Section 30 - Amendment of Schedule III - Direct Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1989

30. Amendment of Schedule III. In Schedule III to the Wealth-tax Act,- (a) after rule 9, the following rule shall be inserted, namely :- 9A. Special provision for quoted shares of companies. Notwithstanding anything in rule 9, the value of an equity share in any company which is a quoted share may, at the option of the assessee, be taken on the basis of the average of the value quoted on the 31st day of March immediately preceding the assessment year and the values quoted in respect of such share on the said dates in relation to each of the immediately preceding four assessment years, or where there is no such quotation on any of the aforesaid dates, the quotation on the date closest to the said date and immediately preceding such date: Provided that where for any reason the value of such share is quoted in relation to lesser number of assessment years than the said four assessment years, then the value or values so quoted shall be taken into account for the purposes of the aforesaid average: Provided further that where the assessee opts for the average of the values so quoted, he shall get such values certified by an accountant and attach the certificate to the return of wealth in respect of the relevant assessment year. Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, accountant shall have the same meaning as in the Explanation below sub- section (2) of section 288 of the Income-tax Act. ; (b) in rule 12, sub-rules (3) and (5) shall be omitted and shall be deemed to have been omitted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1989.