Key Takeaways When a foreign parent gives stock options to your team in India, the gain at exercise is taxed in India as salary: the fair market value on the exercise date minus what the…
If your startup pays overseas vendors, imports equipment or sells services for dollars, and your bank books forwards or options for you, the rules for those contracts changed on 10 October 2026. That day the…
Key Takeaways Most FDI problems in Indian startups are created before the money arrives, not in the FC-GPR filing after it. The decisions on route, investor, instrument and price are made at the term-sheet stage.…
If you run a direct-to-consumer brand that makes its products in India and wants to sell them to customers abroad, foreign capital used to come with one hard limit: a company with foreign investment could…
If your startup bills overseas clients, 1 October 2026 is the day your export receivables move to a new rulebook. The Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 replace the…
Key Takeaways If you are resident in India and hold equity in a foreign entity that counts as overseas direct investment (ODI), you must file an Annual Performance Report (APR) for that entity every year.…
You closed the round. The money is in the bank, the cap table is updated, and the team is celebrating. Here is the part most founders miss: the moment foreign money enters your Indian company,…
Key Takeaways If you hold equity in a foreign entity as overseas direct investment, an Annual Performance Report is due for each foreign entity every year by 31 December. It is not tied to your…
There is a fixed date on your desk this quarter that will not appear in any compliance calendar: 30 September 2026. That is when the Reserve Bank's concessional treatment for fresh FCNR(B) and NRE term…
Key Takeaways A US subsidiary for an Indian startup is a business decision, not a growth milestone. Open one when a customer, an investor or a hire makes it necessary, not because it signals ambition.…
