CBDT's Proposed Alterations to Rule 11UA on Angel Tax and Excluded Entities



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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is proposing significant amendments to Rule 11UA concerning the 'angel tax'. These changes aim to modify the valuation methods for shares issued to non-residents, bringing them under Section 56(2)(viib) of the Income-tax Act. The proposal includes adding five new valuation methods alongside the existing Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Net Asset Value (NAV) methods, and also introduces provisions for price matching with resident investors and venture capital funds. Furthermore, the CBDT plans to notify specific categories of non-resident investors, such as government-related entities, banks, insurance businesses, and certain pooled investment vehicles, to whom these angel tax provisions will not apply. These proposed rules will be open for public comment for 10 days before final notification.

CBDT proposes changes to Rule 11UA in respect of ANGEL TAX- Also proposes to notify Excluded Entities In the Finance Act, 2023, an amendment has been introduced to bring the consideration received from non-residents for issue of shares within the ambit of section 56(2)(viib) of the Income-tax Act
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FAQ :

The proposed changes aim to modify the valuation methods for shares issued to non-residents under the 'angel tax' provisions (Section 56(2)(viib) of the Income-tax Act) and to notify certain entities that will be excluded from these provisions.

Currently, Rule 11UA prescribes DCF and NAV methods for resident investors. The proposal is to include five additional valuation methods for non-resident investors, in addition to DCF and NAV.

A safe harbour of 10% variation in value is proposed to account for fluctuations in forex, bidding processes, and other economic indicators that might affect the valuation of unquoted equity shares during multiple investment rounds.

Excluded entities include government and government-related investors (like central banks, sovereign wealth funds), banks or insurance entities subject to regulation, and certain robustly regulated entities like SEBI-registered Category-I FPIs, endowment funds, pension funds, and broad-based pooled investment vehicles with over 50 investors.

Yes, it is proposed to modify an existing notification so that the angel tax provisions shall not apply to consideration received by start-ups covered under specific notifications from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The draft rules will be shared for public comments for a period of 10 days.




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