Amendment of section 112

Section 43 of the Finance Act, 2012 deals with amendment of section 112. Amendment of section 112. 43. In section 112 of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1), with effect from the 1st day of April, 2013,— (A) in clause (c), for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:— "(ii) the amount of income-tax calculated on long-term capital gains

Amendment of section 112.

43. In section 112 of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1), with effect from the 1st day of April, 2013,—

(A) in clause (c), for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

"(ii) the amount of income-tax calculated on long-term capital gains [except where such gain arises from transfer of capital asset referred to in sub-clause (iii)] at the rate of twenty per cent; and

(iii) the amount of income-tax on long-term capital gains arising from the transfer of a capital asset, being unlisted securities, calculated at the rate of ten per cent on the capital gains in respect of such asset as computed without giving effect to the first and second proviso to section 48.";

(B) in the Explanation, for clause (a), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

'(a) the expression "securities" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (32 of 1956);

(aa) "listed securities" means the securities which are listed on any recognised stock exchange in India ;

(ab) "unlisted securities" means securities other than listed securities;'.

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Section 43, The Finance Act, 2012.