No more loopholes, only fair taxationIndia and Mauritius amend tax treaty to comply with international conventions, targeting tax losses. Changes emphasize investment facilitat...
11 Apr, 2024, 10.36 PM IST
India, Mauritius sign protocol to amend tax treaty; principal purpose test introducedTax experts said a new article has been added to the protocol "Article 27B Entitlement to Benefits". The amended protocol was signed on Mar...
11 Apr, 2024, 08.44 PM IST
PE, VC, FPIs rejig investment strategies due to changes in GAAR, bilateral tax treatiesSome FPIs may even look at relocating to Singapore from Mauritius as treaty benefits in both cases are almost similar, experts said.
07 Mar, 2017, 04.11 PM IST
India, now onto reworking tax treaty with SingaporeSingapore accounts for 16% of India’s foreign investments, which are investments from third countries that get routed from Singapore due to...
24 Aug, 2016, 02.21 AM IST
India in talks with Singapore to amend DTAA provisions: CBDTIndia is keen to rework the treaty because it wants to extend to Singapore the capital gains tax provisions of a revised tax pact with Maur...
23 Aug, 2016, 01.55 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
Government invites stakeholders' comments on Mauritius DTAA issuesBesides Joint Secretary (FT&TR-II), CBDT, the working group would comprise of departmental officers and representatives of Sebi, custodians...
15 Jun, 2016, 09.38 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
India to renegotiate tax treaty with Singapore: FM Arun JaitleySpeaking at an Indian Women Press Corps event here, he said further: "But sooner or later, that process will commence and hopefully conclud...
17 May, 2016, 02.41 AM IST
After Mauritius tax treaty, government looking to rework pact with SingaporeSingapore is the second-biggest source for foreign direct investments (FDI) into India after Mauritius, accounting for over 16% of cumulati...
12 May, 2016, 07.25 AM IST
Mauritius treaty amendment: Status quo on Participatory Notes taxationHasmukh Adhia said the amendment to the DTAC is about companies coming through Mauritius. "P-Notes is a separate decision. It is not linked...
11 May, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Revised Mauritius tax pact may hit overseas fund flowsInvestments from Mauritius and Singapore account for a big chunk of foreign portfolio funds coming into the Indian stock market.
11 May, 2016, 12.35 AM IST
Changes in Mauritius DTAC to raise cost of investment: ExpertsExperts said that the decision to grandfather investments up to March 31, 2017, and giving a year's time to graduate to the taxation system...
10 May, 2016, 10.29 PM IST
India to tax capital gains on investments from Mauritius starting in 2017The DTAC till now provided that capital gains on sale of assets in India by companies registered in Mauritius can only be taxed in Mauritiu...
10 May, 2016, 10.25 PM IST
- Indian officials to visit Mauritius to negotiate changes in tax treaty
A team of Indian officials will visit Mauritius soon to negotiate changes to a 28-year-old tax treaty, in a renewed attempt to restrict its...
22 May, 2010, 12.48 AM IST
- Indian tax department can now probe in Mauritius
India's main concern is ‘treaty shopping’ - investors from other nations routing investments through Mauritius to avail of capital gains ex...
19 Feb, 2008, 12.02 AM IST
- Mauritius overhauls DTAA agreement
The Indian Ocean nation is all set to tighten its laws to prevent abuse of the tax treaty with India.
26 Feb, 2007, 03.00 AM IST