Taxes Mauritius

India Plans Review of Tax Treaty with Mauritius - Junior Finmin

India is considering a review of the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty with Mauritius to raise revenues, Junior Finance Minister S.S. Palanimanickam told lawmakers on Friday.

04 May 2012, business.mega.mu

Financial Services: The fate of the Mauritian Offshore in the Hands of Indian MPs

The Mauritian authorities are following with interest the debate in the Indian Parliament in the Budget Speech 2012/2013. A measure of the Finance Bill on tax gain contains elements which might call into question the fundamental Treaty of double taxation between Mauritius and India.

27 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Offshore: The Exodus Begins

Following the new tax measures in India, including the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) may take over the treaties of double taxation, several private equity funds' moving away from Mauritius to Singapore.

27 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Tax Treaty: Mauritius Wants Urgent Meeting With India

In the wake of threats of revising the Treaty of double taxation with India, the Mauritian government has asked the country an urgent meeting of Joint Working Group (JWG) between our two countries.

19 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Offshore: New Indian Tax Proposals Make Investors Cautious

Gains derived by an enterprise of Maurice in the sale of 'compulsory convertible debentures' (CCD) to an Indian company are interests that are taxable in India.

10 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Offshore: Mauritius Defends the Measures for the Integrity of the Treaty Signed with India

Mauritius is willing to consider changes in the double taxation treaty with India. But these changes must be part of a comprehensive package.

09 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement: Ça Chauffe en Inde

Si la décision de l’Inde de serrer les filets fiscaux a été comprise par la communauté des affaires, celle de taxer de manière rétrospective les entreprises qui n’arrivent pas à justifier une présence importante dans le pays qu’elles utilisent pour investir en Inde, a soulevé un tollé.

07 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Commerce Online: How to Calculate Customs Fees?

More and more Mauritians yield to the temptation to purchase various items on the net. Different international sites offer products that can be shipped to Mauritius.

03 Apr 2012, business.mega.mu

Offshore: Mauritian Professionals Criticize the New Indian Regulations

After the threat of the General Tax Code, which would override the tax treaties signed by India, the authorities of the Great Peninsula present the General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR). A new project that will have a negative impact on the Mauritian Offshore.

29 Mar 2012, business.mega.mu

Offshore: Mauritius Request Additional Benefits to India

The Indian press is disappointed. While she believed that the dispute between Great Peninsula and Maurice was about to be solved, here that Mauritius has applied for the Permanent Establishments are also covered by the treaty to avoid double taxation.

26 Mar 2012, business.mega.mu

Taxes: 20,000 Papers Already Submitted Electronically

The officers of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) will be in 16 centers across the island this weekend between 8 am and 30 16 hours to help taxpayers meet their tax forms electronically.

23 Mar 2012, business.mega.mu

Rundheersing Bheenick: "Mauritius is Not a Tax Haven"

The Governor of the Central Bank is adamant. Maurice is not a tax haven. Many measures were taken after the threat of the OECD to include Mauritius on its blacklist.

21 Mar 2012, business.mega.mu

VAT: Rebate Program on Agro Equipment Coming Into Operation

The government had introduced a measure in terms of value-added tax to ease the operation cost of sugar cane growers, horticulturists and breeders of cattle and pigs.

28 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

MRA: 80% of "Returns" Over the Internet

Since Wednesday, taxpayers can file their tax returns. The Director General of the Mauritius Revenue Authority, Sudhamo Lall, wants once again to focus on e-filing.

16 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

Rs 15 000 Billion Transferred from India to Tax Havens, Including Mauritius

The boss of the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation has revealed this Monday, Feb. 13 that the citizens of the Great Peninsula have transferred $ 500 billion to Mauritius, the Virgin Islands, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

14 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

MRA: VAT Registration Incentive Scheme

To retrieve those who are not VAT registered, the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has come up with the VAT Registration Incentive Scheme (VRIS).

08 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

MRA Chalks out Billboard Tax

Budget 2012 introduced a Rs 30,000 to Rs 70,000 Advertising Structure Fee, commonly known as Billboard Tax on every advertising structure, to be collected by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) by January 31 every year.

27 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Internet Access: Broadband and Equipment without VAT

The New Broadband Policy (NBP) from 2012 to 2020 contains two key measures to bring down the price of broadband Internet. One is the reduction or even elimination of VAT on computer equipment.

25 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Fiscalité – Impôts: Les Formulaires Disponibles à Partir de Février

C’est bientôt l’heure pour les contribuables de se mettre en règle avec le fisc. La Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) a déjà tout mis en place.

22 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Tax Evasion: Immunity for Fraudsters till 30 June 2012

The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) continues its hunt against those who deceive the authorities by making false statements. The tax authority proposes to waive penalties, interest and prosecution if they choose to set their own rules.

16 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu