Securities Transaction Tax

Recognised stock exchange or Mutual Fund [or insurance company] to furnish prescribed return.

101. (1) Every recognised stock exchange or the prescribed person in the case of every Mutual Fund [or insurance company][or the lead merchant banker in the case of an initial public offer] [or an initial offer] (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as assessee) shall, within the prescribed time after the end of each financial year, prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Assessing Officer or to any other authority or agency authorised by the Board in this behalf, a return in such form and verified in such manner and setting forth such particulars as may be prescribed, in respect of all taxable securities transactions entered into during such financial year in that stock exchange or, as the case may be, in respect of all taxable securities transactions, [during such financial year, being sale of units to such Mutual Fund [or insurance company] or sale of unlisted shares under an initial public offer or sale of unlisted units of business trust under an initial offer, in respect of which such lead merchant banker is appointed].

(2) Where any assessee fails to furnish the return under sub-section (1) within the prescribed time, the Assessing Officer may issue a notice to such assessee and serve it upon him, requiring him to furnish the return in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner setting forth such particulars within such time as may be prescribed.

(3) Any assessee who has not furnished the return within the time allowed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), or having furnished a return under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), discovers any omission or wrong statement therein, may furnish a return or .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store