All about SFT codes in Annual Information Statement (AIS)

List of SFT Codes

• SFT- 001: Purchase of bank drafts or pay orders in cash
• SFT- 002: Purchase of pre-paid instruments in cash
• SFT- 003: Cash deposit in the current account
• SFT- 004: Cash deposit in account other than current account
• SFT- 005: Time deposit
• SFT- 006: Payment for credit card
• SFT- 007: Purchase of debentures
• SFT- 008: Purchase of shares
• SFT- 009: Buyback of shares
• SFT- 010: Purchase of mutual fund units
• SFT- 011: Purchase of foreign currency
• SFT- 012: Purchase or sale of immovable property
• SFT- 013: Cash payment for goods and services
• SFT- 014: Cash deposits during a specified period (9th Nov to 30th Dec 2016)
• SFT- 015: Dividend
• SFT- 016: Interest income
• SFT- 017: Transactions of Sale and Purchase of securities
• SFT- 018: Transactions of Sale and purchase of a unit of mutual funds of UTI
  

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Description of SFT Codes

SFT number	Particulars	Amount (in the aggregation of)	Person liable to report
SFT- 001:	Purchase of bank drafts or pay orders in cash	Rs. 10 lakh	Banking company, co-operative bank
SFT- 002:	Purchase of pre-paid instruments in cash	Rs. 10 lakh	Banking company, co-operative bank
SFT- 003:	Cash deposit in the current account	Rs. 50 lakh	Banking company, co-operative bank
SFT- 004:	Cash deposit in account other than current account	Rs. 10 lakh	Banking company, co-operative bank or post-master office

SFT- 005:	Time deposit	Rs. 10 lakh	Banking company, co-operative bank or post-master office or Nidhi or NBFC
SFT- 006:	Payment for credit card	Rs. 1 lakh in cash or Rs. 10 lakh in any other mode	Banking company, co-operative bank or post-master office
SFT- 007:	Purchase of bonds or debentures	Rs. 10 lakh	Company or institution issuing debentures or bonds
SFT- 008:	Purchase of shares	Rs. 10 lakh	Company issuing shares
SFT- 009:	Buyback of shares	Rs. 10 lakh	A company listed in a recognized stock exchange
SFT- 010:	Purchase of mutual fund units	Rs. 10 lakh	A trustee of the mutual fund or any authorized person
SFT- 011:	Purchase of foreign currency	Rs. 10 lakh	The authorized person under the FEMA act
SFT- 012:	Purchase or sale of immovable property	Rs. 30 lakh (individual transaction)	Inspector general or registrar or sub-registrar
SFT- 013:	Cash payment for goods and services	Rs. 2 lakh (individual transaction)	Any person liable to audit u/s 44AB
SFT- 014:	Cash deposits during the specified period (9th Nov to 30th Dec 2016)	Rs. 2.5 lakh	Banking company, co-operative bank or post-master office
SFT- 015:	Dividend distributed during the financial year	All dividends distributed during the year	A company paying dividend

SFT- 016:	Interest paid/credited during the financial year	–	A banking company; A co-operative bank to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 applies; Any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; Post-Master General; Non-banking financial company holding certificate u/s 45-IA of the RBI Act, to maintain or accept public deposits.
SFT- 017:	Transactions of purchase and sale of securities	–	Recognized Stock Exchange;
			Depository as defined in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Depositories Act, 1996;
			Recognized Clearing Corporation;
			Registrar to an issue and share transfer agent registered under subsection (1) section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
SFT- 018:	Transactions of purchase and sale of units of mutual fund		Recognized Stock Exchange;
			Depository as defined in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Depositories Act, 1996;
			Recognized Clearing

Corporation;

Registrar to an issue and share transfer agent registered under subsection (1) section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

List of Subcodes of SFT Codes

 SFT- 016

SFT Code       Sub-Code                   Description

 

SFT- 016:        SFT- 016(SB)              Interest from savings Bank

SFT- 016:       SFT- 016(TD)             Interest from deposits

SFT- 017

SFT Code	Sub-Code	Description
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(LES)	Transaction of sale of listed Equity Share
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(LPS)	Transaction of sale of listed Preference Share
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(LDB)	Transaction of sale of listed Debentures
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(ZCB)	Transaction of sale of Zero-Coupon Bonds
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(CIB)	Transaction of sale of listed Capital Indexed Bonds
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(OTH)	Transaction of purchase of other Listed Securities (Other than a Unit)
SFT- 017:	SFT- 017(Pur)	Transaction of purchase of Securities

SFT- 018

SFT Code	Sub-Code	Description
SFT- 018:	SFT- 018(EMF)	Transaction of sale of Units of Equity Oriented Mutual Fund

SFT- 018:	SFT- 018(UTI)	Transaction of sale of Units of Unit Trust of India
SFT- 018:	SFT- 018(UBT)	Transaction of sale of Units of Business Trust
SFT- 018:	SFT- 018(OTU)	Transaction of sale of other Units
SFT- 018:	SFT- 018(Pur)	Transaction of purchase of Units

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