After a sale of property and payment of appropriate taxes either through TDS during sale or advance payment of taxes, NRIs can remit up to $1 million USD.
NRIs have to produce documentary evidence of sale (sale deed, registration fees receipts, tax payment evidence) along with a certificate from an auditor to remit the amount back to their country of residence.
Any amount over $1 million requires special permission from RBI.
The finance minister threw a wrench in the works for real estate by
1. Increasing service tax by 2%
Due to this increase, the corresponding increase in home price is expected to be around 0.5%
2. Introducing TDS of 1% on transfer of immovable property
TDS hits you when the value of property that is transacted goes beyond a threshold of 50 lakhs in urban areas and 20 lakhs in rural.
Guess who the builders are going to transfer the increased cost to…