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Making sense of foreign exchange rules, remittances, and international transactions
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Navigating incorporations, compliances, and corporate governance
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Indian tax and law for global Indians
Workplace & Compliance
Labour law, payroll, and employment compliance in India
Goods & Services Tax
Registration, thresholds and the statutory machinery behind GST compliance
FEMA Export and Import Regulations, 2026 Explained
Realisation period, Export Declaration Form, EDPMS and import payment rules
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What Is Input Tax Credit in GST?
Registered taxpayers can set eligible GST on business purchases against output tax, subject to Section 16 conditions, claim deadlines and Section 17(5).
- Goods & Services Tax
How Do You Apply for GST Registration in India?
The ten-step process on the Government GST Portal, the thresholds that trigger it, the documents, the timelines and the law behind each step.
- Goods & Services Tax
NRI Returning to India: What Happens to Your Loans, Bank Accounts and Taxes
Returning to India as an NRI? Your loans get a resident re-review, NRE/NRO accounts must be redesignated on return, and RNOR shelters foreign income.
- Non-Resident Indian
Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act 2026
Tax breaks for foreign investors, funds, manufacturers; UPI rule rewritten.
- Income Tax
Foreign Assets Disclosure Scheme 2026 (FAST-DS)
India's foreign asset disclosure window: who qualifies, what it costs, how to file by 31 December 2026.
- Income Tax
Income Tax Notice: Types, Reasons, How to Check and Respond
An income tax notice flags a discrepancy or required action on your tax return. See every notice type, its deadline, and how to check and respond.
- Income Tax
Is the New Labour Code Implemented, and From Which Date?
Which instrument put each Code in force, and whose rules apply to your establishment.
- Workplace & Compliance
How Do You Build a Labour Law Compliance Calendar?
A date with no authority beside it is a rumour. The schema, the cadence buckets, the owners, the State overlays and the two review rhythms that keep a register honest.
- Workplace & Compliance
Code on Social Security 2020: Which Chapters Apply to You?
Which chapters reach your establishment, which benefit each category of worker gets, and who funds it.
- Workplace & Compliance
What Is the OSH Code 2020, and Does It Apply?
Which headcount switches on which chapter, and which duty is already overdue.
- Workplace & Compliance
What Does the Industrial Relations Code 2020 Require of Employers?
Fourteen chapters, three headcounts and a certification window that closed on 21 May 2026. Two different three hundreds appear in two different chapters.
- Workplace & Compliance
What Does the Code on Wages 2019 Require of Employers?
Payment deadlines, lawful deductions, registers, bonus and equal pay, with the provision behind each.
- Workplace & Compliance
Is 50% Basic Salary Mandatory Under the New Labour Code?
What the section 2(y) add-back does to a wage base, and what it leaves alone.
- Workplace & Compliance
Worker or Employee: What Actually Changes in Your Week?
Two headcounts in one establishment, a reconciliation you can show, and a remediation path for a classification you have already got wrong.
- Workplace & Compliance
What Are the Four Labour Codes, and Which One Applies?
Which Code owns which employer duty, what each replaced, and where one event crosses two of them.
- Workplace & Compliance
What Is the New Labour Code 2026, and What Changes?
Which of the four Codes owns each question, what changed for pay, benefits, hours and contracts, and the order to fix things in.
- Workplace & Compliance
TDS (Tax Deducted at Source): FY 2026-27
Aligned to the Income Tax Act 2025 and the Income Tax Rules 2026.
- Income Tax
Buying Property Abroad from India
FEMA, LRS and tax guide for Indians buying property abroad — Dubai, London, Singapore rules, 20% TCS, Schedule FA disclosure, rental income, and capital gains
- FEMA
Documents Required for LRS Remittance
Purpose-wise document checklist for LRS remittances — education, investment, property, medical, gift — with Form A2, TCS thresholds, and bank requirements
- FEMA
DTAA and Double Taxation Relief for LRS
Comprehensive guide to DTAA for LRS transactions — how to claim benefits, TRC & Form 41 filing, country-specific rates (USA, UK, UAE), and Form 146 certification
- FEMA
FEMA Penalties & Compliance Guide
Comprehensive guide to FEMA penalties — Section 13 provisions, 3x penalty calculation, RBI compounding process, ED involvement, ₹2 lakh cap, and violation rectification
- FEMA
Form 145 and Form 146 Filing Guide
Step-by-step form filing process for foreign remittance TDS under Section 393(2)
- FEMA
Form A2 for Foreign Remittance
Complete guide to filling Form A2 for LRS remittance — every field explained, RBI purpose codes, common rejection reasons, and bank-specific processes
- FEMA
Liberalised Remittance Scheme
Complete Guide to the Liberalised Remittance Scheme for FY 2026-27
- FEMA
LRS for Education Abroad
Complete guide to LRS for education abroad — TCS rates (2% vs Nil), education loan exemption, parent vs student remittance strategy, and FEMA compliance
- FEMA
Investing Abroad Under LRS
Complete guide to investing abroad under LRS — allowed assets, prohibited investments (crypto), Golden Visa, capital gains tax, Schedule FA, and FEMA compliance
- FEMA
LRS for Travel, Credit Cards & Online Shopping
Complete guide to TCS on foreign travel, credit card international charges, forex cards, UPI payments, online shopping FEMA rules, and prohibited transactions
- FEMA
NRI Returning to India: Complete FEMA, LRS & Tax Transition Checklist
Complete guide for NRIs returning to India — FEMA status change, NRO/NRE conversion, RNOR tax benefits, LRS eligibility, foreign asset declaration, and checklist.
- FEMA
Outward Remittance from India
Complete guide to outward remittance from India — LRS process, RBI limits, TCS rates under Section 394(1), Form A2, FEMA compliance, and scrutiny triggers
- FEMA
Loan to Directors and Inter-Corporate Loans Under the Companies Act, 2013
Section 185 and 186 of Companies Act 2013 explained — loan to directors, inter-corporate loans, exemptions for private companies, limits, and penalties.
- Company Law
TCS on Foreign Remittance
Complete guide to TCS on foreign remittance under Section 394(1) for FY 2026-27 — rates, exemptions, education and tour package rules, refund process, and lower certificate application
- FEMA