Tax Implications for Specified Mutual Funds Post-April 2025

Imagine you are reviewing a client’s portfolio transition for the upcoming financial year. A client holds a substantial position in an international feeder fund, which falls under the 'Specified Mutual Fund'...

Tax Implications of Exercising Rights Issues: Beyond the Entitlement

Imagine you are reviewing a portfolio strategy for a high-net-worth client who has just received a rights entitlement notice from a blue-chip company. Your client is debating whether to renounce these rights or exercise...

Tax Implications of Lapsed Options in PGBP Trading

Imagine you are reviewing a client’s trading ledger at the end of the financial year. You notice several ‘out-of-the-money’ call options that were purchased for hedging purposes but were never exercised, eventually...

Tax Implications of Mutual Fund Winding Up: A Practical Guide

Imagine you are drafting an advisory note for a client whose portfolio includes units in a mutual fund scheme currently undergoing liquidation. While the client is understandably anxious about the return of capital, your...

Tax Implications of Mutual Fund Winding Up: A Practitioner’s Guide

Imagine you are an investment advisor reviewing a client’s portfolio that includes an old, underperforming close-ended debt scheme nearing its maturity. Suddenly, you receive notice that the fund house has decided to...

Tax Implications of Mutual Fund Winding Up: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Imagine you are an equity research analyst reviewing the portfolio of a high-net-worth client who held units in a specific sectoral mutual fund that was recently wound up by the AMC. The client is confused, assuming that...

Tax Implications of Non-Compliant Mutual Fund Scheme Mergers

Imagine you are reviewing a portfolio restructuring proposal for a high-net-worth client. The asset management company (AMC) intends to merge a small-cap equity fund with a liquid debt fund to streamline their product...

Tax Implications of Offshore Trusts: Revocable vs. Irrevocable Structuring

Imagine you are reviewing the consolidated financial position of a high-net-worth client who has diversified their holdings by settling assets into an offshore trust. While your primary task is assessing the volatility...

Tax Implications of Partial Withdrawals from Tax-Advantaged Schemes

Imagine you are advising a young professional who has been diligently contributing to a Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) for his daughter. As the daughter approaches age 18, the client asks whether he should trigger the...

Tax Implications of Share Exchanges in Corporate Amalgamations

Imagine you are an equity analyst at a brokerage firm preparing a report on a major pharmaceutical sector consolidation. One of your covered companies, PharmaCorp, is being amalgamated into a larger entity, BioGlobal....