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Section 117

Charge of commodities transaction tax

Section

Section Number

117

Chapter

Act

Commodities Transaction Tax [As introduced by Finance Act, 2013]

Year

Charge of commodities transaction tax

Charge of commodities transaction tax

4[Charge of commodities transaction tax.

117. On and from the 1st day of April, 2018, there shall be charged a commodities transaction tax in respect of taxable commodities transaction specified in column (2) of the Table below, at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, on the value of such transaction and such tax shall be payable by the purchaser or the seller, as the case may be, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table:

5[TABLE

Sl. No. Taxable commodities transaction Rate Payable by  
(1) (2) (3) (4)  
1. Sale of commodity derivative 0.01 per cent Seller  
2. Sale of commodity derivatives based on prices or indices of prices of commodity derivatives 0.01 per cent Seller  
3. Sale of option on commodity derivative 0.05 per cent Seller  
4. Sale of option in goods 0.05 per cent Seller  
5. Sale of option on commodity derivative, where option is exercised 0.0001 per cent Purchaser  
6. Sale of option in goods, where option is exercised resulting in actual delivery of goods 0.0001 per cent Purchaser  
7. Sale of option in goods, where option is exercised resulting in a settlement otherwise than by the actual delivery of goods 0.125 per cent Purchaser ]
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4. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2018, w.e.f. 1-4-2018. Prior to its substitution, section 117 read as under :

"117. Charge of commodities transaction tax—On and from the date of commencement of this Chapter, there shall be charged a commodities transaction tax in respect of every taxable commodities transaction, being sale of commodity derivative, at the rate of 0.01 per cent on the value of such transaction and such tax shall be payable by the seller."

5. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2020, w.e.f. 1-4-2020. Prior to its substitution, Table read as under :

"TABLE

  Sl. No. Taxable commodities transaction Rate Payable by  
  (1) (2) (3) (4)  
  1. Sale of a commodity derivative; 0.01 per cent Seller  
  2. Sale of an option on commodity derivative; 0.05 per cent Seller  
  3. Sale of an option on commodity derivative, where option is exercised. 0.0001 per cent Purchaser "
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