Cairn faces 10k-cr fine besides tax

Cairn faces 10k-cr fine besides tax
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British oil explorer Cairn Energy Plc faces up to Rs 10,247-crore penalty over and above the Rs 29,000 crore in tax and interest demand slapped on it by the I-T Department using a retrospective legislation.

New Delhi : British oil explorer Cairn Energy Plc faces up to Rs 10,247-crore penalty over and above the Rs 29,000 crore in tax and interest demand slapped on it by the I-T Department using a retrospective legislation.

In a circular to shareholders, the company said it had on February 4 received "a final assessment order from the Indian Income Tax Department in amount of Rs 10,247 crore plus interest back dated to 2007 totalling Rs 18,800 crore.

"The aggregate amount of Rs 29,000 crore excludes any applicable penalties which may also be applied to the final assessment (potentially up to 100 per cent of the final assessment order, excluding interest)."

The I-T Department had on January 22, 2014 issued a draft assessment order of Rs 10,247 crore on alleged capital gains Cairn made in a 2006 reorganisation of its India business. The final assessment order was issued on February 4, 2016.

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