| COURT: | ITAT Mumbai |
| CORAM: | Amit Shukla (JM), Jason P. Boaz (AM) |
| SECTION(S): | 2(22)(d) |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | deemed dividend, redemption of preference shares, s. 80(3) of Companies Act 1956 |
| COUNSEL: | Dharmesh Shah |
| DATE: | April 6, 2016 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | April 13, 2016 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 2005-06 |
| FILE: | Click here to download the file in pdf format |
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| S. 2(22)(d): Redemption of preference shares does not constitute "deemed dividend" | |
As can be seen by s. 2(22)(d), there should be a reduction of its capital and distribution to the shareholders out of the accumulated profits. Section 80(3) of the Companies Act states that the redemption of preference shares under this section by a company shall not be taken as reducing the amount of its authorised share capital. By virtue of section 80(3) redemption of preference shares cannot be considered as reduction of authorised share capital, therefore, treating them as deemed dividend does not arise, as the provisions of section 2(22)(d) can only be invoked only when there is distribution of accumulated profits by way of reduction of share capital. Therefore the question of invoking deemed dividend provision on this transaction does not arise, eventhough the redemption of shares are to be made out of the profits of the company by virtue of section 80(1) of the Companies Act. However, since it cannot be treated as reduction of authorised share capital by virtue of section 80(3) of the Companies Act, the amount received by assessee on redemption of preference shares cannot be treated as deemed dividend
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