I live in Dubai. I bought 5,000 shares in an Indian company three years ago at a valuation of ₹200 per share. Since the promoters want to ease out the investors, the company is now planning to buy shares back at ₹500 per unit in May 2025. Will I be liable to pay any buyback … Read more
My relative has gifted me some amount in my NRO (non-resident ordinary) account from her NRO account. I want to transfer this amount to my foreign bank account. Do I have to obtain CA certificate for this transfer too? -Name withheld on request. Form 15CB is required to remit funds from an NRO account to … Read more
I have incorporated an IT company abroad. I want to transfer money to my own account abroad and give a loan to my company outside India. Can I avoid TCS by doing this? -Name withheld on request. Tax collected at source (TCS) is applicable on all remittances made under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), as … Read more
I have worked outside India for 12 years but I will be relocating back to India in April for a better employment opportunity at an MNC. I have one residential property in India from 2010 which I will sell and instead purchase a bigger one after I return. Approximately how much tax will be there … Read more
My wife’s PPF will mature in April. She wants to transfer ₹23 lakh to my senior citizen savings account and balance ₹7 lakh to our daughter. What will be the tax position implications for all of us? As from April, interest will be earned in my name. I should and will be liable to pay … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb 13 tabled the new Income Tax Bill in the Parliament. This was a landmark move as the entire 64-year-old income tax law was overhauled and the older complex provisions were made simpler and lucid amid much fanfare. One of the key arguments given by the Finance Minister was … Read more