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NRI Tax & FEMA Compliance — Filed On Time, Without the Last-Minute Panic
Residential status, NRO TDS, DTAA relief, property-sale tax, FEMA reporting — NRI compliance spans two countries' rules and one unforgiving calendar. We determine your status, compute your Indian tax, and keep the FEMA filings current.
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NRI Tax & FEMA Compliance Package Inclusions
- Residential status determination under Income Tax & FEMA
- NRI ITR filing with DTAA relief claim
- NRO/NRE account and TDS compliance review
- Foreign asset disclosure (Schedule FA) support
- Year-round NRI compliance calendar
Overview
What NRI tax and FEMA compliance covers
Residential status under the Income Tax Act decides which of your income India can tax — computed from your physical presence.
NRO income (rent, interest, capital gains) is taxable in India; NRE income is generally exempt.
DTAA treaties can reduce TDS rates and allocate taxing rights between India and your country of residence.
FEMA requires separate reporting for foreign investments — FC-GPR, FLA returns, and overseas investment filings.
Benefits
Why NRIs handle India compliance through us
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Residential status, nailed down
Residential status decides everything — which income is taxable, which accounts you can hold, which filings apply. We determine it correctly for each year.
TDS and DTAA optimisation
NRO income faces TDS, NRE income is largely exempt, DTAA can lower rates. We map your Indian income to the right treatment so you don't overpay.
Property sale tax handled
Property sales by NRIs trigger buyer-side TDS and capital gains computation. We handle the sale's tax math and the TDS certificate process.
FEMA filings tracked
FC-GPR for investments received, FLA returns, overseas investment reporting — FEMA filings have their own calendars. We track them alongside your tax.
Documents
Documents required for NRI Tax & FEMA Compliance
Clear, current documents matter more than a long checklist. Names, dates of birth and addresses should match across records.
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Identity and residency documents
Income, investment, and FEMA records
Process
NRI tax and FEMA compliance process — step by step
You’ll see each stage, what’s pending and what we need from you — so filings don’t bounce back.
Step 1 of 5
1. Determine residential status
Your residential status is determined under the Income-tax Act (number of days of physical presence) and separately under FEMA, since the two definitions differ and drive which rules apply.
2. Map Indian income and treaty relief
Salary, rent, interest, dividends, and capital gains earned in India are mapped to the correct head and the applicable Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement is checked so you do not pay tax twice on the same income.
3. Review FEMA positions
Investments, property purchases, and bank account types are reviewed against FEMA permissions — for example, NRO accounts for Indian income and the rules for buying or selling immovable property as a non-resident.
4. File return and remittance forms
The return is filed in the right ITR form with all applicable foreign-asset disclosure schedules, and any foreign remittance is supported by Form 15CA (and 15CB where required).
5. Close notices and repatriation paperwork
Post-filing notices, refunds, and repatriation documentation are handled until closure. End-to-end processing typically takes 10–15 working days from document completion.
Why ComplyKart
Why ComplyKart for this
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Status recomputed every year
NRI files go wrong on residential status more than anything else. We do the day-count properly, every year, instead of c...
Tax and FEMA under one roof
Tax and FEMA are usually handled by different advisers who never talk. Here one team sees both, so the FEMA reporting ma...
Built for clients abroad
You are in another timezone. We work async — documents over message, calls scheduled at your convenience, filings confir...
Status recomputed every year: NRI files go wrong on residential status more than anything else. We do the day-count properly, every year, instead of carrying last year's assumption forward.
If a founder or investor is outside India
Foreign ownership is possible in many sectors, but it adds document authentication, banking and FEMA work. Set the route before funds move.
Plan before you start
- Check whether your sector permits automatic-route foreign investment
- Confirm the Indian resident director arrangement
- Map ownership, beneficial ownership and pricing
- Allow time for apostilled or consularised documents
Plan for after setup
- Receive funds through permitted banking channels
- Complete RBI/FEMA reporting and keep the bank evidence
- Coordinate tax and ongoing compliance advice early
FAQ
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Broadly: 182 days in India in the year, or 60 days in the year plus 365 days in the preceding four years, with variations for Indian citizens leaving for employment and visiting NRIs. We compute it from your actual travel dates.
NRE account income is generally exempt from Indian tax; NRO account income (rent, dividends, interest) is taxable in India with TDS. Which accounts you hold matters enormously.
The buyer must deduct TDS on payments to NRI sellers, and the capital gain is computed on Indian rules. Lower-TDS certificates and DTAA relief often apply — we handle both sides.
Yes — NRIs with Indian taxable income file Indian returns like anyone else. The residential status only changes what counts as taxable, not whether you file.
The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and your country of residence can reduce TDS rates and decide which country taxes what. We apply the treaty with Form 10F and a tax residency certificate.
FEMA governs foreign investment into and out of India — reporting for FDI received (FC-GPR), annual FLA returns, overseas direct investment. Miss the reporting and the compounding risk is real.
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Primary sources we refer to:
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
- GST Portal
- Income Tax Department
- IP India (Trademark / Patent / Copyright)
Last verified: 4 October 2026
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