BasisPointInsight.com - Tax Relief for Investors but a New Compliance Puzzle for Companies by Sangeeta Jain India’s Finance Bill 2026 restores capital gains taxation on share buybacks while adding a promoter levy, raising fresh compliance and litigation risks. by Sangeeta Jain, BasisPointInsight.com

1/2 Is India’s Buyback Tax Regime Finally Stable — or Just Reset Again?

The Finance Bill 2026 brings back capital gains taxation on share buybacks, replacing the short-lived deemed dividend regime — but with a twist.

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BasisPointInsight.com - The Governance Shift in India’s Buyback Tax by Chandrika Soyantar How new rates split the monolithic shareholder block into control and portfolio shareholders, reshaping corporate governance by Chandrika Soyantar, BasisPointInsight.com

1/2 India’s 2026 Budget reshapes the buyback landscape by splitting shareholders into two distinct classes. This signals a governance-first approach, nudging capital markets toward fairness and accountability.

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8/ India hasn't killed the startup exit; it has institutionalized it. The era of "informal" company-led liquidity is over. The future belongs to those who can navigate a structured, secondary-first ecosystem. #Budget2026 #BuybackTax #VentureCapital #ESOP #SecondaryMarket #CapitalGains #FounderExit