Capital Gain Calculation on Converted Shares.

A guy has Bought GSK shares long back but it has been converted to HUL shares now due to merger of GSK and HUL.

Since he has sold the said converted shares this year should the assessee choose FMV as on 31/01/2018 of HUL or GSK. Should he show it as a sale of HUL or GSK shares.
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This discussion clarifies capital gains tax calculations when shares have been converted due to a merger, specifically GSK shares becoming HUL shares. The consensus is to use the Fair Market Value (FMV) of the original shares (GSK) as of 31st January 2018 for cost of acquisition. The sale should then be reported based on the converted shares (HUL), using the calculated cost of acquisition derived from the original share's FMV and the conversion ratio.

He should take the FMV of GSK on 31/01/2018. And he has to show sale of GSK shares.

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As on date 31/01/2018, you held GSK shares. say it is @ Rs. 1234/- So you have to take rate of GSK only.

In May 2020, it got converted to 4.39 shares of HUL So, your COI for eaxh HUL comes to Rs. 281.0934. So, you have to show sell of HUL shares...

I have a suggestion in mind since the share statement shows as a sale of HUL we should take it as sale of HUL.

And for FMV we should take GSK value and divide it using the conversion ratio 4.39 to arrive the COA as on 31/01/2018.

Is my theory Correct or Wrong?
Agree with djiraj ji
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