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Fema / RBI : RBI has withdrawn the requirement for prior approval of tie-ups between AD banks and non-bank remittance platforms.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...
i) These regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Margin for Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2020. ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Gazette of India.
A Foreign National can start a business in India without being a Resident and one can setup up a new business in India in any of the following ways: A. Limited Company (Private Limited/Public Limited Company) B. Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) C. Branch Office or Liaison/Representative Office, Project Office A. LIMITED COMPANY A non-resident Indians […]
ANALYSIS OF COMPOUNDING ORDERS ISSUED BY AUTHORITY YEAR 2020 1) Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India (Inbound Investment) (FEMA 20/2000-RB), Taking on record transfer of shares from resident to non-resident. Applicant M/s W. Hunger Hydraulics India Private Limited Compounding Application Number C.A. No. 126/2019 Amount imposed under Compounding Order Rs. […]
Foreign investments into India to acquire equity instruments of an Indian company are primarily regulated in terms of the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (NDI Rules). ‘Equity Instruments’ means equity shares, convertible debentures, preference shares and share warrants issued by an Indian company. [Rule 2(k) of NDI Rules] Pursuant to the amendments to […]
Know Person Resident Outside India (PROI) and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) under FEMA Pursuant to the amendments to Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (‘FEMA’) through Finance Act, 2015, recently, the Ministry of Finance notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (“the Nondebt Instruments Rules”) vide Notification No. 3732(E) dated 17th October, 2019 and Foreign […]
The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has now classified instruments issued under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) as debt and non-debt instruments and has notified the rules/ regulations in this regard. The Finance Act of 2015 had proposed certain amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The Central Government (“CG”), vide sections […]
Under the revised procedure, an exporter would be caution-listed by the Reserve Bank based on the recommendations of the AD bank concerned, depending upon the exporters track record with the AD bank and investigative agencies.
Introduction: Overseas Direct Investments (ODI) in the Indian Context means, any capital outflows / investments made by Indian residents in a foreign country but does not include portfolio investment. As more companies involve themselves with foreign investments, the importance of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations and their compliance becomes a major part of the […]
For a country where capital is not readily available, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been an important source of funds for companies. Under FDI, overseas money, either by an individual or entity, is invested in an Indian company FDI in India is regulated by the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and the master circular/ […]
Every company having Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), is required to report Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Herein, we are not describing and defining FDI and the same can be find in another article. The RBI, in the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review dated April 5, 2018 announced that, with the objective of integrating the extant […]
