Government Clarification on Applicability of Indian MAT to Foreign Investors from Treaty Countries

KPMG FLASH NEWS KPMG in India 23 April 2015

Government clarification on applicability of Indian MAT to foreign investors from treaty countries

The Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha, Indian Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairperson Anita Kapur told

investors in a conference call on Wednesday 22 April 2015 that Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) would not be levied on funds that have invested through countries such as Singapore and Mauritius with which India has a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) which provide that capital gains will not be taxable in India1.

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1 The Economic Times Press Release dated 23 April 2015.

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