The Finance Bill 2017 proposes certain significant amendments in respect of the direct tax regime, especially in the area of M&A and restructuring / reorganisation. While some of the suggested changes are designed to ensure that the provisions are not abused by taxpayers through aggressive tax planning, the Finance Bill also attempts to provide much needed clarity on certain long-standing issues. This blog post briefly deals with some of the key points regarding restructuring / reorganisation and M&A transactions.
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Budget 2017
Thin Capitalisation – The Line Is Getting Blurred!
By S.R. Patnaik on
Posted in Direct Tax
India has time and again shown its commitment to curbing base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), an initiative of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G20 nations. The Finance Act 2016 is testimony to this fact as it enabled the introduction of an equalisation levy, country-by-country reporting and the Indian patent box regime. The Government has been continuously revising various tax treaties to plug loopholes, strengthen information sharing between the contracting states and prevent double non-taxation under the garb of avoidance of double taxation.
In continuation of the Government’s support of the BEPS project, the Finance Bill 2017 proposes to introduce measures to curb thin capitalisation in India.
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