Audit Report to be filed by Sovereign Wealth Fund claiming Exemption under Section 10 (23FE) of the Income Tax Act, 1961: CBDT [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the Audit report to be filed by Sovereign Wealth Fund claiming exemption under Section10 (23FE)  of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-clause (vi) of clause (b) of the Explanation to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 the Central Government amended notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Number 89 of 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 3952(E), dated the 2nd November, 2020.

In the said notification, for clauses (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xii), the clauses shall be substituted.

The earnings of the assessee shall be credited either to the account of the Government of Abu Dhabi or to any other account designated by that Government so that no portion of the earnings inures to any private person barring any payment made to creditors or depositors for loan or borrowing [as defined in sub-clause (a) of clause (ii) of Explanation 2 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Act] taken for the purposes other than for making investment in India.

The assessee shall not have any loans or borrowings [as defined in sub-clause(a) of clause (ii) of Explanation 2 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Act] , directly or indirectly, for the purposes of making investment in India.

The asset of the assessee shall vest in the Government of Abu Dhabi upon dissolution barring any payment made to creditors or depositors for loan or borrowing taken for the purposes other than for making investment in India;

The assessee shall not participate in the day to day operations of investee (as defined in clause (i) of Explanation 2 clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Act) but the monitoring mechanism to protect the investment with the investee including the right to appoint directors or executive director shall not be considered as participation in the day to day operations of the investee.

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