Read before you decide.

A three-book shelf on money in both countries, quick answers to the questions NRIs search most, and the chapters of the visa shelf that matter on the way home.

• 01
  VOL 1 · FOUNDATIONSTwo-Country Money8 chapters · 51 min
  1. 01Two Tax Systems, One Household
  2. 02NRE, NRO and FCNR Accounts
  3. 03Reporting Your Indian Accounts to the IRS
  4. 04Sending Money Across the Border
  5. 05The Treaty and the Foreign Tax Credit
  6. 06Indian Funds and Shares for a US Taxpayer
  7. 07The Paperwork: PAN, SSN, KYC and Residency Certificates
  8. 08A Two-Country Money Map
• 02
  VOL 2 · STRATEGIESTaxes on Both Sides8 chapters · 51 min
  1. 01Filing in the US With Indian Income
  2. 02Filing in India as an NRI
  3. 03Deposits Compared After Both Countries' Tax
  4. 04Indian Property: Buying, Renting and Selling
  5. 05Inheritance and Gifts
  6. 06Supporting Parents
  7. 07The Rupee and Currency Risk
  8. 08Retirement Accounts on Each Side
• 03

  VOL 3 · DEEP DIVE · BEING WRITTENMoving BackThe third book for an Indian household weighing a return.8 chapters planned
  1. 01Can We Afford to Move Back?
  2. 02The RNOR Window
  3. 03The 401(k) and IRAs When You Leave
  4. 04Roth Accounts and the HSA When You Leave
  5. 05Indian Mutual Funds: Sell Before or After the Move
  6. 06The House and Other US Assets
  7. 07Social Security, Medicare and Health Cover
  8. 08The First Two Years Back
  Chapters open here once their numbers are computed and their sources checked.

• What is RNOR? →
• The leaving-the-US checklist →
• How to bring money from India to the US →
• Is FCNR interest tax-free in the US? →
• Which Indian accounts go on the FBAR? →
• Selling inherited property in India: the US tax →
• Health insurance for visiting parents →

• NRE and NRO Accounts and Bringing Money OverLife on a US Visa · Volume 2
• Reporting Foreign Accounts: the FBAR and Form 8938Life on a US Visa · Volume 2
• Foreign Mutual Funds and the PFIC RulesLife on a US Visa · Volume 2
• Rent, Interest and Gains from Home, and the Foreign Tax CreditLife on a US Visa · Volume 2
• Sending and Receiving Money and Gifts Across BordersLife on a US Visa · Volume 2
• Tax Treaties and Social Security AgreementsLife on a US Visa · Volume 2
• Leaving the US With a 401(k) and IRAsLife on a US Visa · Volume 3
• Social Security When You LeaveLife on a US Visa · Volume 3
• Estate Rules for People Who Are Not CitizensLife on a US Visa · Volume 3
• A Runway If the Job EndsLife on a US Visa · Volume 3

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