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Lens on investments via tax havens worries PEs"Many investments were made in India through Singapore, Mauritius and Cyprus entities that merely existed on paper... where it appears thes...
FPIs fear retrospective tax under new rulesMLI, which is going to replace everything from April 1 is silent on grandfathering.
New Singapore treaty harsher than GAAR, may impact FPI flows into IndiaInvestors based out of Singapore continue to avail several tax benefits for putting money in India.
FPIs brace for new tax rules, cost of investing goes upOverseas entities investing through countries like Mauritius and Singapore will now have to pay a tax rate of 7.5% on short-term gains from...
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.
How far is GAAR? It’s for FPIs to pick between treaty benefits & tax scrutinyThe I-T rules provide that GAAR provisions shall not be applicable to any FPI in case it chooses not to avail tax-treaty benefits, among ot...
GAAR: No clarity on grandfathering for bonus sharesFIIs are worried that the tax department might send notices on bonus shares and convertible shares issued on the underlying security held b...
With safety belts in place, GAAR ready to take off on April 1CBDT has put in place a two-stage approval process for initiating Gaar to ensure that the anti-abuse framework is implemented in a “fair an...
Investors worried: Gaar may spoil tax treaty benefit for FPIsFPIs are worried that benefits under the amended treaties for derivatives & debt instruments may be questioned under Gaar, which will take ...
Budget 2017 will not postpone GAARGAAR will also override the provisions of tax treaties entered into by India with other countries. In fact, the recently signed protocol wi...
Investment strategy being reworked due to Singapore tax treaty, GAAR arrival from FY18Industry trackers say some smaller FPIs investing in India through Mauritius are looking at increasing the number of employees in the islan...
Retain benefits for FPIs in Indo-Singapore tax treaty: ASIFMAHong Kong-based ASIFMA also said that India's tax system is "complex" and "operationally burdensome" to comply with.
Foreign portfolio investors approach government to iron out Singapore Treaty, GAAR issuesOn the other hand, if exemption is retained, FPIs will still have the uncertainty concern of not knowing if it satisfies GAAR from April 1.
Capital gains provision will apply if the source is India: Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia"GAAR is an anti-abuse provision. It applies in all those cases where you are able to establish through process of adjudication some sort o...
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...
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.
- GAAR: Face saving for India, boom ahead for Mauritius?
No matter how strongly some members of the govt feel about treaty shopping by tax evading investors, they can't junk the treaty.