The NRI Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) is a facility offered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that allows Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to invest in shares and convertible debentures of Indian companies through the stock exchange. This scheme facilitates the purchase and sale of securities on a repatriation basis, meaning the funds can be transferred back to the investor's country of residence.

Yes, for NRIs looking to invest in the Indian equity market on a repatriation basis, opening a PIS Account is mandatory. This account is used to track all investments made in India and ensures compliance with RBI regulations.

For HDFC Bank, there is no minimum balance requirement for a PIS Account. This offers NRIs the flexibility to start investing without the worry of maintaining a specific account balance.

No, as an NRI you can purchase shares in primary market on repatriable basis and application money can be paid through  regular NRE SB Account or through inward remittance.

No, as an NRI you can purchase shares in primary market on non-repatriable basis and application money can be paid through regular NRE/ NRO SB Account or inward remittance.

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Yes, as an NRI you can receive shares in inheritance. RBI permission is not required to be obtained and the shares will be held on non-repatriable basis.

The shares purchased through primary / secondary market as a resident will be held on non-repatriation basis. Once the customer becomes an NRI, these shares can be credited to NRO DEMAT Account. These shares can be sold in secondary market without PIS permission. The sale proceeds can be credited to NRO SB Account after payment of capital gain taxes.

In case of Sale of ESOP shares, if the perquisite tax is not paid in INDIA then Fair Market Value (FMV) will not be considered as cost of acquisition for computation of capital gain instead Exercise price will be considered as cost of acquisition.

In case sale proceeds is credited in next financial year for the trade executed in previous financial year, the tax will be computed as per previous financial year's tax rate and will be remitted to Tax authority with delayed interest rate. The penalized interest will be debited from customer's account separately. 
 
E.g.:- Trade date of sale transaction- 15/03/2019 Sales proceeds getting credited to bank account – 02/05/2019 The Bank will deduct TDS on capital gain on 02/05/2019 and late payment interest @ 1% p.m will be applicable on the TDS amount for a period of 3 months, Bank will issue TDS certificate for the Financial year - 2018-2019."

The Bank will allow set off of capital losses as per the provision of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against capital gains earned on securities within the same financial year in which capital losses are incurred. Any remaining capital losses at the year end will not be allowed to carry forward to the subsequent years and consequently set off the same shall not be allowed against the capital gains earned in the subsequent financial year

In case of in IPO/RIGHT issue allotted to NRIs , NRI customer to submit details of these shares with number of shares allotted, cost of shares , date of purchase by forwarding information to respective PIS officer in designated format before selling shares through any broker. This is applicable to customer who are holding NRE PIS /NRO special securities account with HDFC Bank. It is responsibility of the NRI customers to report IPO/Right issue allotted shares first, before reporting any fresh purchase done in secondary market for the same scrip. If the above process is not followed, it might lead to wrong computation of Capital gain tax as per FIFO basis.

The Bank shall not provide any setoff of losses benefit on the announcement of Capital reduction Scheme. The Bank will provide the benefit of reduction in value at the time of crediting the sell proceeds of respective shares (in the computation of capital gain tax). Claiming such reduction in value as loss by the customer while filing their return of income shall lead to claiming of double benefit on a single transaction by the customer, which leads to adverse Tax consequences on the PIS customer. Hence, the NRI PIS customer can not claim any loss on reduction of value of shares on announcement of capital reduction scheme while filing their return of income.

Yes,  Non resident individuals being resident of a country with whom India has signed Double tax avoidance agreement (DTAA) may claim benefit under DTAA on capital gain income earned in India if;- such capital gain income is taxable in both the countries and  the capital gain article of the said agreement provides for relief from capital gain tax in India.(exemption/lower tax rate to be paid in India). PIS customer may contact his Relationship manager / branch manager where he holds the NRE/ NRO Bank account for  submission of documents of DTAA . Branch will submit the same to PIS OPS dept.  The benefit of DTAA will continue till validity of Tax Residency certificate ( TRC)  It is the responsibility of NRI Customer to  submit the said documents every year at the beginning of the Financial year or calendar year with valid  Tax residency certificate.

"Yes" NRI customer needs to report all partly paid up shares acquired in primary or secondary market which are list on stock market. Customer also needs to Intimate bank if further call money is paid/ not paid for updating cost of acquisition in Bank records.

“No” PIS permission is not required to  for investment in stock market floor on  non  repatriation basis. In order to credit sale proceeds after payment of taxes in NRO account, for computing the capital gain tax for each sell trade under NRO category, bank will need the details of acquisition of such shares. Hence NRI customers need to open the NRO special securities account with HDFC Bank to avail the facility of capital gain computation on each  NRO sell transaction.

No, the existing PIS permission is issued only to deal with HDFC securities Ltd  hence if any customer want to deal in shares with  other stock broker simultaneously then he/ she needs to take the extension of PIS permission and needs to open the additional PIS SB account to deal with other broker.

It would be difficult for the Bank to monitor all the individual client’s income/estimated income of  client exceeds ₹1 crore or not.  Hence  Bank follows a practice of applying the highest rate of surcharge i.e.  15%  alongwith applicable capital gain tax rate on TDS deducted on capital gains on each sale txn  on deduction of tax.

As per Section 139 AA of the Income Tax Act 1961, every individual including Non-Resident Indians (holding both PAN & Aadhaar number) were required to link their PAN with their Aadhaar by 30th June 2023. If you do not have an Aadhaar and your residential status is Non-Resident Indian, then please update your Residential Status as NRI on Income Tax Portal.

If your PAN is not linked with Aadhaar, the PAN will become inoperative and TDS deduction on income earned would be at Actual rate or 20% whichever is higher. Hence, Long-term and Short-term capital gain tax will be deducted at 20 % on sale of securities.