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Section 197 Lower-TDS Certificate for NRI Sellers
Why should an NRI seller let the buyer withhold tax on the entire sale price when the actual gain — and the actual tax owed — is a fraction of that? Section 197 exists to fix exactly this.
TDS on NRI Rental Income From Property in India
Tenants renting from an NRI landlord must deduct 31.2% TDS on every rupee of rent, with no monthly threshold — here is exactly how the compliance chain works.
US-Based NRI Property Tax: DTAA, TDS and Repatriation
A green-card holder selling a flat in Hyderabad faces Indian TDS on the full sale price and US worldwide-income tax on the same gain — here is how the DTAA foreign tax credit keeps you from paying twice.
UK-Based NRI Property Tax: DTAA and Repatriation
A London-based NRI selling a flat in Pune has to reconcile Indian source tax with HMRC's worldwide-gains rules and the remittance-basis question — here is the sequence that avoids double taxation.
NRI Selling Property to a Resident Indian: FEMA Rules
An NRI can legally sell almost any India property to a resident buyer — the real complexity sits in the TDS deducted upfront and the repatriation route the proceeds must follow afterward.
Can an NRI Sell Property to Another NRI? FEMA Rules
Two NRIs can trade a flat entirely across time zones — the FEMA question isn't whether it's allowed, but which account the money moves through on each end.
Can an NRI Sell Inherited Agricultural Land?
You can't buy the family farmland back, but FEMA does let you inherit it and sell it — as long as the buyer on the other side is a resident Indian.
Paying for Under-Construction Property as an NRI
Every milestone draw on a construction-linked plan is its own small FEMA-compliant wire transfer — plan the schedule like a recurring remittance, not a one-time purchase.
Can an NRI Buy a Residential Plot in India? FEMA Rules
A residential plot is fair game for an NRI under FEMA, but the same land parcel classified as agricultural is off-limits — and the difference isn't always obvious from a listing photo.
Opening NRE and NRO Accounts Before You Buy
The banking setup for an NRI property purchase should happen weeks before house-hunting starts, not the week an offer needs funding.
Mixing NRE and NRO Funds: Impact on Repatriation
Paying for a flat with money from two different accounts feels harmless at closing — the complications show up years later, at resale, when you try to move the proceeds back out of India.
Can an NRI Gift Property to a Resident Relative?
An NRI can gift owned Indian property to a resident relative under FEMA, but the rules shift sharply depending on whether the asset is residential, commercial, or agricultural land.