Tax on Cross-border Borrowing, Withholding, Treaty Rates, Thin Capitalisation and Transfer Pricing
What an Indian borrower must work out before paying interest to a non-resident: the withholding rate, the treaty paperwork, the gross-up, the thin capitalisation cap, transfer pricing on associated-enterprise loans, and the treatment of exchange differences. All under the Income-tax Act 2025, with the 1961 Act positions that still apply to legacy loans.
- 8 pages
- 132
- Word and PDF
- 16 September 2026
The 4 formats inside
- 1Withholding determination file note, interest to non-resident lenderITA 2025 ss.393(2), 207, 159, 393(10), 397 · Rule 220On its own₹149
- 2Tax, gross-up and FEMA clause bank, loan agreement with non-resident lenderITA 2025 s.393(2), s.393(10) · FEMA Schedule IOn its own₹149
- 3Thin capitalisation computation working, s.177ITA 2025 s.177 (ex-s.94B)On its own₹149
- 4Declaration by non-resident lender, treaty residence, beneficial ownership and no PEITA 2025 ss.159, 393(2), 397(2)On its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “Withholding determination file note, interest to non-resident lender”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
[Name of the firm] file note · Client: [Borrower] · TAN: [Borrower's TAN] · Loan: [LRN / TC ID] · Period: [Period of the interest payment]
1. Facts
Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Lender; country of residence; legal form | [____] |
Relationship with borrower (AE? related party?) | [____] |
Instrument; currency; agreement / issue date | [ECB loan / bond / TC; USD; DD.MM.YYYY] |
Interest rate; fees; payment dates; accrual practice | [____] |
Who bears Indian tax | [Borrower (gross-up) / Lender] |
Use of borrowed funds (India / business outside India) | [____] |
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