Venture investors and startup leaders are celebrating a huge reform as announced in the Union Budget 2024-25. This is because startups funding is now angel tax free. Let’s understand about this important update through this article.
What is an Angel Tax?
Angel Tax is applicable to businesses for any amount received by a privately held company against the sale of its shares to investors at a price higher than its fair market value. The angel tax rate was applicable at the rate of 31%. As a result, causing a heavy financial and compliance burden on startups. Previously exemption was made available to only few countries.
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Relief for Startups as Startups now don’t have to pay any angel tax
India’s startup founders and investors welcomed the government’s decision to abolish the angel tax for all investor classes in the Union Budget 2024. Industry is describing it as a ‘watershed moment’ that will help attract more capital into India. India is the the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem and now angel tax exemption available to all the countries will help India attract more investments.
The startup ecosystem has long demanded that the government remove the angel tax system.
Last year, a revision in the angel tax provision proposed in the Union Budget sparked concerns about startup investments in the country from foreign investors.
Future Prospects
The abolition of the angel tax is expected to dramatically stimulate the Indian startup scene by lowering compliance burdens and creating a more hospitable atmosphere for investors. This reform could encourage more domestic and international investors to fund Indian entrepreneurs, hence boosting economic growth and creativity.
Conclusion
As the sector welcomes this long-awaited development, the emphasis now switches to using this newfound flexibility to foster growth and innovation in the Indian startup ecosystem. Thus, the elimination of the angel tax is a significant step towards creating a more favourable business environment for startups and investors alike.
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