Investors taking physical delivery of securities to settle derivative contracts will have to pay a tenfold higher transaction tax than those who settle in cash.
That’s because the taxman clarified to the Bombay High Court that the same securities transaction tax rate will apply to physical settlement in derivatives and equity segments. For taking delivery of shares, investors will now pay Rs 10,000 for every Rs 1 crore of transaction value, compared with Rs 1,000 earlier.