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Understanding Cross Border Tax Structuring for Multinational Operations
Every rupee a multinational earns crosses at least two tax systems on its way to shareholders, and the structure of the group decides how much of it arrives. This course is for CFOs, finance controllers, corporate development and M&A teams, and founders preparing for scale or listing. It covers residence, source and permanent establishment, how DTAAs actually work, outbound structuring under India's FEMA overseas investment rules, inbound entry vehicles and funding, royalties and service fees, indirect transfers, transfer pricing for operating models, intangibles and financing, GAAR and the principal purpose test, the Tiger Global ruling, Pillar Two and digital taxes, startup flips and reverse flips, and how to govern tax risk at board level. Built on real Indian cases and companies. Educational content only, not tax, legal or investment advice.
Permanent EstablishmentDTAAOverseas Direct InvestmentHolding Company JurisdictionsPOEMWithholding TaxIndirect TransfersTransfer PricingGAAR and PPTPillar TwoReverse FlipsTax Risk Governance
MODULES
6
DURATION
~5.5 hrs
TRACK
Corporate Finance
What You'll Master
How residence, source and permanent establishment rules decide which country taxes which profit, and how DTAAs relieve double taxation
How Indian groups set up overseas subsidiaries under FEMA rules, choose a holding jurisdiction and bring profits home efficiently
How foreign groups choose an Indian entry vehicle, fund it with debt or equity and charge royalties and service fees without inviting disputes
How to design an intercompany operating model and transfer pricing for goods, services, intangibles and financing
Why substance now beats form under GAAR, the MLI principal purpose test and the Tiger Global ruling
What Pillar Two's 15% global minimum tax and digital taxation mean for Indian groups
How to model effective tax rate and leakage across a structure and govern tax risk at board level
Access Level
LEARNER
Everything included
Full Text Playbooks
Actionable Exercises
Mobile Reading Mode
Lifetime Updates
Curriculum Breakdown
Chapter 1: The Architecture of Cross Border Tax
4 Lessons▶
Why Cross Border Structure Is a Board Decision, Not a Tax Afterthought12 min read
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Residence, Source and Permanent Establishment: The Three Questions Every Structure Must Answer15 min read
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How Tax Treaties Actually Work: DTAAs, Tie Breakers and Relief From Double Tax14 min read
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India's Corporate Tax Baseline for Inbound and Outbound Groups13 min read
Chapter 2: Outbound Structuring for Indian Groups Going Global
4 Lessons▶
The ODI Framework: What FEMA Overseas Investment Rules Permit14 min read
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Choosing a Holding Jurisdiction: Singapore, Netherlands, UAE, Mauritius and GIFT IFSC Compared15 min read
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Place of Effective Management: How an Overseas Subsidiary Becomes Indian Resident13 min read
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Bringing Money Home: Dividends, Buybacks, Royalties and Foreign Tax Credit14 min read
Chapter 3: Inbound Structuring for Foreign Groups Investing in India
4 Lessons▶
Branch, Liaison Office, Project Office or Subsidiary: Choosing the Indian Entry Vehicle13 min read
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Debt Versus Equity Into India: Interest Deductibility, Thin Capitalisation and Withholding14 min read
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Royalties, Technical Service Fees and Management Charges: Where the Disputes Start14 min read
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Indirect Transfers: The Vodafone Legacy and Taxing Offshore Share Sales14 min read
Chapter 4: Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Flows at Group Scale
4 Lessons▶
Designing the Operating Model: Principals, Contract Manufacturers and Limited Risk Distributors14 min read
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Intangibles and DEMPE: Who Really Earns the IP Return14 min read
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Intercompany Financing, Guarantees and Cash Pooling13 min read
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APAs, Safe Harbours and the Documentation Stack: CbCR, Master File and Local File14 min read
Chapter 5: Anti Avoidance and the Global Minimum Tax
4 Lessons▶
Substance Over Form: GAAR, the Principal Purpose Test and the MLI14 min read
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The Tiger Global Ruling and the End of Easy Treaty Shopping13 min read
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Pillar Two: The 15 Percent Global Minimum Tax and What It Means for Indian Groups15 min read
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Taxing the Digital Economy: Equalisation Levy, Significant Economic Presence and Pillar One13 min read
Chapter 6: Structuring Decisions in Practice
4 Lessons▶
Modelling a Structure: Effective Tax Rate, Cash Tax and Leakage on the Way Home15 min read
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Flips and Reverse Flips: Why Indian Startups Are Bringing Their Holding Companies Home14 min read
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Governing Tax Risk: Disputes, Uncertain Positions and Board Oversight13 min read
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The CFO's Cross Border Structuring Checklist12 min read