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  • India-Mauritius Amend Tax Treaty: Foreign Investments To Come Under Close Scrutiny

    India-Mauritius Amend Tax Treaty: Foreign Investments To Come Under Close Scrutiny

    Investments coming into India via Mauritius will now face closer scrutiny as the Indian government and the Mauritian government have inked a pact to amend the double taxation avoidance agreement between the two nations. Our Partner (Head-Tax) S R Patnaik shares his views on this in an article in NDTV Profit.

    12th April 2024 | NDTV Profit Read More
  • Factor in income, deductions, investments when deciding tax regime

    Factor in income, deductions, investments when deciding tax regime

    As a new financial year begins, expect your employer to reach out to you regarding choosing a tax regime for 2024-25, if they have not already. This decision is crucial. The choice of tax regime dictates how your income will be taxed. If you don’t make the right pick, you might end up losing money. Our Partner (Head – Taxation) S R Patnaik shared his views on the new tax regime in an article published in Business Standard.

    11th April 2024 | Business Standard Read More
  • Angel Tax: Delhi High Court Grants A Taxpayer-Friendly Ruling

    Angel Tax: Delhi High Court Grants A Taxpayer-Friendly Ruling

    The tax department is not empowered to use a different share-valuation method than what the taxpayer has chosen for the purpose of angel taxation, the Delhi High Court has said in an appeal filed by Agra Portfolio Pvt. against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. Our Partner (Head – Taxation) S R Patnaik shared his views on this in an article published in NDTV Profit.

    10th April 2024 | NDTV Profit Read More

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  • Lifting startups from the governance hole

    Lifting startups from the governance hole

    Many factors explain the success and failure of startups – some within their control, while some outside their influence. One thing startups can do is to is to increase focus on governance, as absence of this, in large part, accounts for the business breakdowns. Our Managing Partner Cyril Shroff opines on this in an article published in Business Standard. (Business Standard)

    4th December 2023 | Business StandardRead More
  • RBI cracks down on AIF misuse Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/106138731.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

    RBI cracks down on AIF misuse

    Cracking down on what is a likely method of evergreening of loans, the Reserve Bank of India has asked banks and financial institutes to avoid having indirect exposure to their existing borrowers through Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) such as private equity or debt funds, hedge funds, etc. Our Partner Abhijeet Das comments on this in an article published in the The Times Of India. (Photo Credits: The Times of India)

    4th December 2023 | The Times of India Read More
  • The ‘trust’ factor in promoter family feuds

    The ‘trust’ factor in promoter family feuds

    A very public rift has brought the issue of ring-fencing a business from the adverse fallout of a marital dispute to the fore. How can a business leader or the head of a family’s business conglomerate protect his/her enterprise from any value erosion arising from a formal separation? Our Partner and Head (Private Client) Rishabh Shroff shares his views on this with the Financial Express (India).(Photo Credits: Financial Express)  

    4th December 2023 | Financial ExpressRead More