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Tax on income from bonds or Global Depository Receipts purchased in foreign currency or capital gains arising from their transfer

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..... in foreign currency; or ( b ) income by way of 7 [ dividends ] on Global Depository Receipts- ( i ) issued in accordance with such scheme as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, against the initial issue of shares of an Indian company and purchased by him in foreign currency through an approved intermediary; or ( ii ) issued against the shares of a public sector company sold by the Government and purchased by him in foreign currency through an approved intermediary; or ( iii ) 3 [issued or ] re-issued in accordance with such scheme as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, against the existing shares of an Ind .....

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..... clause ( b ) or clause ( c ) of sub-section (1), the gross total income shall be reduced by the amount of such income and the deduction under Chapter VI-A shall be allowed as if the gross total income as so reduced, were the gross total income of the assessee. (3) Nothing contained in the first and second provisos to section 48 shall apply for the computation of long-term capital gains arising out of the transfer of long-term capital asset, being bonds or Global Depository Receipts referred to in clause ( c ) of sub-section (1). (4) It shall not be necessary for a non-resident to furnish under sub-section (1) of section 139 a return of his income if- ( a ) his total income in respect of which he is assessable under this Act during .....

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..... essee, being a non-resident, includes- (a) income by way of interest or dividends, other than dividends referred to in section 115-O, on bonds or shares of an Indian company issued in accordance with such scheme as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf or on bonds or shares of a public sector company, sold by the Government and purchased by him in foreign currency; or (b) income by way of long-term capital gains arising from the transfer of bonds or, as the case may be, shares referred to in clause (a), the income-tax payable shall be the aggregate of- (i) the amount of income-tax calculated on the income by way of interest or dividends other than dividends referred to in .....

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..... a non-resident to furnish under sub-section (1) of section 139 a return of his income if- (a) his total income in respect of which he is assessable under this Act during the previous year consisted only of income referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1); and (b) the tax deductible at source under the provisions of Chapter XVII-B has been deducted from such income. (5) Where the assessee acquired shares or bonds in an amalgamat ed or resulting company by virtue of his holding shares or bonds in the amalgamating or demerged company, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), the provisions of the said sub-section shall apply to such shares or bonds. 2. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2003, w.e .....

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