India’s Budget 2017-18: key highlights
Introduction India’s Union Budget (the “Budget”) was announced on February 1, 2017, and the Finance Bill, 2017 (the “ Finance Bill”) was tabled in...
Penalties in competition law violations in India
In June 2011, the Indian government implemented the merger control regime under the Competition Act, 2002 (the "Act") and the Competition Commission...
The India-Singapore tax treaty has been amended
Introduction The bilateral double taxation avoidance agreement between India and Singapore (the “Singapore DTAA”) has been amended. On December 30,...
Minorities squeeze out under the Companies Act, 2013
On December 7, 2016, the Indian government notified several provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “2013 Act”), including provisions on...
SEBI amends norms for investments by angel funds and FPs; Imposes restrictions on compensation agreements
Introduction On November 23, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) approved several important changes to Indian securities...
Recent updates on MFN, the Cyprus treaty and taxability of offshore supply
There have been a number of important tax developments and cases in India over the last couple of months. In this update, we provide snippets on...