Finally, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issues Notification no. 93/2015 dated December 16, 2015 that is both reasonable and practical for anyone making payment to a non-resident or an NRI remitting money outside India or transferring from NRO to NRE account. The important changes under the revised Rules are: […]
A FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) / CRS (Common Reporting Standard) declaration was prepared by financial institutions/ intermediaries to comply with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) rules. After signing FATCA agreement with USA and Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development […]
Sharing and Reporting of accounts and income has become a hot topic among NRIs and there is a lot of confusion about whether, when , which information, why, how India will share the information. India will soon be sharing the information of financial accounts and income generated in India but owned […]
From June 1, 2015, any person making a payment to a non-resident, including an NRI transferring funds from NRO to NRE account would be required to obtain a certificate from a Chartered Accountant in form 15CB and file form 15CA to the income tax department. On May 14, 2015, the […]
Finance Budget (No.2) proposed many important changes related to NRI investments and taxation. One of the very important changes that has gone unnoticed by tax experts is that India is preparing to comply with FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ) of USA. While India has not yet signed the US-India […]
In a Historical turn of events, India has reached FATCA agreement in substance with the USA and has consented to be included in the list of jurisdictions that are treated as having a Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) under Model-1 with an effective date of April 11, 2014..…THIS IS HUGE….I have been telling […]
CBDT vide notification 67/2003 revised the rules and procedures AGAIN for payment to NRI. And this time, for good. The updated rule will also be effective from October 1, 2013. I hope they do not change the rules again. 1. As per the revised rule, Form 15CA/CB is applicable only if a […]
On August 5, 2013, CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) changed the rules, procedures and forms for making payment to a non-resident from October 1, 2013. The revised forms and procedures will also be applicable for transfer of funds from NRO to NRE account. While the revised rule reduces the procedures for […]