Yes, a company that receives Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) must comply with the FEMA provision and needs to file Form FC-GPR with RBI within 30 days from the date of receipt of money in respect of the shares allotted. Further, equity shares, debentures, or preference shares of Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) should be issued within 60 (sixty) days from the date of receipt of the money. In case, if the instruments are not issued within 60 days, the amount of consideration so received should be refunded within fifteen (15) days to the non-resident investor.
By Chandan Todi|2022-06-05T00:47:41+05:30January 20th, 2022|Categories: Wholly Owned Subsidiary|Comments Off on Is FEMA Compliance and RBI reporting required even if the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is through the Automatic Route?