Long-Term Green Card Holders (8-Year Rule) and PPF (Public Provident Fund): Expatriation Reporting Explained Surrendering your U.S. Green Card to return to India permanently is a major life transition....
Green Card Holders and PPF (Public Provident Fund): Why ‘Permanent Resident’ Means Permanent IRS Reporting Receiving your U.S. Green Card is a major milestone, but it completely changes your...
Self-Employed on O1 with PPF (Public Provident Fund) in India: Compliance Considerations Many self-employed professionals residing in the U.S. on an O1 visa of extraordinary ability manage businesses while...
O1 Visa Renewal Years and PPF (Public Provident Fund): Does Tax Residency Reset Your Reporting Clock? Navigating an O1 visa renewal involves a heavy amount of immigration paperwork and...
L1 Visa Holders Rotating Between US and India: Tracking PPF (Public Provident Fund) Across Tax Residency Years L1 intra-company transfer visas often require professionals to rotate back and forth...
L1A vs L1B: Does Visa Category Change How PPF (Public Provident Fund) Is Reported to the IRS? Intra-company transfers to the US generally happen under two categories: the L1A...
Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs) If you are a U.S. tax resident, whether on an H1B, L1 visa, or a Green Card, your Indian mutual funds are categorized as...
If your aggregate foreign financial accounts, including Indian mutual funds, bank accounts (NRE/NRO), and life insurance policies, exceeded $10,000 at any point during 2025, you are legally required to...
The PFIC Trap: How Indians on H1B Are Overlooking Huge IRS Penalties For thousands of Indian professionals on H1B visas, a “diversified” portfolio often includes mutual funds, ETFs, or...
Indian EPF & PPF: The “Tax-Free” Growth Myth in the US The Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Employee Provident Fund (EPF) are the gold standards of retirement saving in...