India to levy tax on investments from Cyprus from April 2017Amended tax treaty also expands the scope of ‘permanent establishment’ and reduces tax rate on royalty from 15% to 10% to align with India'...
18 Nov, 2016, 11.57 PM IST
Mauritius to remain major FDI source till March 2019: Experts"It seems that Mauritius is a better treaty on two counts -- 50 per cent concessional capital gains tax rate and 7.5 per cent withholding t...
25 Aug, 2016, 06.01 PM IST
PE funds look to shift from Cyprus to MauritiusThese funds invested mainly in debt and are looking to set up new investment vehicles in a way that the income from Indian investments is t...
12 Jul, 2016, 05.15 AM IST
India to levy tax on investments from Cyprus from April 2017The new Cyprus DTAA, which has been agreed upon by both the countries, would provide for source-based taxation of capital gains on transfer...
02 Jul, 2016, 05.21 AM IST
Tax treaty negotiations with Cyprus may be over: Pranav Sayta, EYInvestments made prior to 31st March 2017 will continue to be grandfathered under the Cyprus India Treaty and Cyprus precedence will contin...
01 Jul, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
Cyprus treaty: India gets right to tax capital gainsFor Cypriot resident investors, it also meant a higher withholding tax in India of at least 30% against the more beneficial rates prescribe...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Finance Ministry to conclude tax treaty revision with Singapore, Cyprus in FY17Last week, FM Arun Jaitley met Demetrios A Theophylactou, High Commissioner of Cyprus to India and is believed to have discussed the renego...
22 May, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
India gearing up to apply Mauritius tax treaty fix to double taxation avoidance accord with CyprusTalks to amend the double taxation avoidance treaty are at an advanced stage and the two sides will soon exchange formal proposals, a gover...
18 May, 2016, 01.15 AM IST
Black money: Narendra Modi's government turns to Cyprus to act against round trippingCyprus is the first jurisdiction to have been given the non-cooperative jurisdiction tag under penal provisions introduced in the Finance A...
07 Nov, 2014, 01.26 AM IST
Give foreign investors legitimate tax benefitsIndia would do well to provide clarity and certainty that legitimate foreign investors availing of bilateral tax treaty benefits.
06 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
Cyprus may no longer be a tax haven for fundsNew Delhi's concerns stem from the alleged misuse of the treaty by investors from other countries that route their investments into the Ind...
27 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Cyprus comes calling after Mauritius treaty faces heat
For the first 10 years since the birth of the Mauritius treaty in '83, Mauritius was used by Indian businessmen for outbound investments to...
21 Jun, 2011, 04.33 AM IST
No more riding on tax treatiesThe govt has sought to introduce provisions to prevent the misuse of double-taxation avoidance treaty that India has with a few countries. ...
13 Aug, 2009, 04.48 AM IST
- Cyprus may cease to be capital gains tax haven
Double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) between the two countries is all set to lose the capital gains tax exemption benefit.ULIP: A tax...
12 Feb, 2008, 01.06 AM IST
- Cyprus may cease to be capital gains tax haven
Double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) between the two countries is all set to lose the capital gains tax exemption benefit.ULIP: A tax...
12 Feb, 2008, 01.06 AM IST
- FIIs' tryst with tax waiver gets done?
Residents and FIIs routing their investments may have to pay a 10% short-term capital gains tax.
30 Apr, 2007, 01.23 AM IST
- India reworks tax treaty with Cyprus to check misuse
India is reworking its tax treaty with Cyprus to check its abuse.
23 Feb, 2007, 04.31 AM IST