treaty shopping

Vodafone verdict may discourage foreign investments routed through tax havens

The Bombay High Court’s verdict in the Vodafone case will not impact fund flows from countries like the US and Japan, but it will help discourage foreign investments that are routed through various tax havens, legal experts said today.
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India will renegotiate double tax avoidance treaties with 77 countries

India today said it will renegotiate with all the 77 countries with which it has double tax avoidance treaties to track tax evasion following allegations of black money being stashed by many Indians in Swiss banks.
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Govt may plug gaps in tax evasion laws to stop treaty shopping

The party could end soon for domestic and multinational companies that do tax planning only to avoid paying taxes in India. The government is set to usher in the next stage of reforms in taxation, framing anti-abuse rules that will empower tax authorities to lift the corporate veil and look for what are called `avoidance’ [...]
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New tax code to stop treaty shopping

The government may introduce provisions in the new direct tax code to prevent misuse of double taxation avoidance agreements India has with other countries. The new code is likely to be unveiled before the year ends. A government official said a discussion paper on the code, a major initiative undertaken under the guidance of the former finance minister and present home minister P Chidambaram, is being fine-tuned.
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