In this PPT I have explained the Taxation of income received from Investment funds (Private equity, Hedge Funds etc.). I have discussed the provisions of Section 115UB of Income Tax Act, 1961 and categorization of Investment funds as per SEBI (Alternative Investment Fund) Regulations, 2012.

2. INDEX
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1 Investment Funds - Intro 3
2 Taxability of Investment Funds 5
3 Carry Forward and Set off 9
4 Other Related Provisions 10

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Investment Funds- Intro
Categorization as per
SEBI
Alternative
Investment
Fund - I
Alternative
Investment
Fund - II
Alternative
Investment
Fund - III
Invests in early
stage startups or
early stage
ventures or SMEs
etc. and shall
include Venture
Capital funds,
SME funds,
Infrastructure
funds etc.
Which does not fall
under AIF-I or AIF-III
and which does not
undertake leverage
other than to meet day
to day operations. E.g.
Private Equity funds or
debt with no specific
concessions given by
govt. or any regulator.
Employs diverse or
complex trading strategies
and may employ leverage
including through
investment in Listed or
Unlisted Derivatives. E.g.
Hedge Funds or funds
which trade with a view to
make short term returns
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Investment Funds- Intro
Chapter XII-FB and Section
115 UB of Income Tax Act
Investment fund means any fund established or incorporated in India in the form of a trust or a company or a
limited liability partnership or a body corporate which has been granted a certificate of registration as a Category I
or a Category II Alternative Investment Fund and is regulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Alternative Investment Fund) Regulations, 2012, made under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,
1992.
Note: Currently, the Indian tax laws do not contain any specific provisions governing taxability of Category III
AIFs. Typically, these are structured as trusts and the laws governing taxability of trusts are used for
determining taxability of Category-III AIFs and their investors. As most of the AIFs are constituted as business
trusts, the higher surcharge and Maximum marginal rate apply to their income streams
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Taxability of Investment Funds
Provisions of Section
115 UB
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act and subject to the provisions of this
Chapter, any income accruing or arising to, or received by, a person, being a unit holder of an investment fund,
out of investments made in the investment fund, shall be chargeable to income-tax in the same manner as if it
were the income accruing or arising to, or received by, such person had the investments made by the investment
fund been made directly by him.
Analysis of above
provision
All incomes earned by Investment fund shall be exempt u/s 10(23FBA) except
for the income under the head “Profit and Gains from Business or
Professions.” Investment funds enjoy “Pass through Status.”
This means that all income made by Investment fund whether u/h “Capital
Gains” or “Income from Other sources” shall be taxable in the hands of
Investor directly as if the investment is made directly by the investor.
Also the income in hands of investor shall be taxable in the same nature and
in the same proportion as it had accrued or arisen to the Investment Fund.
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Taxability of Investment Funds
Rate of Taxation
Provisions of Section
115 UB
Rate of Taxation of Business Income of Investment Fund
Company/Firm Other cases
Rate or rates
specified in the
Finance act of
relevant year
Maximum Marginal
rate (MMR)
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Taxability of Investment Funds
Investment Fund Investors
Business Income(PGBP) 100 Exempt
Capital Gain Exempt 50
Other Sources Exempt 150
Taxability of AIF I and AIF II Funds
Example: Suppose an AIF I category Investment fund has following incomes:
Business Income: Rs.100 crores
Capital Gain Income: Rs.50 crores
Income from Other sources: Rs.150 crores
Show the taxability of above incomes in the hands of Investment fund and Investors.
Note: The income taxable in the hands of investors under the head “Capital Gain” and “Income from Other
sources” will be in the same nature and proportion as it had accrued to Investment fund.
Rs.in crores
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Taxability of Investment Funds
Taxability of AIF III Funds
Example: Suppose an AIF III category Investment fund has following incomes:
Business Income: Rs.100 crores
Capital Gain Income: Rs.50 crores
Income from Other sources: Rs.150 crores
Show the taxability of above incomes in the hands of Investment fund and Investors.
Solution
In AIF III all the income will be taxed at Investment fund level not at investor level
that means all the income received by investor from AIF III will be exempt.
Income accrued to Investment Fund Taxability of Income
Business income(PGBP) and Other sources Taxed at Maximum Marginal Rate
Capital Gain income LTCG or STCG depending on the holding period
Dividend Income Taxed @ 35.88%
Note: The income taxable at Investment fund level is not a TDS that is even if the investor’s tax liability is Nil
he/she cannot claim the benefit of tax paid by Investment fund at higher rate.
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Carry Forward and Set off of Losses
For Investment Funds
Only such losses that are under the head “Profit and Gains
from Business or Professions” shall be allowed to be carry
forward and set off by Investment fund itself.
For Unit Holders
 Loss to the unit holder shall be allowed to be carry
forward and set off only if the unit holder hold the unit of
investment fund, in respect of which loss has arisen, for a
period of at least twelve months(Amended by Finance act
,2019).
 The loss other than the loss of PGBP if any accumulated
at the level of Investment fund as on 31st March 2019,
shall be distributed to the unit holder who held the unit as
on 31st March, 2019.
Such loss shall be allowed to be carry forwarded only for
remaining period calculated from the year in which loss
had occurred first time.
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Other related provisions
Deduction of TDS Section 194 LBB
Resident
NRI/Foreign
company
At the rate
of 10%
Rates in force
Note:
 Investment fund shall deduct TDS at the time the income is accrued to the unit holder irrespective
of whether the same has been distributed to the unit holder or not i.e. if income is accrued in FY
2019 then TDS on the same shall be deducted in FY 2019 itself irrespective of the same has been
distributed to the unit holder in FY 2020.
 Investment fund shall furnish its return of Income in respect of its Income or Loss of every
previous year under section 139(4F) of Income tax Act, 1961.
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