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- US Investing·
What is LRS? Complete 2026 guide to the Liberalised Remittance Scheme
The Liberalised Remittance Scheme lets resident Indians remit up to USD 250,000 per financial year abroad under FEMA. Complete reference: limits, TCS, Form A2, eligibility, history, penalties.
- US Investing·
What is Section 112? Long-term capital gains on non-equity assets (2026 guide)
Section 112 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 taxes long-term capital gains on assets other than Indian listed equity at 12.5 percent without indexation after Budget 2024 — full 2026 reference.
- US Investing·
What is Schedule FA? Complete 2026 guide to foreign-asset disclosure
Schedule FA is the annual foreign-asset disclosure in ITR-2 and ITR-3 that every Resident and Ordinarily Resident Indian must file, covering overseas accounts, shares and income on a calendar-year basis.
- RSU Management·
What is an RSU? Restricted Stock Units — complete 2026 guide for Indian employees
A Restricted Stock Unit is an unfunded employer promise to deliver one share of company stock on a future vesting date — the canonical 2026 reference for Indian residents at US multinationals.
- US Investing·
What is Form 67? Foreign tax credit claim form — complete 2026 guide
Form 67 is the electronic statement prescribed under Rule 128 of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 through which a resident Indian taxpayer claims a foreign tax credit under Sections 90, 90A and 91 against Indian tax liability.
- US Investing·
What is DTAA? India-US Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement — complete 2026 guide
DTAA is a bilateral treaty that prevents the same income from being taxed twice. The India-US DTAA, signed 1989 and in force since 1990, governs how Indian residents are taxed on US dividends, capital gains, RSUs and salary.
- US Investing·
What is TCS on LRS? Tax Collected at Source on overseas remittance — complete 2026 guide
Tax Collected at Source under Section 206C(1G) is a 20 percent prepayment that authorised dealer banks levy on LRS remittances above Rs 10 lakh per financial year. Complete encyclopedic reference: rate matrix, history, Form 26AS trail, ITR credit, Form 12BAA salary offset.
- US Investing·
What is W-8BEN? US tax form for non-US persons — complete 2026 guide
W-8BEN is the IRS form an individual non-US person files with a US withholding agent to certify foreign status and claim a reduced treaty rate of US withholding tax on US-source income.
- US Investing·
What is AIS and Form 26AS? Indian tax pre-fill data — complete 2026 guide
AIS is the Annual Information Statement and Form 26AS is the consolidated tax credit statement on the Indian e-filing portal. Together they hold every tax credit, financial transaction and pre-fill data point the Income Tax Department has on a taxpayer.
- US Investing·
What is the Black Money Act? Undisclosed foreign assets — complete 2026 guide
The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 levies 30 percent tax plus a 90 percent penalty on undisclosed foreign income or assets, with Rs 10 lakh per-asset penalties and prosecution up to seven years.
- US Investing·
What is Section 112A? LTCG on Indian-listed equity — complete 2026 guide
Section 112A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 taxes long-term capital gains on Indian-listed equity, equity-oriented mutual funds and business-trust units at 12.5 percent above Rs 1.25 lakh after Budget 2024 — the canonical 2026 reference.
- US Investing·
What is FATCA? Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act — complete 2026 guide for Indian residents
FATCA is a 2010 US law that compels foreign financial institutions to report US-person account information to the IRS. India implements it through the 2015 IGA, Rule 114F-H and Form 61B — here is what it means for Indian residents and NRIs.