Clarification on taxability of shares held in a subsidiary company by the holding company.

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....incipal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners/Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Central Tax (All) The Principal Directors General/ Directors General (All) Madam/Sir, Subject: Clarification on taxability of shares held in a subsidiary company by the holding company. Representations have been received from the trade and field formations seeking clarification on certain issues whether t....

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....T or not. Securities are considered neither goods nor services in terms of definition of goods under clause (52) of section 2 of CGST Act and the definition of services under clause (102) of the said section. Further, securities include 'shares' as per definition of securities under clause (h) of section 2 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. This implies that the securities held by t....