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Approval of long term bonds and rate of interest for the purpose of Section 194LC of the Income-tax Act, 1961- regarding.

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....ose of Section 194LC of the Income-tax Act, 1961- regarding. Section 194LC of the Income-tax Act, 1961, introduced by the Finance Act 2102, provided for lower withholding tax at the rate of 5% on the interest payments by Indian companies on borrowings made in foreign currency by such companies from a source outside India. The benefit was available in respect of borrowings made either under an agr....

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.... borrowing by way of any long term bonds, not limited to a long term infrastructure bond, if the borrowing is made on or after 1st day of October, 2014. Further, the concluding date of the period of borrowings eligible for concession under Section 194LC which was earlier 01/07/2015 has been extended to borrowings made before the 1st day of July, 2017. 3. Therefore, the approval of the Central Gov....

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....ber, 2014 but before the 1st day of July, 2017. b. The bond issue by the Indian company should comply with clause (d) of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with Notification No.FEMA-3/2000-RB viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign exchange) Regulations 2000, dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time, (hereafter referred ....