Guide to Tax Implications for NRI Selling Property in India
It’s challenging to manage a house especially when you are not around. As an NRI, you may have been abroad for many years and you don’t want to sell the home that you’ve invested in India. While finding a buyer back home may seem like a daunting task, the greater challenge is to be on top of your tax-related matters. Tax and regulations relating to the selling of the property in India are different for NRIs as compared to that of an Indian resident. In such situations, the NRI property management service will help you. Who do you sell to? First of all, NRIs cannot sell their agricultural land, plantations, or farmhouse to another NRI or any other person of Indian origin. However, residential or commercial property can be sold to another NRI or a person who is of Indian origin. How much tax is payable? Your NRI property consultant will tell you that NRIs need to pay taxes on capital gains made from selling house property. If they sell their property within 2 years of purchase th...