suggest treatment of shares to avoid tax liability

This query is : Open

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

05 June 2010 1. The Private Company was incorporated in beginning 2007
2. The Paid up Capital of Rs.1 lac (10000 shares of Rs.10/- each) was divided as follows:

1. Mr.P 99.90%
2. Mr.Q .1%
3. Mr.P, Q, R and S were the directors of the Company. Mr.P had entered into a shareholder agreement (SHA) with R and separate agreement with S to form this new Company, whereby Mr.P was to transfer 10% of shares each to R and S respectively. The same was done in year 2008 at face value. The SHA however, does not form part of the articles and is being informally agreed between the parties.
Revised Shareholding pattern in 2008 (Post above transfer) is as follows:
1. Mr.P 79.90%
2. Mr.Q .1%
3. Mr.R 10%
4. Mr.S 10%
4. Now, there was a deadlock in management as Mr.S could not bring in desired business and there was non-performance. Mr.S has resigned in end 2009 at his will and has also returned the shares at nil consideration and wants to move on. The same has been mutually agreed to between Mr.P, Mr.R and Mr.S.
5. The Book Value of the Company is very high in view of accumulated profits. Mr.R wants to just return the shares without any consideration and move on.
6. The Company has further done private placement in March 2010 for 40,000 shares to a Company which subsequent to this becomes its holding Company (80%). The Total Paid up Capital now is Rs. 5 lac.

Query :

1. Company Law : How can he return the shares to the Company so that it does not hit section 77 (Purchase of own shares by a company) and Section 100 (Reduction of Capital) of the Companies Act, 1956.
2. Tax : Please enlighten on the tax implications u/s 56 or any other section. We do not want any tax implication in the hands of the recipient.

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

14 June 2010 Awaiting reply... Please advise..

Thanks