<h1>India Expands GAAR Committee's Scope to Include All Non-Resident Taxpayers, Seeks Public Feedback on Draft Report.</h1> The Government of India has expanded the scope of the Expert Committee on General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR), led by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, to include all non-resident taxpayers, not just Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). This decision follows concerns highlighted by the Standing Committee on Finance regarding the negative impact of retrospective tax laws and GAAR on the investment climate and investor confidence. The Committee's draft report, released on September 1, 2012, is open for public feedback. Initially, the Committee was tasked with examining tax amendments affecting non-resident asset transfers related to FIIs.