About
Amit Sharma
CPA (Australia), FCA (India), Partner
Tax guidance for individuals straddling two nations.
Whether living, investing or conducting business in India and Australia involves working with two unique tax systems, two different sets of legislations and the possibility of double taxation. Amit Sharma steps in and makes sure you get it right both locally and abroad.
As a certified accountant in both Australia and India, Amit is able to provide guidance on both sides of your cross-border issue in one go, eliminating the need for double consulting. He is a partner at FEMA Consultant and founder of SARVIN Accountants and Advisors in Sydney with 25 years experience.
How Amit can help
- India–Australia DTAA advisory
- Working out your tax residency, including the treaty’s tie-breaker rules
- Claiming foreign tax credits so you don’t pay tax twice on the same income
- Working out which country can tax your salary, rent, dividends, interest, capital gains and business profits
- FEMA and moving money between countries
- Transfers under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and TCS
- NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts
- Repatriating money from property sales, inheritances and investments
- Forms 145 and 146
- NRIs, migrants and returning residents
- Tax planning before and after a move between India and Australia
- Reporting income earned in India in your Australian tax return
- Managing overseas assets and income
- Cross-border investment and business structuring
- Structuring businesses, investments and property in both countries
- Plain-English advice on CGT, withholding tax, FBT and superannuation where they interact with Indian tax rules
- Australian tax and compliance
- Tax returns, tax planning, bookkeeping and payroll
- STP reporting, superannuation and financial reports
- ATO compliance, all handled alongside your international advice
