by Majmudar & Partners | Oct 3, 2020 | Tax
India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued Circular 17/2020 dated September 29, 2020 (effective October 1, 2020) (the “CBDT Circular”), providing important clarifications in respect of withholding tax on e-commerce transactions and tax collection at source on...
by Majmudar & Partners | Sep 10, 2020 | Insolvency and Restructuring
On November 15, 2019, the Indian government notified the commencement of Part III of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), which provides for the insolvency resolution process for individuals and partnership firms. The relevant provisions in so far as they...
by Majmudar & Partners | Sep 2, 2020 | Banking and Finance, Corporate/M&A
Introduction Letters of Comfort (LoC) have been issued by the promoters of various borrower companies to Indian banks, overseas branches of Indian banks and non-bank lenders. In many cases, these have been equated with guarantees. On August 19, 2020, the Bombay High...
by Majmudar & Partners | Aug 20, 2020 | Private Equity and Venture Capital
COVID-19 is having an adverse effect on private equity and venture capital investments in India. As per industry reports and experts’ views, PE and VC investments in India may decline up to 60% in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2019, PE and VC investment activities...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jul 23, 2020 | Employment Law, Tax
In the recent case of Yum Restaurants (Asia) Pte, the Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Delhi Tribunal) has held that payments received by a Singapore company from an Indian group company towards salary reimbursement costs in the case of a seconded employee is not...
