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NOTIFICATION No.61/2011[F.No.503/03/2009-FTD-I] , dated 27-12-2011 Whereas an Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and Government of the Cayman Islands for the exchange of information relating to taxes was signed at Cayman Islands on the 21st day of March, 2011; And whereas the date of entry into force of the said Agreement is the 8th day of November, 2011, being the date of later of the notifications of completion of the procedures as required.. Full Article

Income Tax Act, 1961 was recently amended to enable India to enter into agreements with specified non-sovereign jurisdictions. Pursuant to this amendment, the Government of India (Government) has recently issued Notification no. 22/2010 dated 8 April 2010 (Notification) notifying nine jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jersey etc. as the specified jurisdictions. Full Article

The income tax department is keeping a tight vigil on Indians, notably the ones suspected of owning bank accounts, visiting tax paradises such as Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Mauritius and the Bahamas, as it amplifies efforts to trace tax evasion and slush funds tucked away abroad. Full Article

The Ministry of Finance hosted a key meeting of the Steering Group of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes at New Delhi on 11th – 12th February 2010. The G-20 had asked the Global Forum to complete their peer review processes and to assess adherence to international standards. Full Article

The forthcoming budget may contain provisions for taxing the undistributed dividend of foreign corporations that are controlled or owned by Indian companies. Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs) laws enable the authorities to tax the income of a resident derived from a foreign corporation. This is irrespective of whether the profit/dividend of the foreign entity is transferred to India or not. Full Article

On October 30, 2009, the Income-Tax Department issued a notice to Vodafone International Holdings BV (VIH BV) over its 11.2-billion dollar purchase of Hutchison Telecom’s Indian operations (Vodafone Essar) in 2007. “Vodafone International Holdings BV (VIH-BV) was required to file its explanation by November 16, 2009. However VIH BV has requested for further time till January 29, 2010,” Minister of State for Finance S S Palanimanickam said in a written reply to the .. Full Article

Most countries have Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) laws that enable authorities to levy such taxes. These laws effectively check the governments’ revenue loss due to the transfer of undistributed dividends to offshore tax havens like Isle of Man, Cayman Islands and Mauritius.  Indian tax authorities, for long, have maintained that there is a need to [...] Full Article