NRI Investments, NRI Taxation, TDS, Remittance, Repatriation, NRI Real Estate, RBI, FEMA, Business Set up, WOS

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Aug 03, 2012
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RBI allows transfer from NRO to NRE account 3: Procedures for Transferring funds

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 well as Chartered Accountants. […]

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Aug 01, 2012
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Revised RBI Guideline relating to EEFC, RFC and DDA Accounts for conversion into Rupees

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 the account during a […]

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Jul 19, 2012
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No Additional Interest benefit on NRO, NRE and FCNR deposits (e.g. FD) to NRIs

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 interest of 1% to […]

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Jul 04, 2012
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RBI allows transfer from NRO to NRE account 2: Understand Tax Drag and Why transfer.

I have been receiving lot of inquiries whether to transfer, when to transfer, whether to break NRO FD to transfer funds out of NRO to NRE accounts and many more. My answer has been and is always going to be Break FD and Transfer funds AS SOON AS POSSIBLE provided total cost of premature withdrawal […]