MFs, alternative investment funds may come under ambit of new tax norms

0.1% tax collected at source may hit funds, investors

Mutual funds (MFs) and alternative investment funds (AIFs) may come under the ambit of the new tax collected at source (TCS) regime, which came into effect on October 1. This could hit the funds as well as investors.
 
The Finance Act, 2020, has inserted a sub-section (1H) in section 206C, mandating a seller to deduct tax equal to 0.1 per cent of sale proceeds if the value of goods sold exceeds Rs 50 lakh in a financial year. The collection is to be made at the time of transaction.
 
Since TCS provisions apply to the sale of "goods"