The 5 FEMA Mistakes Indian Startups Make When Going Global

Going global? Read this first.

Every year, hundreds of Indian startups expand overseas: a US subsidiary, a Dubai entity, a Singapore holding company. Most of them make the same five FEMA and compliance mistakes that cost them months of delays, lakhs in penalties, and sometimes their entire deal.

This free 60-minute live session breaks down the five most common cross-border structuring mistakes Indian startups make, and shows you exactly how to avoid them.

What you will learn:

1. The ODI Filing Gap - Why most Indian companies investing abroad miss the critical RBI reporting window, and what happens when they do
2. The Entity-First Trap - Why setting up a foreign entity before understanding the regulatory path creates problems you cannot undo easily
3. The POEM Landmine - How the Indian tax authorities can reclassify your "foreign" company as Indian, and the three factors they look at
4. The Transfer Pricing Blind Spot - Why intercompany transactions between your Indian parent and foreign subsidiary trigger audits, even at early stage
5. The DTAA Illusion - Why founders assume tax treaties protect them, and the specific scenarios where treaties do not help

Who should attend:

- Indian startup founders planning to set up a US, UAE, or Singapore entity
- NRI founders with Indian operations navigating FEMA compliance
- CAs and CSs advising startup clients on cross-border structuring
- Finance leaders at funded startups with foreign investors or overseas subsidiaries

About the Speaker:

CA Adityavikram Banka (AVB) is the founder of A S Banka Advisors Private Limited and the force behind TaxUpdate.in, India's knowledge platform for startup founders.

AVB specializes in cross-border structuring, FEMA compliance, and global expansion advisory for Indian startups. His approach: make the complicated simple, and make the simple actionable.

What happens after the webinar:

- You will receive the full recording within 24 hours
- Attendees get exclusive early access to the paid masterclass (2 live deep-dive sessions)
- A free FEMA/ODI compliance checklist will be shared with all registrants

Presented by Tax Update India (TaxUpdate.in) - India's knowledge and education platform for startup founders navigating finance, compliance, and global expansion.