Foreign assets disclosure scheme requires separate FEMA review for overseas investments, reporting gaps, and funds parked abroad.
Budget 2026 introduced a Foreign Assets Disclosure Scheme for eligible individuals to regularise prior non-disclosure of foreign income and foreign assets, subject to tax and penalty, with immunity under income-tax and black-money laws. The Scheme does not regularise FEMA violations, so taxpayers must separately assess outbound investments, unauthorised funding, reporting obligations, and foreign balances parked abroad. FEMA contraventions may require post-facto remediation through statutory exceptions, Late Submission Fee, or compounding, depending on the nature of the breach. (AI Summary)