The present stamp duty rate for transfer of share is 25 paise for every one hundred rupees of the value of the share or part thereof. … In case the application made by the transferor is for partly paid shares, the company has to duly notify the amount due on shares/debentures to the transferee.
It is not payable when new shares are issued. HMRC provides a calculator to work out how much stamp duty is payable.
The transfer of shares is a voluntary act by the holder of shares and takes place by way of contract. Whereas, the transmission of shares takes place due to the operation of law that is on the death of the holder of shares or in an event where the holder becomes insolvent/lunatic.
Pay the Stamp Duty amount using Net Banking/Debit Card/ Cash/ NEFT/ RTGS. collect the e-Stamp Certificate from the nearest branch of Stockholding in Delhi by producing the printed acknowledgement at the counter. Certificate can be downloaded from the status menu online.
Stamp duty chargeable by reference to consideration
The rate of duty is normally 0.5% of the consideration (or, in certain circumstances where either of the stamp duty market value rules applies, the deemed consideration) for the transfer of the stock or marketable security.
Are there Reliefs and Exemptions for Stamp Duty?
- shares in a company that is not incorporated in the UK and doesn’t maintain a UK based share register.
- stock quoted on a market outside the UK.
- gilts or corporate bonds.
- shares issued in a flotation, or new shares issued in a rights issue.