Fema / RBI : The article explains that the FLA Return is a position-based FEMA compliance triggered by outstanding foreign investments, not by ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has updated the FLA Return FAQs, clarifying who must file, the 15 July deadline, revision procedures, and reporting requiremen...
Fema / RBI : The 2026 FEMA amendment expands portfolio investment eligibility beyond NRIs and OCIs to all individuals resident outside India. I...
Fema / RBI : The article examines how recent FEMA reforms have simplified downstream investments while highlighting unresolved issues involving...
Fema / RBI : India has expanded portfolio investment access by allowing any individual resident outside India to invest in listed Indian compan...
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 ...
Fema / RBI : The Karnataka High Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal's finding that the respondents satisfied the definition of person resident ...
Fema / RBI : The key issue was whether cash falls within the definition of property under the PBPT Act. The Tribunal ruled that cash is a tangi...
Fema / RBI : The case examined whether Indian assets could remain seized after foreign asset value was repatriated. The Tribunal ruled that onc...
Fema / RBI : The appellant claimed the disputed funds were received unknowingly and had attempted to return them. The Tribunal granted relief b...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that bank accounts cannot remain frozen merely because the account holder is related to a suspect or under inves...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has withdrawn non-operative FEMA circulars after reviewing directives issued since June 2000. The ruling helps Authorised ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has rationalised FEMA reporting by introducing revised return formats, discontinuing several reports, and easing compliance re...
Fema / RBI : RBI has allowed Authorised Dealer Category-I banks to exclude hedged positions arising from FCNR(B) deposits, ECBs, and OFCBs whil...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has directed all AD Category-I banks to submit daily data on FCNR(B) deposits, ECBs, and OFCBs mobilized under its swap fa...
Fema / RBI : RBI's Sixth Amendment to the FEMA Deposit Regulations broadens the scope of SNRR accounts by permitting IFSC branches to maintain ...
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 […]
The US dollar is the most popular currency worldwide. Its rate is affected by several key factors. Here is an overview of these correlations. US Dollar Rate and the Four Factors That Affect It No other currency beats the US Dollar. It is used for most international transactions. Travelers and traders exchange other currencies to […]
Valuation under different Acts i.e. the Companies Act, 2013, Income Tax Act, 1961 and Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 Till the introduction of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 2013), the valuation of shares, assets, net worth of companies etc. was conducted by Chartered Accountants or as prescribed by other laws such as the Foreign Exchange […]
Foreign investors or Foreign companies can open a liaison office in India for promoting and facilitating the parent company business activities and can act as best communication channel between the foreign parent company and Indian company.
An investment outside India can be done by an Indian party or an individual or (single or in association with another resident individual or with an ‘Indian Party’). All resident individuals, including minors, are allowed to freely remit up to USD 250,000 per financial year. An Indian Party can make overseas direct investment in any […]
Foreign company can commence business in India either by : 1) Opening a new Company in India and 2) Opening a Branch office in India. The procedural & documentation requirement along with our recommendation summarized below OPENING NEW COMPANY IN INDIA:– To start business in India a New Private Limited Company can be formed in […]
1. Relevant Section- Section 15 of the FEMA 1999 2. Maximum time of application-Within 180 days from the date of contravention under section 13 of FEMA 1999 3. Adjudicating Authority-RBI 4. Section 13 of the FEMA- General penalties under FEMA- if any person contravenes any provisions of FEMA, Rules, Regulations, Notifications, Direction or order issued […]
1. Relevant Provision Schedule 1 to Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or issue of security by a person resident outside India) Regulations. 2. When these provisions attract? In case if investee company receiving FDI for issue of shares 3. Timelines Within 180 days of receipt of foreign investment and requires filling of FCGPR with RBI regarding […]
Over the past five years India has become not only the world’s second-largest sending market – after only China – but also one of the fastest-growing sources of outbound students. Now, there are many provisions of FEMA which is applicable to students going abroad such as their Residential status, Remittance facilities, Educational loans to make […]
Determining the residential status is the starting point to understand the: – The extent to which a person is regulated for cross border transactions; –The extent of the Income-tax liability. Two laws were residential status is most relevant are Income-tax Act, 1961 (ITA) and Foreign Exchange and Management Act, 1999 (FEMA). We often mix the […]
