

Govt treads with caution as it plans to reopen tax case against Tiger Global
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Armed with a favourable Supreme Court decision, India’s tax authority plans to proceed with caution while reopening assessment against Tiger Global Management LLC’s 2018 stake sale in Flipkart Pvt., respecting the company’s right to appeal, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
The government will revive proceedings in the tax assessment case against three Mauritius-based entities of Tiger Global, said an official of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), one of the people quoted earlier. But if the assessees file an appeal against the two-member bench’s decision, resumed tax proceedings will automatically get stayed till the outcome of the judicial process, said the second government official.
Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity as the information is not public yet. The move signals the Narendra Modi administration’s patient approach in complex and sensitive tax matters, restraining field officers from knee-jerk action at a time India faces global trade headwinds.
More so when tax experts have flagged concerns that the top court’s decision may prompt the tax department to examine other transactions of the Tiger Global group and other companies with similar arrangements. The Modi government seeks to make the economy more competitive and efficient with an improved business climate that could appeal to investors.
It has taken multiple steps to provide tax certainty to global investors, including deals with multinational corporations, to avoid rigorous audits of their cross-border transactions among group companies, subject to riders. Queries emailed to CBDT and Tiger Global on Friday seeking comments remained unanswered at the time of
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