Segregation of bad portfolio by debt fund – tax implications

Recent NBFC crisis and downgrading of corporate bonds have affected several mutual funds that invest in debt securities. Interestingly fund houses have reacted very differently. Many are writing down defaulting papers. Some have deferred repayment of maturity proceeds of their fixed maturity plans. One of HDFC mutual fund’s debt schemes sold its affected securities to its AMC thereby protecting investors. Kotak repaid its investors after deducting maturity proceeds attributed to…

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