"A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1991 batch) has close to 3 decades of rich & varied experience, in industries ranging from Energy & Power, Manufacturing, FMCG to Financial Services. Vikas Maheshwari specializes in the vast domain of Treasury Management and FEMA – regulatory compliances, advisory and dispute resolution. He also specializes in providing specialized services on Acts relating to Customs, SEZ, FTP, PMLA, Acts relating to Black Money & Benami Properties..."
Setting up a project office in India is most preferred mode by a Foreign Company for executing contracts in India, awarded to it by Indian Companies. Establishment of Project Office is regulated by Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a branch office or a liaison office or a project office or any other place of business) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time.
The political world is often confounded with the problems (both real and imagined) associated with immigration and unwanted immigrants. Thankfully, Indians are often the acceptable immigrants around the world. Non-Resident Indians (NRI) /Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are increasing year upon year. As per a recent UN data, out of 272 million global migrants internationally, […]
We live in a ‘global village’. This is true for Indians today, more than ever before. The tribe of Indians with financial linkages to the world is growing exponentially. We travel overseas frequently, for work and vacations too. Indian students are found all over the globe. Many of us have close relatives working and residing […]
The article highlights the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) pertaining to Pharma sector. The world did not need a pandemic to know the importance of the pharma industry globally. Covid-19 has placed it right at the top of the list. The Indian Pharmaceutical industry is respectably positioned in the world -it is […]
Considering the ease of doing business and quicken the approval process pertaining to external trade, RBI has issued a circular, A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 08 dated 4th December 2020, empowering AD Banks on the following: Direct Dispatch of Shipping Document: Till now, AD Banks were empowered to regularize cases of dispatch of shipping documents […]
This article highlights the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), where IT companies have opted compounding of contraventions. IT has been significant contributor to India’s growth in the services and has emerged as the biggest IT Hub in the modern world. This sector has to its credit creation of more than 15 million […]
Benami Transactions One should not enter into any benami transaction as its consequences are severe and unescapable. Please find attached herewith insights on the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988. Benami property means any property which is the subject matter of a benami transaction and also includes the proceeds from such property. Benami transactions are prohibited. Benami Property is […]
Till 16th October, 2019, Foreign Investment was governed, by RBI in consultation with Central Government, by Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2017, called as TISPRO. Pursuant to amendment made in FEMA through Finance Act 2015, Central Government is empowered to make rules for Capital Account […]
Replacing Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1974 (FERA) with Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) was a welcome move giving abundant opportunity and confidence to Indian Business, to go global fearlessly, by liberalizing the laws and taking out the draconian portion of law with relaxing provisions. It took more than 50 years to realize and implement […]
Indian Businesses with Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) await clarifications – Are the regulators listening? Indian entrepreneurs found the outlet to tap into the foreign markets and mark their presence in foreign lands, thanks to liberalization brought in by Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (FEMA), allowing much-needed relaxation. Necessary changes have been made in regulations under […]
