Fema / RBI : The 2026 FEMA amendment removes uncertainty surrounding INR borrowings by resident individuals from NRIs and OCI relatives. The RB...
Fema / RBI : Explains how ECBs allow Indian entities to borrow abroad while ensuring compliance with RBI rules. Key takeaway: growth is enabled...
Fema / RBI : Expanding overseas is easier under new rules, but compliance risks remain. Missing filings or structuring errors can trigger penal...
Fema / RBI : The issue concerns alternative settlement mechanisms for international trade. The framework allows INR-based transactions with fle...
Goods and Services Tax : ECGC payouts in INR do not qualify as export proceeds under GST and FEMA laws. Exporters must secure AD bank write-offs to avoid r...
Corporate Law : Authorities found Dubai property acquisitions by Indian residents routed through hawala, leading to action for violations of FEMA ...
Fema / RBI : BCAS submits comments on RBI’s draft External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) regulations, seeking clarity on eligibility, KYC norms...
Fema / RBI : BCAS provides feedback on draft FEMA trade regulations, flags concerns over AD bank powers, seeks clarity and consistency....
Fema / RBI : New FEMA rules allow settlement of foreign exchange violations with penalties up to ₹5 crore. Pending cases will follow earlier ...
Fema / RBI : The Government amended FEMA regulations, enabling resolution of violations up to ₹5 crore by paying fines. Ongoing cases follow ...
Corporate Law : The Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA held that routing demonetized cash through another person’s bank account constituted a benam...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether properties purchased using company funds could escape benami classification. The Tribunal held that unexplai...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal ruled that transactions predating the alleged crime cannot be treated as proceeds of crime without a clear link. It s...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether properties unconnected to crime could be attached under PMLA. The Tribunal held that equivalent value assets...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal ruled that taxation of income does not negate its use in benami transactions. Even disclosed or assessed income can f...
Fema / RBI : RBI has withdrawn the requirement for prior approval of tie-ups between AD banks and non-bank remittance platforms. The new framew...
Fema / RBI : RBI has notified Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026 to streamline authorisation norms under FEMA. ...
Fema / RBI : RBI notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026 introducing revised eligibility, compliance, a...
Fema / RBI : The issue involved foreign investment limits in the insurance sector under FEMA regulations. The amendment allows up to 100% FDI u...
Fema / RBI : The issue involved foreign investment from countries sharing land borders with India. The amendment mandates Government approval f...
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 […]
Since the petition against Enforcement Directorate towards claiming of interest under section 42(3) of FERA towards seized travellers cheques was filed more than 9 years after receiving the rupee equivalent of UK Pounds 1800 without providing of any reasonable explanation for the delay, therefore, the same was liable to be rejected solely on the ground of laches.
(1) These rules may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Firstly we need to understand the concept of Investment outside India in brief then we will be able to understand the meaning of Disinvestment. Indian Party may invest outside India by way of contribution to the capital or subscription to the Memorandum of Association of a foreign entity or by way of purchase of existing […]
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 […]
AD Category – I banks are directed by RBI to not to grant any approval to foreign law firms/companies or foreign lawyers to open any branch office, project office, liaison office or other place of business in India under FEMA for the purpose of practicing legal profession in India.
On a review and in partial modification of earlier instructions it has been decided that in respect of the Compounding Orders passed on or after March 01, 2020 a summary information, instead of the Compounding Orders, shall be published on the Bank’s website in the following format:
RBI decided to discontinue the 17 returns/reports as listed under under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 which includes Report on Category-wise transaction where the amount exceeds USD 5000 per transaction
Following are the types of Bank account which a foreigner can maintain in India: ♦ Non – Resident External Rupee Account (NRE). ♦ Non- Resident Ordinarily Account (NRO). ♦ Foreign Currency (Non – Resident) Account Bank (FCNR (B)). ♦ Non – Resident (Non Repatriable) Rupee Deposit Accounts (NRNR Accounts). ♦ Special Non- Resident Rupee Account […]
INCORPORATION OF COMPANY BY FOREIGN NATIONALS? Incorporation of Company by Foreign Nationals/Non Resident Indian/Overseas Citizen Of India (OCI) is a cumbersome process and subject to Regulatory approvals. The laws which here are of concern are: 1. Companies Act, 2013 2. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. FEMA PERSPECTIVE Starting point of Foreign investment is inflow of […]
