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Walmart-Flipkart deal: AAR rejects Tiger Global plea on withholding tax

Tiger Global was one of the prominent shareholders in e-commerce major Flipkart, founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007.

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Flipkart is seen on the company's office in Bengaluru | Photo: Reuters

Shrimi Choudhary New Delhi
The Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) has rejected an application of three Mauritius-based companies, part of US-based hedge fund Tiger Global Management, to avail of nil withholding tax on capital gains arising out of the $16-billion Walmart-Flipkart deal, struck in May 2018. 

Tiger Global was one of the prominent shareholders in e-commerce major Flipkart, founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007. 

Mauritius-based Tiger Global International (II, III, IV) Holdings had sold their stake in Flipkart Singapore in 2018 to Luxembourg-based Fit Holdings for over Rs 14,500 crore. They sought an AAR ruling after the tax authorities rejected their demand for

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