ArticleBudget Buzz - IFSCThe announcements also ease applicable procedures. IndiaFinance and BankingEconomic Laws Practice
ArticleAmendment To Section 56(2)(x) And Section 50CA Of The Income Tax ActSection 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act provides that where any person receives any property (including shares of a company) for a consideration less than its fair market value (computed as per the prescribed method), ...IndiaTaxBDO India LLP
ArticleHighlights Of The Key Amendments Made In The Finance Bill 2018 By The Lok SabhaThe Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, unveiled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament on 1 February 2018.IndiaTaxNexdigm Private Limited
ArticleIllegal/Undisclosed Assets Held Abroad: Enabling RBI Regulatory Framework For RegularizationThe Central Government, on May 26, 2015, had enacted the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (the "Black Money Act")...IndiaTaxHitesh Sanghvi Law Offices (Independent practice)
ArticleIndia-S'pore Tax Treaty: Anomalies Need To Be Dealt WithTHESE are taxing times indeed! The global shift on clamping down on base erosion/profit shifting has the recently amended India-Mauritius tax treaty to add to its list. IndiaTaxNishith Desai Associates
ArticleProtocol To India-Mauritius Tax Treaty Notified: Principal Purpose Test Now In ForceOn 13 October 2026, the Government of India notified the protocol amending the India-Mauritius tax treaty (Protocol) which was signed on 7 March 2024 (Notification)1. As per the Notification, the Protocol entered into force on 10 August 2026, pursuant to which all transactions undertaken on or after 10 August 2026 will be subject to the Principal Purpose Test (PPT).IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleTax Street - May 2019SKP's flagship publication that captures key developments in the areas of Tax and Regulatory.IndiaTaxNexdigm Private Limited
ArticleUnion Budget 2023 - Decoding The DetailsThe Union Budget 2023 – 24 was expected to provide the guard rails for the Indian Economy amidst a global slowdown, and to avoid recessionary effects on the country. IndiaTaxCMS INDUSLAW
ArticleREITs: Tax Issues And BeyondThe Securities and Exchange Board of India recently introduced the final regulations for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts.IndiaReal Estate and ConstructionNishith Desai Associates
ArticleAnalysis Of Union Budget 2023The Union Budget, 2023 has been presented in the backdrop of a volatile geopolitical and economic environment. IndiaTaxVaish Associates Advocates
ArticleHyderabad Tribunal Rules That Receipt Of Shares In A Scheme Of Amalgamation Is TaxableIn a recent ruling, the Hyderabad Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has, in the Vertex Projects case, held that if shares are received in a scheme of amalgamation by an amalgamated company being less than the fair market value...IndiaTaxMajmudar & Partners
ArticleRevised India-Singapore Tax Treaty: Decoding The Third ProtocolPursuant to the signing of the third protocol (Protocol) amending the India-Singapore Tax Treaty (Treaty) on 30 December 2016, the text of the Protocol has now been officially released...IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleTax Tribunal Upholds Tax ‘Pass Through' Status Of A Venture Capital FundIn M/s HDFC Property Fund v Income Tax Officer, the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has, through an order dated 28 February 2019, ruled in favour of the taxpayer, a SEBI registered Venture Capital Fund ...IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleGoodwill In M&A Lost ForeverThe Finance Bill 2021 has proposed that goodwill of a business or profession will not be considered as a depreciable asset. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawEconomic Laws Practice
ArticleCOVID-19 Response: Breather From Income-Tax CompliancesOn 24 March 2020, the Hon'ble Finance Minister announced several compliance related relaxations to ease the compliance burden on business community which was followed by a press release.IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleImpact Of India's General Anti-avoidance Rules On TransactionsIn the Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla (the "Taxpayer") case, the Telangana High Court (the "THC") held that, while considering a tax avoidance device, the proper way to construe a taxing statute...IndiaTaxMajmudar & Partners
ArticleInternal Group Restructuring Gets An Impetus: ITAT Upholds Tax Neutral Transfer Of Capital Assets From A Company To Its Second Step Down Indian SubsidiaryThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal , in the case of Emami Infrastructure Limited v ITO Ward 12 (1) Kolkata, has upheld the capital gains tax exemption to a company arising on transfer of capital assets...IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleIs Offshore Offshore Enough? Recent Indian Supreme Court Tax Decision Impacts Global M&A Which Derive Substantial Value From IndiaCross-border M&A transactions routinely involve offshore holding structures. A typical exit involves selling shares in a foreign holding company whose value is substantially derived from operating businesses in another jurisdiction, such as India.IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleKey Amendments To The Finance Bill, 2017The Finance Bill, 2017 which was presented by the Finance Minister in the Indian Parliament on 1 February 2017 (Original Bill) has been amended by the Lok Sabha (Amended Bill). IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.