NRI reviews & engagements
Start with a free 15-minute NRI Tax Discovery Call to confirm fit, then choose a paid written review for your return, property sale, cross-border assets or founder structure. Implementation is separately scoped.
The engagement ladder
- Step 1 · Free
15-minute NRI Tax Discovery Call
Scoping confirms fit and the right engagement. No written advice is included.
- Step 2 · Paid
Scoped review
Written, fact-specific deliverables. Fees are confirmed in a written scope after the call.
- Step 3 · Separate scope
Implementation
Filings, applications and support proceed only under a separately agreed scope.
Return-to-India Readiness Review
A Return-to-India Readiness Review gives you a written, fact-specific residency, RNOR, asset and banking action plan before your move.
- Who it is for
- NRIs and OCIs planning a return, or recently returned families who need to sequence accounts, overseas assets and reporting around their actual move date.
- What it covers
- Residency and RNOR assessment; an overseas-asset and account map; banking and FEMA actions; and the Indian reporting and filing roadmap. US cases include retirement accounts and equity workday/source questions; Gulf cases review residency, income source and first receipt; UK cases review departure and pension coordination; Canada cases review departure-tax and asset timing with the foreign adviser. Foreign-law references are orientation, not foreign-law advice.
- Written deliverables
- Written residency and RNOR assessment with assumptions and missing facts
- Overseas-asset and account map
- Banking / FEMA action checklist and reporting / filing roadmap
- Dated action plan with dependencies and responsibilities
- What to prepare
- India travel dates for the relevant years, citizenship and country of residence, planned move date, account and asset list, pension details, RSU / ESPP / ESOP vesting schedules, and existing tax returns. Share sensitive documents only through the agreed channel after scoping.
- Response time
- We confirm the response time and delivery date in the written scope after checking your deadline and receiving the agreed documents. No turnaround is promised before scoping.
- Free versus paid
- This written review is paid; the discovery call is free scoping only. Fees are confirmed in a written scope after the call. Implementation is not included.
Other conversations · separate from the written review; check each event's terms.
Property-Sale Readiness Review
A Property-Sale Readiness Review sets out your capital-gains and TDS position, document requirements and repatriation sequence before you commit to the sale.
- Who it is for
- NRIs and OCIs selling Indian property, including inherited or jointly held property, who need to understand buyer withholding and the route for moving proceeds overseas.
- What it covers
- Capital-gains and TDS position based on residency, acquisition and proposed sale facts; the lower-deduction certificate route using Form 13; the sale document pack; and the repatriation sequence including Form 145/146 (formerly 15CA/15CB), where applicable. Certificate approval and bank acceptance are not guaranteed.
- Written deliverables
- Written capital-gains / TDS position and assumptions
- Form 13 route assessment and application-document checklist
- Sale document pack checklist with gaps identified
- Tax, banking and repatriation sequence with action dates
- What to prepare
- Acquisition deed, proposed sale terms and expected completion date, ownership shares, improvement costs, inheritance records if relevant, residency travel history, PAN and existing bank-account details. Do not upload deeds or identity documents in the initial enquiry.
- Response time
- We confirm the response time and delivery date in the written scope after checking your deadline and receiving the agreed documents. No turnaround is promised before scoping.
- Free versus paid
- This written review is paid; the discovery call is free scoping only. Fees are confirmed in a written scope after the call. Implementation is not included.
Other conversations · separate from the written review; check each event's terms.
Cross-Border Asset Review
A Cross-Border Asset Review identifies tax and FEMA issues across overseas accounts, retirement funds and equity compensation, with a coordinated written decision plan.
- Who it is for
- NRIs, OCIs and returning Indians with foreign bank or brokerage accounts, retirement funds, or RSU / ESPP / ESOP interests spanning more than one tax jurisdiction.
- What it covers
- Foreign bank and brokerage accounts, retirement funds and equity compensation; residential status, income source, treaty coordination, reporting obligations and FEMA actions. This is tax & FEMA decision support, NOT investment or portfolio advice. No securities recommendations, asset allocation or return forecasts are provided.
- Written deliverables
- Asset-by-asset tax / FEMA issues register
- Reporting and document gaps with applicable-status assumptions
- Coordinated tax and FEMA plan with sequencing and foreign-adviser dependencies
- What to prepare
- Country and residency history, an account / asset inventory, pension terms, equity grant and vesting statements, work-location history, prior returns and known deadlines. The initial enquiry needs categories only, not account numbers or balances.
- Response time
- We confirm the response time and delivery date in the written scope after checking your deadline and receiving the agreed documents. No turnaround is promised before scoping.
- Free versus paid
- This written review is paid; the discovery call is free scoping only. Fees are confirmed in a written scope after the call. Implementation is not included.
Other conversations · separate from the written review; check each event's terms.
NRI Founder Structure Review
An NRI Founder Structure Review compares entity and ownership options and gives you a written funding, banking and compliance sequence before India execution.
- Who it is for
- Overseas founders, investors and owners considering an India entity, changing an existing structure, or managing a foreign business while spending time in India.
- What it covers
- Entity and ownership options, the funding route, banking and compliance sequencing, and POEM / permanent-establishment considerations based on actual management, operations and transactions. Incorporation, filings, bookkeeping and CFO support are separate implementation engagements.
- Written deliverables
- Written entity / ownership options and decision criteria
- Funding-route and banking / compliance sequence
- POEM / PE issues register and execution handover checklist
- What to prepare
- Current and proposed ownership charts, founder residence and travel history, business activities, management locations, intended funding sources, existing entities and target launch date.
- Response time
- We confirm the response time and delivery date in the written scope after checking your deadline and receiving the agreed documents. No turnaround is promised before scoping.
- Free versus paid
- This written review is paid; the discovery call is free scoping only. Fees are confirmed in a written scope after the call. Implementation is not included.
Other conversations · separate from the written review; check each event's terms.
For separately scoped business execution, visit SME Advisory — company setup, compliance and CFO support.
Discuss your country corridor.
Regional consultations are separate from the free NRI Tax Discovery Call and the written scoped review. Check the event's terms before booking.
Tell us about your scoped review.
Share your country, timing and the decision you face. We will reply within one working day to scope the next step. No written advice is included in initial scoping; fees for a paid review are confirmed in a written scope after the call. Do not include account numbers or identity documents.
Answered, candidly.
- Does the free discovery call include written advice?
- No. The free 15-minute NRI Tax Discovery Call confirms fit, scopes your situation and identifies the right engagement. Written, fact-specific advice is delivered through a paid scoped review.
- How are review fees and response times confirmed?
- Fees are confirmed in a written scope after the call. The response time and delivery date are agreed in that scope after checking your deadline and the required documents.
- Does a review include implementation or investment advice?
- No. Filings, applications, bank support and other implementation are separately scoped. The Cross-Border Asset Review is tax and FEMA decision support, not investment or portfolio advice.
- Do the regional and specialist bookings include the written review?
- No. Regional and specialist event links route you to the relevant conversation; they do not include the written scoped review. Check the event's terms before booking. Paid-depth sessions and implementation remain separate from the free NRI Tax Discovery Call.