Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, concerns the conversion of an Indian branch of a foreign bank into an Indian subsidiary company under Section 115JG of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It specifies the conditions under which clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (1) of Section 115JG of the Act shall be applicable to such conversion and outlines the adaptations and modifications to the provisions of the Act regarding unabsorbed depreciation, carry forward and set off of losses and tax credit. The notification takes effect from December 6, 2018.
Key Points / Main Content:
Conditions for Applicability of Section 115JG:
* The Indian branch must amalgamate with the Indian subsidiary company per a scheme approved by shareholders and sanctioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
* All assets and liabilities of the Indian branch immediately before conversion must become those of the Indian subsidiary company at book value.
* The foreign bank or its nominee must hold all shares of the Indian subsidiary from the conversion date until the end of the previous year of conversion, and at least 51% of the voting power for five years thereafter.
* The foreign company must only receive shares in the Indian subsidiary company as consideration.
Adaptations and Modifications to Income-tax Act Provisions:
* Depreciation: The aggregate depreciation deduction for both the Indian branch and subsidiary cannot exceed what would have been allowed if the conversion hadn't occurred, apportioned by usage days.
* Losses and Depreciation: Accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation of the Indian branch become those of the Indian subsidiary in the year of conversion.
* Asset Cost: The actual cost of assets for the Indian subsidiary is the written-down value in the Indian branch's books at conversion.
* Section 35AD Assets: The actual cost of any capital asset on which deduction has been allowed under section 35AD of the Act, shall be treated as 'nil'.
* Capital Gains: The cost of acquisition for capital gains computation is the original cost to the Indian branch or previous owner.
* Tax Credit: The Indian branch's tax credit is deemed to be that of the Indian subsidiary for the conversion year.
* Section 35DDA: Provisions apply to the Indian subsidiary as they would have to the Indian branch.
* Bad Debts: The credit balance in the Indian branch's provision for bad and doubtful debts is transferred to the Indian subsidiary.
* Section 56(2)(x): This section does not apply to the receipt of shares in the Indian subsidiary by the foreign company or its nominee due to the conversion.
Impact Analysis:
Foreign Company (Parent Bank):
* Impact: Governs the process and conditions under which its Indian branch can be converted into a subsidiary and the tax implications thereof.
* Action Required: Ensure all conditions related to amalgamation, asset transfer, shareholding, and consideration are met.
Indian Subsidiary Company:
* Impact: Defines the tax treatment of assets, liabilities, losses, depreciation, and tax credits inherited from the Indian branch.
* Action Required: Comply with the modified provisions of the Income-tax Act regarding depreciation, loss carry-forward, asset valuation, and tax credits.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
* Impact: The conversion process requires sanctioning by the RBI.
* Action Required: Review and sanction the scheme of amalgamation as per the framework for setting up wholly-owned subsidiaries by foreign banks.
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT):
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the notification.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the notification during tax assessments of the foreign company and its Indian subsidiary.
Key Entities Referenced
Income-tax Act, 1961: Refers to the primary legislation governing income tax in India, specifically cited as the basis for the powers exercised in the notification. It is mentioned multiple times in the document.
Central Board of Direct Taxes: The governmental organization under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, responsible for issuing the notification related to income tax regulations.
Reserve Bank of India: India's central bank, responsible for regulating the banking sector. Its approval is required for the amalgamation scheme and it issues guidelines for setting up wholly owned subsidiaries by foreign banks in India.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry under which the Department of Revenue and the Central Board of Direct Taxes operate.
Foreign company: Foreign company engaged in the business of banking in India through its branch situated in India, which converts into Indian subsidiary company.
Indian subsidiary company: Indian subsidiary company is a company incorporated in India, which is formed after the Indian branch conversion.
Framework for setting up of wholly owned subsidiaries by foreign banks in India: Framework for setting up of wholly owned subsidiaries by foreign banks in India issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide press release number 20132014936 dated 6th day of November, 2013
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ककककाााा....आआआआ.... 6666000055553333((((अअअअ))))....—क(cid:13)(cid:14)ीय सरकार, आयकर अिधिनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) क(cid:25) धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25) उपधारा
(1) (िजस ेइसम(cid:13) इसके प%ात् अिधिनयम कहा गया ह)ै ,ारा -द.त शि0 तय1 का -योग करते 3ए, अिधसिू चत करती ह ै(cid:4)क,:--
(i) जहां कोई िवदशे ी कंपनी, भारत म (cid:13) ि9थत अपनी शाखा (िजसे इसम (cid:13) इसके प%ात् भारतीय शाखा कहा गया ह)ै के
मा<यम से भारत म (cid:13) बक= कारी कारबार म(cid:13) लगी 3ई ह ै और भारतीय शाखा को जैसा (cid:4)क अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25)
उपधारा (1) म (cid:13) िन?दA@ ह ै उसक(cid:25) समनषु ंगी कंपनी (िजस े इसम (cid:13) इसके प%ात ् भारतीय समनुषंगी कपनी कहा गया ह)ै म (cid:13)
संपEरवGत@त करती ह,ै अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25) उपधारा (1) के खंड (i) और खंड (ii) उपबंध ऐसे संपEरवतन@ पर लागू
ह1गे य(cid:4)द िनJिलिखत शत Kपरू ी होती ह =अथा@त:्--
(क) भारतीय शाखा भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी म (cid:13)िवदशे ी कंपनी के शेयरधारक1 और भारतीय समनुषंगी कपंनी ,ारा
अनमु ो(cid:4)दत समामले न क(cid:25) 9क(cid:25)म के अनुसार समामिे लत होती ह ै और भारतीय Eरजव @ ब=क ,ारा भारतीय Eरजव@ ब=क -से
-काशनी संMया 2013-2014/936 तारीख छह नवंबर, 2013 ,ारा जारी भारत म (cid:13) िवदशे ी बक= 1 ,ारा संपणू @ 9वािम.व वाली
सहायक ब=क 9थािपत करने के िलए Qपरेखा के पैरा 20(ज) के अधीन सं9तुत हो;
(ख) संपEरवत@न के ठीक पहल े भारतीय शाखा क(cid:25) सभी आि9तया ं और दािय.व भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25)
आि9तयां और दािय.व ह1गी;
(ग) भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी को भारतीय शाखा क(cid:25) आि9तयां और दािय.व इसके संपEरवत@न के ठीक पहल े
लेखाबही म (cid:13)दGश@त हो रह ेमू(cid:6)य1 पर अंतEरत ह;=
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9पAीकरण: इस खंड के -योजन1 के िलए आि9तय1 के मू(cid:6)य के िनधार@ ण के िलए उसके पनु म@ ू(cid:6)याकं न के पEरणाम9वQप
आि9तय1 के मू(cid:6)य म(cid:13) (cid:4)कसी पEरवत@न को छोड़ (cid:4)दया जाएगा;
(घ) अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25) उपधारा (1) म (cid:13) िन?दA@ िवदशे ी ब=क या इसक(cid:25) नाम िनदिV शती सपं Eरवत@न क(cid:25)
तारीख से -ारंभ होने वाली और िजस वष@ म(cid:13) सपं Eरवत@न 3आ उससे पूव@तन वष@ क(cid:25) अिं तम तारीख के दौरान भारतीय
समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) संपणू @ शये र पूंजी धारण करेगी और भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी के ऐसे शेयर जो इ0यावन -ितशत स े
अXयून मतदान शिY वाले ह =को उY पूव@तन वष @के ठीक उZरवत[ पाचं वष@ क(cid:25) अविध के िलए धारण करना जारी रखेगी;
(ड़) अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25) उपधारा (1) म(cid:13) िन?दA@ िवदशे ी कंपनी, भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी म(cid:13) शेयर1 के
आबंटन के Qप के िसवाय कोई -ितफल या फायदा -.य^ या अ-.य^ या अXय (cid:4)कसी Qप या रीित स े-ा_ नह‘ करती ह;ै
(ii) अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25) उपधारा (1) म (cid:13)िन?दA@ िवदशे ी कंपनी और भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) दशा
म(cid:13), कितपय कंपिनय1 स ेसंबंिधत समझी गई आय पर संदZ कर क(cid:25) बाबत अनामिे लत अव^यण, मुजरे या हािनय1 के अbनयन
और मुजरे, कर -.यय और आय क(cid:25) संगणना से संबिं धत इस अिधिनयम के उपबंध िनJिलिखत अपवाद1, उपांतरण1 और
अनमु ूलन1 के साथ लाग ूह1ग,े--
(क) अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 32 के अधीन अव^यण क(cid:25) अनमु ित के उcेdय1 के िलए भारतीय शाखा और भारतीय
समनुषंगी कंपनी को अनुeेय भवन, मशीनरी, संयंf या फन[चर जो मूत @ आि9त ह ै या gवहार eान, पेट(cid:13)ट या कापीराइट,
gापार िचXह, लाइस(cid:13)स, h=चाइज या उसी -कार का कोई अXय कारबार या वाणिiयक अिधकार जो अमूत @ आि9तया ं ह = के
अव^यण क(cid:25) बाबत कुल कटौती (cid:4)कसी पूव @ वष@ म (cid:13) िविहत दर1 पर पEरकिलत कटौती से अिधक नह‘ होगी मानो संपEरवत@न
3आ ही न हो और ऐसी कटौती भारतीय शाखा और भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी के बीच ऐस े (cid:4)दन1 क(cid:25) संMया के अनुपात म (cid:13)
-भािजत क(cid:25) जाएगी िजनके िलए ऐसी आि9तय1 का उनके ,ारा उपयोग (cid:4)कया गया था;
(ख) भारतीय शाखा क(cid:25) सिं चत हािन और शेष अव^यण उस पूव@ वष @ के िलए िजसम (cid:13) संपEरवतन@ -भावी 3आ ह,ै
भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी के अव^यण के िलए हािन या मोक समझा जाएगा और अव^यण के िलए हािन और मोक का
मुजरा करन ेऔर इस ेअbनीत करने से संबिं धत इस अिधिनयम के उपबंध तदनसु ार लागू ह1गे।
9पAीकरण.- इस खंड के -योजन1 के िलए,-
(I) ''संचियत हािन'' से भारतीय शाखा क(cid:25) भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी म (cid:13)इसके संपEरवत@न से पूव@ ''कारबार या विृ Z
के लाभ और अिभलाभ'' शीष @ के अधीन उतनी हािन अिभ-ते ह ै (जो सmेबाजी के कारबार से 3ई हािन न हो)
िजसके िलए ऐसी भारतीय शाखा धारा 72 के उपबंध1 के अधीन अbनयन और मुजरा करने के िलए हकदार
होती य(cid:4)द सपं Eरवत@न न 3आ होता;
(II) ''शेष अव^यण'' से भारतीय शाखा का भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी म(cid:13) इसके संपEरवत@न से पवू @ उतना अव^यण
मोक अिभ-ते ह ै जो ऐसी शाखा को अनुeात (cid:4)कए जाने के िलए शेष ह ै और जो अनुeात (cid:4)कया गया होता, य(cid:4)द
संपEरवतन@ न 3आ होता;
(ग) धारा 43 के खंड (1) के -योजन1 के िलए भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) दशा म(cid:13) आि9त समूह क(cid:25) वा9तिवक
लागत भारतीय शाखा क(cid:25) ि9थित म(cid:13) इसके भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी म(cid:13) संपEरवतन@ क(cid:25) तारीख को आि9त समूह का अविलिखत
मू(cid:6)य होगी;
(घ) (cid:4)कसी पूंजी आि9त क(cid:25) वा9तिवक लागत िजस पर कटौती अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 35कघ के अधीन अनुeात क(cid:25) गई
ह ै या अनeु ेय ह,ै भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) दशा म (cid:13) अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 43 के खंड (1) के -योजन1 के िलए शूXय मानी
जाएगी य(cid:4)द पूंजी आि9त भारतीय शाखा के संपEरवत@न के पEरणाम 9वQप भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) संपिZ हो गई ह;ै
(ड) जहा ं भारतीय शाखा के सपं Eरवतन@ के पEरणाम 9वQप उपखंड (ग) और उपखडं (घ) म(cid:13) िन?दA@ के अलावा पूंजी
आि9त भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) संपिZ हो गई ह,ै वहां पजूं ीगत लाभ क(cid:25) संगणना के -योजन1 के िलए आि9त के अज@न क(cid:25)¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
लागत वह लागत समझी जाएगी िजसके िलए यथाि9थित भारतीय शाखा न े इसे अGज@त (cid:4)कया ह ै या पूव@तन 9वामी ने इस े
अGजत@ (cid:4)कया ह।ै
(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)पपपप(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)ीीीीककककररररणणणण:::: इस खंड के -योजन1 के िलए भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी के 9वािम.वाधीन (cid:4)कसी पूंजी आि9त के संबंध म (cid:13)
'पूव@तन 9वामी' से पूंजी आि9त का वह अिं तम पूव@तन 9वामी अिभ-ेत ह ै िजसने उसका अज@न अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 39 क(cid:25)
उपधारा (1) के खंड (i) या खंड (ii) या खंड (iii) या खंड (iv) या धारा 115ञछ म(cid:13) िन?दA@ अज@न के ढंग स े िभp ढंग से (cid:4)कया
हो;
(च) पूव@तन वष@ के -योजन1 के िलए िजसम(cid:13) संपEरव@तन -भावी 3आ ह ै भारतीय शाखा क(cid:25) कर qेिडट भारतीय
समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) कर qेिडट समझी जाएगी और अधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञकक के उपबंध तदनु सार लागू ह1गे।
(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)पपपप(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)ीीीीककककररररणणणण:::: इस खंड के -योजन1 के िलए 'कर qेिडट स े अिभ-ेत ह ै भारतीय शाखा के भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी म (cid:13)
संपEरव@तन से पहल े उतना कर qेिडट, िजतना संपEरवतन@ नह‘ 3आ होता तो भारतीय शाखा अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 115ञकक
के उपबधं 1 के अनसु ार अbनीत और मुजरा करने का हकदार होती;
(छ) अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 35घघक के उपबंध भारतीय समनषु ंगी कंपनी पर यथाश0य वैस े ही लाग ू ह1गे जसै े य(cid:4)द
संपEरवतन@ नह‘ 3आ होता तो वे भारतीय शाखा पर लागू होत े।
(ज) संपEरवत@न क(cid:25) तारीख को अधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 36 क(cid:25) उपधारा (1) के उपखंड (viiक) के अधीन डूबंत और
शकं ा9पद ऋण1 के िलए क(cid:25) गई gव9था म(cid:13) जमा अितशेष, भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी क(cid:25) जमा अितशेष समझी जाएगी और
अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 36 के उपबंध तदनसु ार लागू ह1ग;े
(झ) भारतीय शाखा के भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी म (cid:13) सपं Eरवत@न के पEरणाम9वQप धारा 115ञछ क(cid:25) उपधारा (1)
म(cid:13) िन?दA@ िवदशे ी कंपनी या इसके नामिनदशV ती ,ारा भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी म(cid:13) शेयर1 क(cid:25) -ाि_ के संgवहार को
अिधिनयम क(cid:25) धारा 56 क(cid:25) उपधारा (2) के खंड (x) के उपबधं लागू नह‘ ह1गे;
(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)पपपप(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)ीीीीककककररररणणणण:::: इस अिधसूचना के -योजन1 के िलए ''संपEरवत@न क(cid:25) तारीख'' वह होगी, जो भारतीय Eरजव@ बक= ,ारा
भारतीय Eरजव@ ब=क -ेस -काशनी संMया 2013-2014/936 तारीख, छह नवंबर, 2013 ,ारा जारी भारत म(cid:13) िवदशे ी बक= 1
,ारा संपूण@ 9वािम.व वाली सहायक बक= 9थािपत करने के िलए Qपरेखा के पैरा 20(झ) के अधीन भारतीय शाखा के उपqम के
िहत1 को भारतीय समनुषंगी कंपनी म(cid:13) िनिहत करना तय करे ।
[अिधसूचना सं. 85/2018/ फा.सं.370133/34/2016-टीपीएल]
-वीण रावल,,,, िनदशे क (कर नीित और िवधान)
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th December, 2018
INCOME-TAX
S.O. 6053(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 115JG of the
Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)(hereinafter referred to as the Act), the Central Government
hereby notifies that,─
(i) where a foreign company engaged in the business of banking in India through its branch situate
in India (hereinafter referred to as the Indian Branch) converts Indian branch into its subsidiary
company (hereinafter referred to as the Indian subsidiary company) as referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 115JG of the Act, the provisions of clause (i) and clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
section 115JG of the Act shall be applicable to such conversion, if following conditions are
fulfilled, namely:─
(a) the Indian branch amalgamates with the Indian subsidiary company in accordance with the
scheme of amalgamation approved by the shareholders of the foreign company and the
Indian subsidiary company and sanctioned by the Reserve Bank of India under paragraph
20(h) of the Framework for setting up of wholly owned subsidiaries by foreign banks in
India issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide press release number 2013-2014/936 dated
6th day of November, 2013;
(b) all the assets and liabilities of the Indian branch immediately before conversion shall become
the assets and liabilities of the Indian subsidiary company;
(c) the asset and liabilities of the Indian branch are transferred to the Indian subsidiary company
at values appearing in the books of account of the Indian branch immediately before its
conversion.
Explanation.- For determining the value of the assets for the purposes of this clause, any
change in the value of assets consequent to their revaluation shall be ignored;
(d) the foreign bank referred to in sub-section (1) of section 115JG of the Act or its nominee
shall hold the whole of the share capital of the Indian subsidiary company during the period
beginning from the date of conversion and ending on the last day of the previous year in
which the conversion took place and continue to hold the share of Indian subsidiary company
carrying not less than fifty-one per cent. of the voting power for a period of five years
immediately succeeding the said previous year;
(e) the foreign company referred to in sub-section (1) of section 115JG of the Act does not
receive any consideration or benefit, directly or indirectly, in any form or manner, other than
by way of allotment of shares in the Indian subsidiary company;
(ii) the provision of the Act relating to unabsorbed depreciation, set off or carry forward and set off
of losses, tax credit in respect of tax paid on deemed income relating to certain companies and
the computation of income in the case of foreign company referred to in sub-section (1) of
section 115JG of the Act and the Indian subsidiary company shall apply with the following
exceptions, modifications and adaptation,-
(a) for the purposes of allowance of depreciation under section 32 of the Act, the aggregate
deduction, in respect of depreciation of buildings, machinery, plant or furniture, being
tangible assets or know-how, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licences, franchises or any
other business or commercial rights of similar nature, being intangible assets allowable to
the Indian branch and the Indian subsidiary company shall not exceed in any previous year
the deduction calculated at the prescribed rates as if the conversion had not taken place, and
such deduction shall be apportioned between the Indian branch and the Indian subsidiary
company in the ratio of the number of days for which the assets were used by them;
(b) the accumulated loss and the unabsorbed depreciation of the Indian branch, shall be deemed
to be the loss or allowance for depreciation of the Indian subsidiary company for the
previous year in which conversion was effected and provisions of the Act relating to set off
and carry forward of loss and allowance for depreciation shall apply accordingly.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause,-
(I) “accumulated loss” means so much of the loss of the Indian branch before its conversion
into the Indian subsidiary company under the head “Profits and gains of business or
profession” (not being a loss sustained in a speculation business) which such Indian branch
would have been entitled to carry forward and set off under the provisions of section 72 of
the Act if the conversion had not taken place;
(II) “unabsorbed depreciation” means so much of the allowance for depreciation of the Indian
branch before its conversion into the Indian subsidiary company, which remains to be
allowed and which would have been allowed to the Indian branch under the provisions of the
Act, if the conversion had not taken place;
(c) for the purposes of clause (1) of section 43, the actual cost of the block of assets in the case of
the Indian subsidiary company shall be the written down value of the block of assets as in
the case of the Indian branch on the date of its conversion into the Indian subsidiary
company;
(d) the actual cost of any capital asset on which deduction has been allowed or is allowable
under section 35AD of the Act , shall be treated as 'nil' for the purposes of clause (1) of
section 43 of the Act in the case of the Indian subsidiary company if the capital asset
became the property of the Indian subsidiary company as a result of conversion of the
Indian branch;
(e) where the capital asset other than those referred to in sub-clause(c) and sub-clause (d) became
the property of the Indian subsidiary company as a result of conversion of the Indian branch,
the cost of acquisition of the asset for the purposes of computation of capital gains shall be
deemed to be the cost for which the Indian branch acquired it or, as the case may be, the
cost for which previous owner has acquired it.
Explanation.─ For the purposes of this clause, the expression ‘previous owner’ in relation to any
capital asset owned by the Indian subsidiary company means the last previous owner of the
capital asset who acquired it by a mode of acquisition other than those referred to in clause (i) or
clause (ii) or clause (iii) or clause (iv) of sub-section (1) of section 49 or sub-section (1) of
section 115JG of the Act;
(f) the tax credit of the Indian branch shall be deemed to be the tax credit of the Indian
subsidiary company for the purpose of the previous year in which conversion was effected
and the provisions of section 115JAA of the Act shall apply accordingly.
Explanation.─ For the purposes of this clause ‘tax credit’ means so much of the tax credit of the
Indian branch before conversion into Indian subsidiary company which such Indian branch
would have been entitled to carry forward and set off under the provisions of section 115JAA of
the Act, if the conversion had not taken place;
(g) the provisions of 35DDA of the Act shall be, as far as may be, apply to the Indian subsidiary
company, as they would have applied to the Indian branch, if the conversion had not taken
place;
(h) the credit balance in the provision for bad and doubtful debts account made under clause
(viia) of sub-section (1) of section 36 of the Act of the Indian Branch on the date of
conversion shall be deemed to be the credit balance of the Indian subsidiary company and
the provisions of section 36 of the Act shall apply accordingly;6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(i) the provisions of clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Act shall not apply to the
transaction of receipt of shares in the Indian subsidiary company by the foreign company
referred to in sub-section (1) of section 115JG or its nominee in consequence of the
conversion of the Indian branch into the Indian subsidiary company.
Explanation.─ For the purposes of this notification “date of conversion” shall be the date which
the Reserve Bank of India appoints for the vesting of undertaking of the Indian branch in Indian
subsidiary company under paragraph 20(i) of the Framework for setting up of wholly owned
subsidiaries by foreign banks in India issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide press release
number 2013-2014/936 dated 6th day of November, 2013.
[Notification No.85/2018/F.No.370133/34/2016-TPL]
PRAVIN RAWAL, Director (Tax Policy & Legislation)
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