Spotlight on Mauritius tax treaty in Tiger Global ruling
Tiger Global in a difficult court case as it finds itself deprived of tax relief by the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR). ... - Continue reading
Category: Special Purpose Vehicles
Vulture funds may have to wait until Christmas to learn fate
Department of Finance receives ‘unprecedented’ lobbying from property funds Overseas investors in Irish property may have to wait for a further two months for clarity on how the Government plans to tax structures they have used to snap up billions of euro of real estate after the financial crisis. The… – Continue reading
Reports of vulture funds using tax loophole investigated
Officials from the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners said they are investigating recent media reports that so-called vulture funds are using a clause in Irish law to pay small amounts of tax here. Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has said that the Government is “very concerned” at… – Continue reading
Indonesia Seeks To Curb Use Of Tax Havens By Companies
Indonesia hopes its plans for a tax amnesty will dissuade companies from channelling profits through overseas tax havens and shopping around for the most advantageous tax treaties, its finance minister said on Wednesday. Bambang Brodjonegoro said he suspected Indonesian firms of setting up “special purpose vehicles” (SPVs) to benefit both… – Continue reading
Global Private Equity Newsletter – Winter 2016 Edition: Hong Kong Profits Tax Exemption for Private Equity Funds
The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 2015 (the “Amendment Ordinance”) came into effect on July 17, 2015, extending Hong Kong profits tax exemption to offshore private equity (“PE”) funds. Profits Tax Exemption prior to the Amendment Ordinance This is a welcome development for the private equity industry since, in the… – Continue reading
