CBDT amends provisions on Eligible Investment Fund



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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Notification No. 59/2022, amending specific provisions related to eligible investment funds and fund managers under Section 9A of the Income-tax Act, 1961. These changes clarify that certain conditions regarding day-to-day operations and fund management registration will not apply or will be modified for these funds. The amendments aim to streamline investment processes and are effective from their publication date.

CBDT vide Notification No. 59/2022 specified in case of an eligible investment fund referred to in sub section (8A) of section 9A of the IT Act 1961. Read the official notification below.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th June, 2022

S.O. 2602(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (8A) of section 9A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), the Central Government hereby specifies that in case of an,-

CBDT Amends Eligible Investment Fund Rules

(a) eligible investment fund referred to in sub-section (8A) of section 9A of the Act, the conditions specified in, -

(i) clause (e), clause (f) and clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 9A of the Act shall not apply;
(ii) clause (k) of sub-section (3) of section 9A of the Act shall be modified in the following manner, namely:-

CBDT Amends Eligible Investment Fund Rules

"(k) the fund shall not carry on, or participate in, the day to day operations of any person in India and for this purpose the monitoring mechanism to protect the investment in such person including the right to appoint directors or executive director shall not be considered as participation in day to day operations of such person in India;"

(b) eligible fund manager referred to in sub-section (8A) of section 9A of the Act, the conditions specified in clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 9A of the Act shall be modified in the following manner, namely:-

“(b) the person is registered as a portfolio manager or an investment advisor in accordance with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulation 2021 as notified under the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 (50 of 2019) or such other regulations made under the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 (50 of 2019);”.

2. This notification shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

[Notification No. 59/2022/F. No. 370142/11/2022-TPL]
NEHA SAHAY, Under Secy.

FAQ :

The CBDT's Notification No. 59/2022 amends provisions concerning eligible investment funds and fund managers under Section 9A of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

For eligible investment funds, clauses (e), (f), and (g) of sub-section (3) of Section 9A of the Act shall not apply.

Clause (k) is modified to state that the fund shall not engage in the day-to-day operations of any person in India, with monitoring mechanisms and the right to appoint directors not being considered participation in such operations.

For eligible fund managers, the condition in clause (b) of sub-section (4) of Section 9A is modified to require registration as a portfolio manager or investment advisor under IFSCA regulations.

These amendments come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.




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