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Fema / RBI : The RBI has withdrawn non-operative FEMA circulars after reviewing directives issued since June 2000.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 ...
This article contains various Compliance requirements under Statutory Laws for the Month of August, 2019. Compliance means adhering to rules and regulations. Article contains Compliance Requirement Under Income Tax Act, 1961, Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017 (GST), Other Statutory Laws, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) (LODR) Regulations, […]
A. Which entities are required to submit the FLA Return Ans. The annual return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) is required to be submitted by the following entities which have Received Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) made FDI Abroad In the previous year(s) including the current year B. Whether all the Companies received foreign investment […]
Reporting by Indian Companies The Reserve Bank of India had come up with a New Circular No. A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 37 dated 28th June, 2019 which stipulates that all Indian Companies which have received FDI and/or made FDI abroad (i.e. overseas investment) in the previous year(s) including the current year, should file the […]
What is CONVERTIBLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE (CFE)? Convertible Foreign Exchange means foreign exchange which is for the time being treated by the Reserve Bank of India as convertible foreign exchange for the purposes of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), and any rules made there under. Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and […]
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA Return)– An Analysis (Key Points, FAQ’s and Important Definitions) 1. Compliance Particular: Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA Return) 2. Requirement: FLA Return is required to be submitted mandatorily by all the India resident companies which have received FDI and/ or made ODI in any […]
What is Annual Return of Foreign Liabilities and Assets? -FLA annual return are one of the compliances that have to be met by the companies that are involved with FDI (Foreign Direct Investments) or companies who invest in foreign companies either via joint venture or wholly owned subsidiaries, also termed as Overseas Direct Investment (ODI).
Please be informed that all Companies/LLPs which have received FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and/or made FDI abroad (i.e. overseas investment) have to file an Annual Return which is Foreign Assets & Liabilities Return (FLA). 1. The due date for filing FLA return is 31st of July, 2019 for the FY 2018-2019. 2. Non-filing of the return […]
Foreign Liabilities & Assets Information Reporting (Flair) System (FLA Return) Applicability:-Annual return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets has been notified under FEMA 1999 and it is required to be submitted by all the India resident companies (Reporting Entities)* which have received FDI and/ or made overseas investment in any of the previous year(s), including current […]
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, […]
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) means investment through capital instruments (equity shares, debentures, preference shares and share warrants) by a person resident outside India in an unlisted Indian company or in 10% or more of the post issue paid-up capital on a fully diluted basis of a listed Indian company. FDI under various sectors is permitted […]
