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What 2026 Changed for NRI Property TDS and Gains
If you last checked NRI property tax rules a few years ago, the LTCG math has moved — here's the current 2026 picture in plain English.
Indexation Removed: What It Means for NRI Sellers
You bought your flat in 2006 and expected indexation to shrink your gain — now you're staring at a 12.5% no-index rate wondering if you're worse off.
Repatriation From NRE vs NRO After a Property Sale
Sale proceeds from your Indian flat don't land in your NRE account — they go to NRO first, and that single fact changes your whole repatriation timeline.
Repatriating NRI Rental Income Abroad
Your tenant already deducted nearly a third of the rent before it reached you — here's what actually makes it home each year, and the paperwork that repeats annually.
NRI vs Resident: How Property TDS Differs
The same flat, sold by two different sellers, triggers two entirely different TDS regimes — and buyers on an NRI deal need to plan for a very different cash outlay.
Capital Loss on NRI Property: Set-Off and Carry-Forward
A capital loss on your Indian property sale isn't a dead end — it can offset other gains and refund TDS, but only if you actually file the ITR.
OCI Cardholder Property Sale: Tax Treatment
An OCI card changes your immigration status with India, not your tax treatment — for a property sale, an OCI holder is taxed almost exactly like an NRI.
US-NRI Property: FBAR and FATCA Reporting Basics
Selling Indian property as a US-resident NRI triggers two separate reporting layers back home — FBAR and FATCA — on top of the Indian TDS you've already dealt with.
UK-NRI: Reporting Indian Property Gains to HMRC
A UK-resident NRI who sells a flat in India owes tax twice on paper — once to India via TDS, once to HMRC on worldwide gains — and the treaty credit is what stops it becoming tax paid twice in cash.
Canada-NRI: Reporting Indian Property to the CRA
Canadian-resident NRIs who own an Indian flat above roughly CAD 100,000 in cost usually owe the CRA a T1135 filing every year, whether or not they've sold anything, and missing it carries some of the steepest penalties in Canadian tax law.
TDS Timeline When Buying an NRI Flat in Instalments
When you buy a flat from an NRI seller in three or four instalments, you owe a separate TDS deduction and deposit on every single payment — not one lump-sum deduction at registration — and getting the dates wrong is what turns a routine purchase into a notice from the tax department.
Late NRI TDS Deposit: Interest and Penalty Exposure
If you bought from an NRI seller and the TDS deposit slipped past the deadline, interest starts accruing immediately and the liability sits with you, not the seller.