Foreign investors are bolstering offshore arms with tangible operations to demonstrate substance, following a Supreme Court ruling that denied tax benefits to entities lacking it. Measures include appointing local directors and hiring office space to prove these entities are not merely paper companies designed to evade Indian taxes.
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to Rs 858 crore
AU’s gross non-performing assets ratio fell 42 basis points (bps) to 1.99% at the end of September. This helped in 25% lower provision at Rs