The rules further added that companies will have to file a declaration with the income tax authorities along with a board resolution
The 2012 legislation was used to levy a cumulative of Rs 1.10 lakh crore of tax on 17 entities including UK telecom giant Vodafone
Cairn has asked to remove the clause that states the interested parties are required not to seek claims after disputes are resolved.
The amendment will end the tax regime that enabled the tax department to levy tax in retrospection that is it could go back to 50 years.
The government has to refund about Rs 8,100 crore that it had collected using the retro tax law. The bulk of this -- Rs 7,900 crore is to Cairn Energy
Overnight, the decision removes the nagging spectre from the minds of prospective foreign investors about the ease of doing business in India
Retrospective Tax: The bill seeks to bury the contentious retrospective tax law which was introduced in 2012.
Retrospective Tax: The bill will come as a relief to companies such as Cairn Energy and Vodafone and will likely end legal dispute with govt
Lawsuits filed in the US by Cairn Energy will have no impact on stake sale: Minister
On June 11, the French court had ordered Cairn Energy’s take-over of Indian government properties, mostly comprising flats.