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Fema / RBI : The RBI has withdrawn non-operative FEMA circulars after reviewing directives issued since June 2000.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 ...
Foreign Liabilities & Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) System – Introduction of New Reporting Mechanism by RBI Background : Every Indian Company (‘the Company’) who has received FDI or has made an investment in foreign countries i.e. overseas investment in the previous year including current year needs to file a return called as Annual Return on […]
ANNUAL RETURN ON FOREIGN LIABILITIES AND ASSETS As per RBI/2010-11/427 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45 dated March 15, 2011, an Indian company which has received FDI and/ or made overseas investment in any of the previous year(s), including current year, shall submit form FLA Return to the Reserve Bank on or before the 15th […]
RBI FLA Return INTRODUCTION : RBI vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 37 dated June 28, 2019 introduced new mechanism for filing of FLA Return, to enhance the security-level in data submission and further improve the data quality. LEGAL REQUIREMENT OF FLA The RBI has introduced the requirement of Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and […]
As per FEMA Regulations, 1999 requires any company who has either made Overseas Direct Investment (‘ODI’) or received Foreign Direct Investment (‘FDI’), to file the Foreign Assets and Liabilities Annual Return (‘FALAR’). The companies have to report the current financial year’s FLA as well as the previous year(s) assets and liabilities. In the case where […]
Format of Authority Letter of Authorization for filing of annual return on FLA and Format of Verification letter for CIN / LLPIN / Others UIN (in case of Alternative Investment Fund / Partnership Firm / Public Private Partnership) and PAN of authorised person filing annual FLA form
Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) User Manual for FLA User Registration Form (Company/LLP/Others) 1. Who is an Entity? A Company within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 Others [include SEBI registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), Partnership […]
Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) User Manual for submission of online FLA Form (Company/LLP/ Others) 1. FLA online form 1.1 Logging on to FLA online form Step 1: Enter your user name, new password and valid Captcha. (The captcha is case sensitive.) Step 2: Enter OTP code (the user will receive the OTP […]
General Instruction Q1. What will be the consequences in case we do not file the said FLA Return by 15th July, as our accounts are not audited as yet, and we do not wish to file it with unaudited figures. Will there be any imposition of penalty or prosecution initiated against the company by RBI […]
With the objective to enhance the security-level in data submission and further improve the data quality, the present email-based reporting system for submission of the FLA return will be replaced by the web-based system online reporting portal.
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets Reporting by Indian Companies 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 annual return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) in the soft form which can be duly filled-in, validated and […]
