STT is a kind of financial transaction tax which is similar to tax collected at source (TCS). STT is a direct tax levied on every purchase and sale of securities that are listed on the recognized stock exchanges in India. STT is governed by Securities Transaction Tax Act (STT Act) and STT ActRead more
STT is a kind of financial transaction tax which is similar to tax collected at source (TCS). STT is a direct tax levied on every purchase and sale of securities that are listed on the recognized stock exchanges in India. STT is governed by Securities Transaction Tax Act (STT Act) and STT Act has specifically listed down various taxable securities transaction i.e., transaction on which STT is leviable.
Taxable securities include equity, derivatives, unit of equity oriented mutual fund. It also includes unlisted shares sold under an offer for sale to the public included in IPO and where such shares are subsequently listed in stock exchanges. STT is an amount to be paid over and above transaction value and hence, increases transaction value.
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In order to put check on use of cash in high value transactions, the government has put a blanket ban on acceptance of cash beyond 2 lakhs by any person under Section 269ST. It is for each occasion like marriage, birthday party etc. or for each transaction like sale of gold, immovable property, holiRead more
In order to put check on use of cash in high value transactions, the government has put a blanket ban on acceptance of cash beyond 2 lakhs by any person under Section 269ST. It is for each occasion like marriage, birthday party etc. or for each transaction like sale of gold, immovable property, holiday package, renovation/furnishing of property etc. for which this restriction will apply. It may happen that the payer does not claim tax deduction for it but the restriction on recipient will still apply.
Unlike business expenditure, here the restriction is all pervasive for the whole transaction as a whole and not necessarily for payment made in a single day. For example, a caterer cannot accept two lakhs or more in aggregate for marriage reception form a single payer, whether on a single day or spread over several days. Law, generally, does not have any restrictions for payment of cash for transaction of purchase/sale of jewellery or immovable property etc. but if the value of a single transaction exceeds two lakhs, then seller is prohibited from accepting any cash beyond two lakhs for such transactions.
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