Questions tagged [india]
For questions that relate to the laws, practices, and products of India
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Repatriate NRE funds from India back to the US.
I have an NRE account in India. I have been paying taxes on the interest and also reporting the total funds on FBAR every year. I have repatriated some of the money to the US this year.
What IRS form(...
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How to get loan of 5 lakh with less interest in India [closed]
My monthly salary is 44000. Working since more than 3 years at private IT sector. Currently I own no loans. I wanted to buy a land of 6 lakh. I need 5 lakh of amount and 1 lakh, I have in hand. I ...
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Why is an ETF, which is tracking foreign equities, ticking in my local time zone?
I have recently bought the N100 ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq 100. This is an Indian ETF.
So, if it is tracking the Nasdaq 100, then why and how is it ticking in my (Indian) timezone?
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Provident Fund transfer from a company which got acquired by another company
My husband has changed job to another company and had not transferred his PF at that time. Later the previous company he was employed in got acquired by another company. Now he has initiated PF ...
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H1b + Rental income in India and USA
1) As a H1b holder, if I have rental income in India and need help with the following:
a) Indian tax law exempts first INR 250,000 and Indian tax law allows 30% deductions on rental income.
b) When ...
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Investing in S&P500 Index Fund from India
I am an Indian Citizen residing in India. Can I invest in an S&P500 Index fund while residing in India?
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ICICI: Redeem Mutual Fund SIPs through net banking
I invested in mutual fund through ICICI net banking. After 7 SIPs, I stopped transaction for that fund, but did not get any money back in my bank account. Can someone please guide how to redeem the ...
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to trace shares from folio number?
I am in receipt of KYC updating reminder for my father. He has passed away in 2013 and these the two letter where only FOLIO number is written and number of shares. How to know more details and get ...
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UK Issuing Bank blocked Debit Card. Said card was used fraudulently on ecommerce website. How can this happen?
I was using my UK bank account debit card in India, to buy few flight tickets for my inter city travel. Using my own laptop, in a co-working space.
Website used : www.makemytrip.com -- is one of ...
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Gift from my Dad [duplicate]
My dad lives in India and is an Indian citizen. I am a UK citizen. My dad would like to give me and my wife a gift of around £8K each. Would I have to pay tax on this in the UK? My dad has already ...
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What does “Re-registration pending” status means in bank for ECS?
Recently i have provided my BOB account details for LIC ECS. After banking process i got one message from bank site like :
policy no xxxxxxx with amt xxx.xx registered for ECS.
debit date ...
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Investing in grandfathers name to save tax in India
I was looking for saving tax by investing/gifting to parents.
My father/mother is paying tax, instead can I gift my money to grandfather to save tax ?
Grandfather does earns so easily 20 lakh could ...
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Transfer of my gift received from US to India
I am a resident Indian who received a gift from a trust abroad sources legally approved and authorised by abroad country. It is transferred through an associate bank abroad where the trust has money, ...
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What would be my Indian Income Tax if my salary is 15 lacs per annum
This is one topic which has always puzzled me to no end. No matter how hard I try to understand it, I always do not seem to grasp the concept.
I'm currently considering an offer and would like to ...
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Retired resident alien with investment in India
We are husband and wife, now retiring in Jan 2019 and getting the PR Card for US. We have our investments in Indian Mutual Funds and Fixed Deposits in Indian Bank. When we shift to US, what are the ...
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INR 10 million borrowed from friend at 7% interest per annum
If my friend transfers INR 10,000,000 into my bank account and we make a legal document for the same to return the amount at 7% per annum for next 12 yrs, should I pay tax on the same?
If my salary ...
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WIll money that a friend sent me (for his share of dinner bill that I paid) be taxed in India?
I paid for dinner with 3 of my friends.
And at the end of the day, these 3 people send me Rs.500 each.
They sent me the money via UPI bank transfer (say, using phonePe or BHIM).
Will this amount (Rs....
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Is it advised to sell current self occupied home and buy the other new one to book the profit?
I have a first (and only) and self occupied home. Mortgage is fully paid. Home is with four rooms.
Considering expenses I done on home so far including my share in mortgage, taxes so far, total ...
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India: is making money by buying and selling foreign currency legal?
Can a person buy a foreign currency using the currency of their own country, and then sell it when their currency's value goes down?
Say, I exchanged 44,820 INR for 1,000 USD in 2010, when 44.82 INR =...
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Tax treatment for India (stay over 182 days)/Hong Kong salary income in a single year
What is the tax treatment for salary earned in India (stayed over 182 days) and Hong Kong? Hong Kong tax rules provide for some standard deduction before computing net chargeable income.
What is the ...
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Is it a legal requirement for a shop owner in India to give me a receipt if I purchased something in their shop?
Is it a legal requirement for a shop owner in India to give me a receipt if I purchased something in their shop?
I'm asking as I purchased a SIM card in a shop of one of the main phone operators in ...
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If I entered the SWIFT code of a branch in another state, will I receive my wire transfer?
I live in Madhya Pradesh, India. While entering the SWIFT code on my AdSense account, I used the SWIFT code of a bank branch in other state. My local branch does not have SWIFT code.
My account ...
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Tax exemption on HRA in India
I am fresh out of college working in Bangalore, and have not much idea about the income tax system in India. Here is my salary structure:
Basic - Rs. 12,50,000 pa
HRA - Rs. 6,25,000 pa
I looked up ...
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Working options for a UK company from India?
I'm a Indian citizen. A UK based company has approached me to work for them. I have never worked for a company outside India and I do not have a work permit or VISA to work in UK.
Since they are ...
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How to transfer from my Indian account to my US account as part of relocation
I am relocating from India to US. I would like to transfer my money from INR to USD .
Is there a limit on money transfer between my own accounts ?
Since the money is already taxed in India , will I ...
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transferring money from India to USA [duplicate]
i saw multiple questions dealing with the topic. But they were bit old and i would like to ensure that there hasnt been any rule changes
My parents are Indian citizens and they have bank account in ...
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How tax is deducted on my fixed deposits?
I was filing income tax online. I came across tax deducted on my fixed deposit:
Tax on 2nd FD seems to be correctly deducted at 10%: 78/777 = 10%
But it seems that tax on 1st FD is deducted at 14%: ...
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How can I exchange a small amount of USD to INR?
My grandma has gifted me 20 US dollars. How can I exchange it for Indian rupees? I don’t have a passport or pan card. I have tried a few forex sites and they asked for a passport but I don’t have a ...
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Is it legal if I transfer money to my retired pensioner father who will create FD (fixed deposit) out of it?
Details:
I am based out of India.
I have already paid TDS on my salary and have also filed by tax-return for the same.
Now, I will transfer some part of this money to my dad's account.
I will also ...
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Difference in Closing Price of Security between NSE and BSE
Today date is '08-Aug-2018'. When I am looking for Previous Closing price of RELIANCE security from NSE and BSE exchanges, It differs one and each other.
BSE says Previous closing price of RELIANCE ...
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Indian Mutual Funds
I am new to Stock Markets. I have interests to invest my savings on Mutual Funds. When I looking for Higher Return Mutual Fund securities, I have seen some information there. For Example, I am ...
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On which name should home loan disbursement should have been prepared
My home loan had been approved. But the seller has joint account with his wife. The cancelled cheque he provided had a name like
<his-first-name> and <wife's first name> <surname>
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How to receive funds from outside India in Personal Indian Bank Account number?
I have an account in HDFC bank at Gurugaon district of Haryana. Now I have to receive the money from some foreign party , Can I accept the payment in above account? Will there be any TDS deduction ?
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Do I have to file ITR2 if I did not sell stocks in FY17-18?
I've a question related to filing ITR - whether I've to file ITR1 or ITR2. Below is my scenario.
I'm a salaried employee and I hold a Form-16 for FY1718. During FY1718, I bought few shares which I'm ...
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How to declare interested earned from unmatured NSC (5 years) in ITR
5 year NSC shows its interest earned is reinvested every year, So I can clam it under 80C.
But there is no interest entry made by the Post Office department against NSC.
How can I declare such ...
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Can a sole proprietorship survive with just a saving account in India? [duplicate]
I understand that the current accounts in India provide a facility of unlimited number of cash withdrawals restricted only by the funds within the account (some may also offer overdraft facilities).
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Is it safe if I rely “only” on mutual funds for retirement planning?
I am investing in mutual funds to raise retirement fund. My portfolio is 25% debt and 75% equity currently. I have self occupied property.
Before few years of retirement, I will start to switch fund ...
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Income tax exemption (in India) for interest on second home loan
I own a house in Bangalore (India) for which I had earlier taken home loan and which was fully closed nearly 7 years ago. This property has been let out as I am working & staying in Mumbai. I have ...
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Where I can complain about my stock broker for invalid transaction done by system and putting negative ledger balance
Due to the system error, Angle Broking credited a mutual fund and debited my ledger which has zero balance in it. And for that negative balance they sold out my shares even I have complained about ...
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Meaning of EPF codes PUPUN Full Form - Should this not be MHPUN
I have searched PF code meaning for Pune - Maharashtra. It is showing PU/PUN. Generally my understanding is say for Karnataka First two alphabet is KN which means Karnataka state. So Maharastra it ...
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Negative balance effect credit score
I have an saving account in Oriental Bank. I am not using this account for last 1.5 year. Currently the balance is negative.
I am staying in Bihar since last two year. It is not possible to go ...
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Can merchants refuse cash as payment in India?
Can merchants refuse cash as payment in India in favour of digital modes of payment?
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Can calculation of the amount of tax I will need to pay if I take a home loan be done if I present actual figures?
This is related to the India. So an answer pursuant to the Indian IT rules would be much appreciated.
Let's say my income details are:
Gross Annual Income: Rs.10,50,000
HRA received from employer: ...
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Money transfer by Indian citizen to US citizen as a gift
The grandparents who are Indian citizens would like to send money from India to the United States to gift their grandkids who are US citizens residing in US. Are there any restrictions on how much ...
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Stock vesting and taxation situations
While working at an Indian branch of a company based in US, I got some Restricted Stock Units vested couple of times.
Earlier times (Scenario S1), all the stocks (Say I got 100 stocks vested) would ...
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How is prize money taxed in India?
I have won a programming competition based in US, and i will be getting $800 from the US based company. They are telling me that they will pay the taxes already and will give me the full amount. Now, ...
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Tax laws for Transferring money from India to USA [duplicate]
My mother is a green card holder who has been filing FBAR here in the US. She is my dependent and I am a US Citizen.
She would like to close her accounts and bring her money to the US.
She has less ...
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Stock Split seems not to have changed the Share Price. Why?
I was recently looking at the financial charts of TCS(Tata Consultancy Services) and noticed that the TCS offered 1:1 bonus on 31st May, 2018.
I noticed that the price of the share stock did not ...
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Credit Cards: Cash Financing Charges
I have a credit card, where the terms and conditions have this to say about cash withdrawal:
B. Cash Advance Fees
The Cardholder can use the Card to access cash in an emergency from
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To make a Gift Deed or Sale Deed
I live in a house that have a share of my brother. I want to pay my brother share in cash by taking a Home loan. The house is in name of my father.
Now I am confused & blank about thinking that ...
