in a company, if a few conditions are satisfied.
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Any transfer involved in a scheme for lending of any securities, if a few conditions are satisfied.
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Any transfer of capital asset in a reverse mortgage.
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Transfer of a capital asset (being a Government security carrying periodic payment of interest) made outside India through an intermediary dealing in settlement of securities by a non-resident to another nonresident.
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Transfer of a capital asset (being share of a special purpose vehicle) to a business trust in exchange of units allotted by that trust to the transferor.
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Any transfer by a unitholder of units held by him in the consolidating scheme of a mutual fund, made in consideration of the allotment to him of units in the consolidated scheme of the mutual fund, if the consolidation is of two or more schemes of equity oriented fund or of two or more schemes of a fund other than equity oriented fund.
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Transfer by a unitholder of units held by him in the consolidating plan of a mutual fund scheme, made in consideration of the allotment to him of units, in the consolidated plan of that scheme of the mutual fund.
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Transfer, made outside India, of a capital asset being rupee denominated bond of an Indian company issued outside India, by a non-resident to another non-resident.
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Transfer of capital asset [being bonds/GDR referred to in section 115AC(1) or rupee denominated bond of an Indian company or derivative] made by a non-resident on a recognised stock exchange located in any International Financial Services Centre and where the consideration is paid/payable in foreign currency.
If the aforesaid conditions are satisfied, then the transaction is not treated as “transfer”.
