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RSU and ESOP After Moving Back to India
Handle foreign RSUs, ESOPs, and stock options after return with vesting, exercise, sale, Schedule FA, Form 67, and proof files.
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How should returnees handle RSUs and ESOPs after moving back?
Start by separating the events: grant, vest or exercise, sale, foreign withholding, and holding disclosure. Then map each event to India residency, compensation income, capital-gains basis, Schedule FA, Form 67 if foreign tax credit applies, and any US-person reporting.
Built for: Returning Indians, NRIs, US citizens, green-card holders, and global employees with foreign employer stock.
Proof before action
Grant and vesting records
Payroll and foreign withholding proof
Schedule FA and Form 67 mapping
Action sequence
- 1Export the full award and broker file
- 2Split compensation income from capital gains
- 3Reconcile Schedule FA, FSI/TR, and Form 67 before filing
Avoid these mistakes
| Risk | Control |
|---|---|
| Double counting vest value on sale | Confirm the rule, document, owner, or deadline before committing. |
| Treating sell-to-cover as full tax compliance | Confirm the rule, document, owner, or deadline before committing. |
| Missing foreign asset disclosure after becoming resident | Confirm the rule, document, owner, or deadline before committing. |
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RSU and ESOP After Moving Back to India: vesting, sale, Schedule FA, Form 67, and foreign broker proof
RSUs and ESOPs are not just 'US stocks'. A returning employee has four separate events to reconcile: grant, vest or exercise, sale, and disclosure. The clean file connects payroll, broker, tax residency, foreign tax credit, and Schedule FA before the first post-return ITR is filed.
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