02 August 2019

India enacts tax increase applicable to non-corporate foreign investors in Indian securities

The President of India signed into law Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019 on August 1, 2019. The bill increases the tax rates applicable to, inter alia, non-Indian investors, other than entities deemed to be "companies" or "partnership firms" under Indian law, that have invested in public and non-public Indian securities. For more information on the bill, see Tax Alert 2019-1396.

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Contact Information
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Wealth and Asset Management
Joseph Bianco(212) 773-3807
International Tax Services/Financial Services Organization
Matthew S. Blum(617) 585-0340
India Tax Desk, Global Tax Desk Network
Roshan Samuel(312) 879-2526

Document ID: 2019-1404