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Fema / RBI : The RBI has withdrawn non-operative FEMA circulars after reviewing directives issued since June 2000.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 ...
Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) by Indian Parties/Resident Individuals Overview Overseas Direct Investment refers to the investments made in the Joint Ventures (JV) and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) by way of: – Subscription to the Memorandum of a foreign entity; or – Purchase of existing shares of foreign entity either by market purchase or private placement […]
FCTRS (Foreign Currency- Transfer of Shares): 1. No fee for filing of form FC-TRS, if filed within 60 days from the date of receipt/date of payment of the amount of consideration otherwise the RBI/ AD Bank may impose the penalty for late filling by way of Late Submission fee (LSF). 2. Onus of filing of […]
Article explains Legislative requirements of valuation of Securities and Financial Assets in India under the Companies Act, 2013, The Income tax Act, 1961 and Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and Regulations made there under. The valuation profession has undergone a sea change in recent past especially after the introduction of concept of Registered Valuer (RV) […]
Article on Compounding of Contraventions Under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 explains Power to compound by Reserve Bank, Power of Enforcement Directorate to Compound Contraventions under FEMA, Delegation of Powers to Regional Offices, Authorisation to compound the contraventions by FED CO Cell, New Delhi, How to make Application for Compounding, Pre-requisite for Compounding Process, […]
Explains repatriation rules for NRO accounts, including limits, permissible transfers to NRE accounts, remittance conditions, credits, debits, and FEMA compliance.
The Reserve bank of India has announced the new reporting structure for FDI related transactions in which they have combined different reporting into a single combined form i.e. the Single Master Form (‘SMF’) which subsumed all the existing reporting in different forms such as ARF, FCGPR, FCTRS etc. Also, by implementation of this new structure, a new […]
Foreign Exchange Management (Debt) And (Non-Debt) Regulations, 2019 Read With (Non-Debt) Amendment Regulations, 2019 A STEP TOWARDS STREAMLINING THE INVESTMENT PROCESS IN INDIA To bring in line the changes as proposed in the Finance Act, the Ministry of Finance vide its Notification (S.O. 3732(E)) dated October 17, 2019 notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) […]
As India is developing country and that too one of the fastest developing country in world, it is normal that other countries wanted to invest in India. India is actually a hub doing business as the cost of production in India is low which ultimately increases the Demand curve of a product or service. With […]
Purchase/Sale of Capital Instruments by PROI (Person Resident Outside India) of an Indian company What are Capital Instruments? Capital Instruments’ are equity shares, debentures, preference shares and share warrants issued by an Indian company in regards to Purchase/Sale of Capital Instruments by PROI of an Indian company. Issue by an Indian company An Indian company is […]
Assessee could not be held guilty for violation of provisions of Section 9(1)(b) of FERA, on the sole basis of the statement of Sh. Ashish Jain, which was retracted later on as none of the orders of the authorities, namely, the Adjudicating Authority, the Appellate Authority or the Tribunal refer to any cogent material to substantiate the allegation of the commission of an offence under Section 9(1)(b) of FERA.
