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April 8, 2020 / Foreign Investment

Options for foreign companies setting up business in India

As a market, India has always been attractive to foreign companies because of the rapidly growing market. But in terms of actually taking steps to register a company in India, many foreign companies shelved their plans because of the perceived difficulties in doing the necessary paperwork. Over the last few years, however, many steps have been taken to increase the ease of doing business in India, and foreign companies are being encouraged to have a footprint in India. In …

April 8, 2020 / FEMA

Overseas Direct Investment (ODI)

Introduction
1. Overseas investments (or financial commitment) in :
• Joint Venture (JV) &
• Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) have been recognized as important avenues for promoting global business by Indian entrepreneurs.

2. Joint ventures are perceived as amedium of:
• economic &
• business co-operation betweenIndia and other countries.

3. Transfer of :
• Technology & skill
• Sharing of results of R&D
• Access to wider global market
• Promotion of brand image
• Generation of employment &…

April 8, 2020 / Goods and Services Tax (GST)

GST gets its first dispute resolution tribunal

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved aproposal to set up a national bench of the goods and services tax (GST) appellate tribunal (GSTAT) in Delhi. The apex appellate tribunal would deal with disputes between GST taxpayers and tax authorities predominantly arising out of the “place of supply” issue. Place of supply issue becomes critical, especially in case of services byacompany having presence in two or more states, or in the case of imports and exports. The decision was taken six …

April 8, 2020 / Business

The key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20

The interim budget proposed by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has disappointed many taxpayers who were expecting income tax exemption threshold to be increased.

Instead, the Narendra Modi-led government has proposed a full rebate on net taxable income up to Rs five lakh per annum. Despite the move, people who have an annual income of over Rs 10,00,000 have room to pay no income tax at all.

The key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20 presented Parliament are as follows:

Individual

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April 8, 2020 / Direct Taxation

Start-up tax exemption procedure simplified; merchant banker valuation report withdrawn

The Government of India introduced ‘Start-up India’ initiative for creating a conducive environment for the start-up companies in India. The CBDT inserted Section 80-IAC in I-T Act vide Finance Act 2016. This provision provides for 100% tax deduction in respect of profits of start-ups which are approved by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
The start-ups had been receiving notices from the Dept. for levying tax on proceeds received by them by issuing shares to investors at inflated prices. …

April 8, 2020 / Foreign Investment

2018 Witnesses Highest FPI Registrations in Four Years

Easier regulations, clamp down on offshore derivative instruments, and Indian equities outperforming other markets in the last few years have boosted foreign investors’ interest in the country, leading to a spurt in the number of foreign portfolio investors (FPI) this year. Over 600 new FPIs registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in 2018 — the steepest rise in FPI count since 2014, when the market regulator overhauled rules for offshore investors and introduced the FPI regime. There …

April 8, 2020 / Direct Taxation

No ´angel tax´ likely for start-ups accredited by DIPP

Facing flak from startups, the government may announce modifications to the “angel tax” law in the coming weeks. All startups accredited by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) will no longer be asked to pay angel tax, sources involved in the interministerial discussions said. Earlier, the rule said only those startups that had been given such an exemption by a government board would be excused. That is likely to change as the government is planning to exempt “any …

April 8, 2020 / Business

Interest Equalization rate increases from 3% to 5% from MSME exporters

In order to help the exporter, it has been decided by the Government of India to increase w.e.f. November 02, 2018 Interest Equalisation rate from 3% to 5% in respect of exports by the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector manufacturers under the Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit. The Scheme is available to all exports under 416 tariff lines [at ITC (HS) code of 4 digits] and exports made by MSMEs across all …

April 8, 2020 / Companies Act

MCA constitutes committee for finalizing ‘Business Responsibility Reporting’ format for cos.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a committee for finalizing the Business framework of the updated NVGs.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) & Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) shall render necessary secretarial assistance and logical support to the committee on BRR. MCA & ICSI shall jointly provide technical support to the committee.
The committee may devise its own procedure to conduct its meetings including inter alia invite any person of appropriate standing, knowledge, and …

April 8, 2019 / Business

Sebi may Make it Easier to Start up on Bourses

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to relax rules for listing of startups in India, which include giving promoters the flexibility to categorise themselves as ordinary shareholders and exempting them from the mandatory three-year lock-in period. The capital markets regulator may also free them from fiduciary responsibilities of a promoter, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
These measures, if implemented, are expected to benefit the global private equity-backed startups such as Ola, Flipkart …