On February 28, Indian Budget 2013 was presented in the Parliament. I have selected 15 major proposals that could affect NRIs and have analyzed them as follows: 1. Tax credit of Rs. 2,000 for Individuals with income upto 5 lakhs: The budget proposes to give tax credit of Rs. 2,000 to […]
Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) passed a very important Companies Bill, 2011 on 18th December 2012. Once passed by Rajya Sabha (Upper House) and signed by the President, it will replace Companies Act 1956. Following is the summary of TOP 20 important changes included in the passed Companies Bill 2011. All […]
FATCA Basics: The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), enacted in 2010, is an important development in U.S. efforts to combat tax evasion by U.S. persons holding investments in offshore (out of USA) accounts. Under FATCA, 1. U.S. taxpayers holding financial assets outside the United States must report those assets to […]
Individual Mutual Fund Investors, who completed KYC prior to Jan. 1, 2012, are required to submit ‘missing/not available’ KYC (Know Your Customer) information and complete the IPV (In Person Verification) for investing in a new mutual fund after Nov. 30, 2012. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) vide circular MIRSD/SE/Cir-21/2011 […]
A lot of NRIs have shown interest in transferring funds from NRO to NRE since the notification came out on May 7, 2012. However, very few have actually transferred funds. This is mainly due to the lack of awareness or experience in newly issued notification in case of NRIs, Banks as […]
On July 31, 2012, RBI has revised its guidelines related to EEFC (Export Earners’ Foreign Currency) Account vide notification RBI/2012-13/151 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 12. As per revised guidelines, credit of 100% foreign exchange earnings to the EEFC account is allowed subject to the condition that the sum total of the accruals in […]
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On June 26, Sebi notified that annual accounts of companies that carry a qualification by their auditors will have to go for a restatement. The notification said all such audit qualifications will have to be mentioned in a form (Form A: ‘Unqualified’ / ‘Matter of Emphasis Report’ or Form B: ‘Qualified’ […]
On July 18, 2012, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide notifications RBI/2012-13/136 and 137, DBOD.Dir.BC. 29 and 30/13.03.00/2012-13 withdrew the discretion given to banks to allow the benefit of additional interest rate of one per cent per annum on NRE, NRO and FCNR (B) deposit accounts. Banks in India offer benefit of additional […]
CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) Circular No. 163/14/2012 –ST dated July 10, 2012 clarified that there is no service tax per se on the amount of foreign currency remitted to India from overseas. This is a good news for NRIs as they will not be charged any service tax on money […]