FEMA, FDI and RBI reporting
Foreign investors and Indian companies receiving inbound capital, opening a liaison, project, or branch office, or needing RBI reporting and compounding.
Exchange-control work covers a joint venture or wholly owned subsidiary in India, a liaison, project or branch office, FDI reporting to the Reserve Bank of India, and the collaboration or technology-transfer agreement that sits around the investment.
Reporting of FDI to RBI, permissions for External Commercial Borrowings, and transfers of securities between residents and non-residents are listed here. Compounding of offences under FEMA and RBI regulations is part of the same practice.
A domestic private-company incorporation without inbound capital is Business Set-up. Sectoral caps and reporting forms change; confirm the current position before filing.
Structuring advice before the investment is Advisory. The MCA incorporation of the Indian company is Business Set-up. Write to a partner with the investment route and the reporting or approval required.
- Setting up of Joint Venture Company in India
- Setting up of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries in India
- Reporting of FDI to RBI
- Opening of Liaison, Project and Branch offices in India
- Drafting of foreign collaboration / joint venture / technology transfer agreement etc.
- Liaison with the Reserve Bank of India and obtaining necessary approvals
- Compounding of offences under FEMA / RBI Regulations
- Permissions for External Commercial Borrowings
- Transfer of securities from person resident in India to person resident outside India or vice versa
How the work proceeds
01
Confirm the investment route, the Indian entity form, and whether a liaison, project, or branch office is contemplated.
02
Obtain the RBI approvals the matter requires and draft the collaboration or technology-transfer documents that sit around it.
03
Report FDI and related filings to RBI; handle ECB permissions, security transfers, and compounding where required.
Related
Other practices
Advisory and Consultancy
Setting up of new business, FDI related guidance, and check-lists for internal audit for CEO / CFO certification.
Business Set-up
Incorporation of private and public companies, plus PAN, GST, Professional Tax, and Shop & Establishment registrations.
Company Law
DIN and DSC, retainership for private, listed, JV and not-for-profit companies, and meetings, filings, buy-back, and governance.
Approval and Appearances
Liaison with Registrar and Share Transfer Agents, Stock Exchange(s), and appearances before RD, ROC, and NCLT.
Statutory Certification
Secretarial Audit, signing of Annual Return of Private / Public / Listed companies, and Stock Exchange related CS certification.
Questions about this work
Do you report FDI to the Reserve Bank of India?
The firm reports FDI to RBI, together with joint ventures, wholly owned subsidiaries, and liaison, project, and branch offices.
Can you set up a wholly owned subsidiary in India?
Wholly owned subsidiaries and joint venture companies sit under FEMA and RBI. A domestic incorporation without inbound capital is Business Set-up.
Do you open liaison offices in India?
The firm opens liaison, project, and branch offices in India, and obtains the RBI approvals that work requires.
Do you handle ECB and FEMA compounding?
The firm handles permissions for External Commercial Borrowings, compounding of offences under FEMA and RBI regulations, and transfers of securities between residents and non-residents.