Gift City tax benefits for NRI

Gujarat International Financial Tec-City, also known as GIFT City, is an 886-acre business district by the banks of the Sabarmati River in Gujarat. It is India’s first operational smart city and also the first International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) under the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005. It is home to high-rise buildings, smart offices, and integrated civic amenities. 

As an IFSC, GIFT City enjoys various regulatory and tax benefits unavailable elsewhere in the country. Various financial institutions have been allowed to set up offices in GIFT City, known as IFSC Banking Units (IBUs). These IBUs provide services to domestic and foreign customers. IDFC FIRST Bank is set to establish its IBU in GIFT City and offer its customers unique products that would benefit them.

IDFC FIRST Bank in GIFT City
 

The presence of IDFC FIRST Bank in GIFT City means that the IDFC FIRST Bank IBU is at par with a foreign branch. This opens many opportunities for the customers of IDFC FIRST Bank, including tax benefits. As an IBU, IDFC FIRST Bank will enjoy various advantages which it can then pass on to its customers. These benefits include,

1. Single-window clearance -

GIFT City has a single regulator, the IFSC Authority (IFSCA), backed by the regulatory powers of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and PFRDAI. This enables single-window clearance under one umbrella authority.

2. Special Economic Zone -

As an SEZ, GIFT City is suited for foreign companies and NRIs, with features like duty-free imports and exports, tax benefits, and easy regulations.


3. Deemed overseas jurisdiction -

Transaction, retention, and repatriation of foreign currencies are easier in GIFT City, thanks to its status as a deemed foreign jurisdiction. This makes GIFT City an attractive proposition for foreign nationals as profits, dividends, and investments can be easily repatriated to their home country, thanks to the tax benefits. 

Tax-related incentives for NRIs and foreign investors 
 

If you are an NRI with an IDFC FIRST Bank IBU account in GIFT City, you will have numerous NRI account benefits as an investor. NRI tax benefits include -

1. Tax exemption benefits on interest income earned
2. No currency conversion is involved – you can book deposits or open accounts directly in foreign currency
3. No capital gain tax on the transfer of specified securities listed on IFSC exchanges
4. Exemption from GST on IFSC exchange transactions

GIFT wrapped
 

GIFT City is all set to encourage NRI investment in India with attractive benefits and its dedicated suite of foreign currency denominated Global Savings Accounts, Current Accounts and Deposits. Besides, GIFT City acts as a seamless and dynamic ecosystem for investors and businesses across the world. 

With IDFC FIRST Bank joining GIFT City, non-residents get the ideal IBU to carry out their banking activities. Unbox the numerous benefits of GIFT City and the unmatched banking experience of IDFC FIRST Bank today with IDFC FIRST Bank IBU.