FPIs, trading companies tap Sebi, centre for tax breatherInvestors from abroad are pressing regulators for a decrease in securities transaction taxes to alleviate the burden of double capital gain...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.22 AM IST
Mauritius tax protocol to give Indian taxman more powers to probe offshore entitiesMauritius cabinet ratified a tax protocol granting Indian officials more questioning powers. This allows direct challenges to offshore enti...
23 Jul, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Amended India-Mauritius tax treaty will not be applied retrospectively: ReportThe new provisions in the treaty include a principle purpose test, which will be used to judge whether tax benefits under the treaty will a...
12 Apr, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
Mauritius keeps tax treaty with India outside purview of MLIMauritius has notified 23 of its tax treaties for modification by OECD’s Multilateral Instrument to implement tax treaty-related measures t...
07 Jul, 2017, 12.57 AM 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
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
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 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
Grandfathering provision may lead to FDI surge from MauritiusIn the unlisted securities space, there could be a rise in deals after October as investors like venture capital funds move to close transa...
14 May, 2016, 05.48 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
Mauritius tax treaty: Government ensures new rules don’t have drastic effectsThe government has taken adequate care to ensure the changes don’t have a drastic effect through a staggered rollout that does not impact e...
11 May, 2016, 04.08 AM IST
Top FPIs raise concerns with Sebi over Mauritius Treaty, GAAR and participatory notesFPIs have voiced concerns before Sebi about the fate of the Mauritius treaty which the govt is renegotiating with the tax haven.
14 Aug, 2015, 08.51 AM IST
End of tax treaty with India to hit Mauritius: IMFThere is also fear that a large part of investment routed through Mauritius is actually Indian money brought that way to avoid taxes.
16 Apr, 2013, 04.10 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
- 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