Skip to main content

SC order on RBI circular: More options for banks to tackle defaulting firms

Lenders also have the option of restructuring the loans Lenders to companies which are under stress could now have three options to deal with them if they default on loans: take a haircut as part of a one-time settlement, restructure the loans for a longer tenure as they did when corporate debt restructuring schemes were allowed, or go to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for redress. These changes in the options available to lenders come, according to PE funds and bank lawyers who are involved in the IBC process, in the wake of the Supreme Court on Tuesday setting aside the 12 February RBI circular, which allowed a 180-day window to banks to resolve a company default.But they can still find a resolution. According to a Reserve Bank of India circular, a loan becomes a non-performing asset when banks cannot find a way of recovering their money in 90 days. In short, banks still have a window to resolve the default.
Lenders can take a haircut as part of a one -time settlement of dues though experts say that, considering the overall environment, it is unlikely that any bank will opt for this course of action.“Such an option could be scrutinised and investigated, especially under existing circumstances where banks have been under the scanner for giving loans without a proper risk assessment,” said a top executive of a private equity fund.Lenders also have the option of restructuring the loans. “For instance, they can convert a 10-year loan tenure to 20 years and tweak interest rates lower.But they might still not recover the loan has had been the case in many CDR schemes which did not work. However, there would be cause for concern if lots of banks were to use this route in lots of cases,” said a banking expert.
He pointed out that the government will be keeping a close watch for a greater use of these two options as it could derail the whole IBC process and put off potential investors.There are others, however, who say that there will hardly be any incentive for a bank to do this because, under the RBI rules, the loan will remain a non-performing asset (NPA) on the books of the bank until 20 per cent of the principal is paid off by the company - only then could it be designated as a non-NPA. The third option open to lenders dealing with defaulting companies is referring them to the IBC if a resolution cannot be found. “While under the earlier RBI circular, banks had 180 days to resolve the default issue, they now have 90 days to do so. But earlier, they had no option but to go to IBC, Now they have three options — a one-time settlement, restructuring of loans and also the IBC,” said a PE fund executive.
The Business Standard, 4th April 2019

Comments

  1. Howdy! Pleasant material, do update me as often as possible when you post something like this once more! I will visit this blog a far cry for greater quality posts like it. GST netfile

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

New income tax slab and rates for new tax regime FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) announced in Budget 2023

  Basic exemption limit has been hiked to Rs.3 lakh from Rs 2.5 currently under the new income tax regime in Budget 2023. Further, the income tax slabs in the new tax regime has been changed. According to the announcement, 5 income tax slabs will be there in FY 2023-24, from 6 income tax slabs currently. A rebate under Section 87A has been enhanced under the new tax regime; from the current income level of Rs.5 lakh to Rs.7 lakh. Thus, individuals opting for the new income tax regime and having an income up to Rs.7 lakh will not pay any taxes   The income tax slabs under the new income tax regime will now be as follows: Rs 0 to Rs 3 lakh - 0% tax rate Rs 3 lakh to 6 lakh - 5% Rs 6 lakh to 9 lakh - 10% Rs 9 lakh to Rs 12 lakh - 15% Rs 12 lakh to Rs 15 lakh - 20% Above Rs 15 lakh - 30%   The revised Income tax slabs under new tax regime for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25)   Income tax slabs under new tax regime Income tax rates under new tax regime O to Rs 3 lakh 0 Rs 3 lakh to Rs 6 lakh 5% Rs 6

Jaitley plans to cut MSME tax rate to 25%

Income tax for companies with annual turnover up to ?50 crore has been reduced to 25% from 30% in order to make Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) companies more viable and also to encourage firms to migrate to a company format. This move will benefit 96% or 6.67 lakh of the 6.94 lakh companies filing returns of lower taxation and make MSME sector more competitive as compared with large companies. However, bigger firms have shown their disappointment since the proposal for reducing tax rates was to make Indian firms competitive globally and it is the large firms that are competing globally. The Finance Minister foregone revenue estimate of Rs 7,200 crore per annum for this for this measure. Besides, the Finance Minister refrained from removing or reducing Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT), a popular demand from India Inc., but provided a higher period of 15 years for carry forward of future credit claims, instead of the existing 10-year period. “It is not practical to rem

Don't forget to verify your income tax return in August: Here's the process

  An ITR return needs to be verified within 120 days of filing of tax return. Now that you have filed your income tax return, remember to verify it because your return filing process is not complete unless you do so. The CBDT has reduced the time limit of ITR verification to 30 days (from 120 days) from the date of return submission. The new rule is applicable for the returns filed online on or after 1st August 2022. E-verification is the most convenient and instant method for verifying your ITR. However, if you prefer not to e-verify, you have the option to verify it by sending a physical copy of the ITR-V. Taxpayers who filed returns by July 31, 2023 but forget to verify their tax returns, will get the following email from the tax department, as per ClearTax. If your ITR is not verified within 30 days of e-filing, it will be considered invalid, and may be liable to pay a Late Fee. Aadhaar OTP | EVC through bank account | EVC through Demat account | Sending duly signed ITR-V through s