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Desi, Sorry for the late reply as I was out of town. Thank you as always for your guidance. [quote=Desi;62488] US mutual funds are registered for sale in USA and hence no brokerage will sell you open ended US mutual funds, if you have a residential address outside USA. If you are already owning them ...

[quote=RRK;61306]I returned last year. I can access/trade in my accounts with Ameritrade, Vanguard and Fidelity. No problem what so ever.[/quote] RRK, I have a Vanguard Account and wanted to specifically ask you if you have bought mutual funds online through them since your return to India. I ...

[quote=Bobus;62282] Can invest in Indian equity via MINDX which is a US based mutual fund. Can also invest directly in India stocks of firms that are themselves not PFIC. So India equity investment is not a problem.[/quote] Thank you very much for the information. It's good to know that not all ...

Gurus, I have spent the last three hours reading various posts about PFIC taxes and am still a bit lost. I am an USC and R2Ied 4 months ago. If investing in Indian Mutual Funds is out of the question, what options do I have if I want to invest in the booming Indian Economy? I have very little ...

Dear Rajsriadit and others, Thank you for the wealth of information provided here. I have been through both the threads on this topic more than once and have come to the following conclusion. This will hopefully help those who are in the same boat as me: As stressed by Rajsriadit, it really only ...

[quote=Dil_Ki_Suno;15815][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]So I hope I have covered all my bases and will be able to watch 50 inch NTSC Plasma TV in India. I have not tested any of these options but I at least home that at least one of this will work up to my expectation. I am not an expert on this so ...

[quote=Dil_Ki_Suno;32107]#214, Sony brand still commands premium here in India its atleast 20% more expensive than other brands specially good Korean brands. So I would definitely recommend you to bring the TV if you have it already. Dont buy it though, you will get better TVs here. Regarding cost ...

[quote=mysoreHuduga;11095]i spent about $20 at homedepot and bought the sheets cut to the exact dimensions. then used L clamps and built the box in about 1/2 hr with my minimal carpenter skills :) . fix the top and front with screws so that you can easily open it for the customs and close it again ...

[quote=Desi;12502] During 2008, you will get two personal exemptions and a standard dedcution - these amounts will be about 17K to 18K. As long as your withdrawal from IRA in 2008, combined with any other passive income (interest, capital gains etc from US and Indian assets) is less than 17K to 18K ...

[quote=Desi;12502]r2mybelovedhome1, You and spouse must contribute to get full benefit of employer match. Further you should contribute the maximum you can. You will save 15% in Federal taxes plus the State of California taxes and when your withdraw this money, in all likelihood based on information ...