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How to fix the IP address outside India error at Zerodha

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Zerodha stops a resident account opening when its system reads your IP address as outside India, and the cause is one of three: a VPN or proxy masking your real location, a genuinely foreign or corporate-routed network, or genuine non-resident status that needs the NRI flow instead. The block is a regulatory control, not a bug. SEBI requires an intermediary to confirm the client is physically in India during onboarding, so Zerodha checks the IP before it lets the resident flow proceed.

How to get support for a Zerodha Orbis account

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Zerodha Orbis account is not a Zerodha product and not a route to US or foreign stocks; it is the custodial mapping to Orbis Financial Corporation Limited , a SEBI-registered custodian, that a non-resident Indian on the Non-PIS route must hold to trade futures and options through Zerodha . Indian rules require an NRI’s derivative trades to clear through a custodian, so Zerodha maps the client’s NRO account to Orbis and issues a Custodial Participant (CP) code. Support for that account, therefore, is not the same as support for your trading account, and it does not sit in the same place.

TDS on NRI mutual fund redemption (Section 195)

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

TDS on NRI mutual fund redemption is governed by Section 195 of the Income Tax Act 1961, which mandates deduction of tax at source on mutual fund redemption proceeds paid to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). The TDS framework for NRIs is materially more stringent than for resident individuals, reflecting the income-tax department’s source-side collection approach for non-residents.

For NRI mutual fund investors, the Section 195 TDS framework:

Applies on every redemption (not just dividend payouts).
Rates vary by scheme type and capital-gains classification.
DTAA treaty benefits may reduce TDS if applicable.
Final tax still computed on tax-filing basis with TDS as credit.

This article covers the TDS rates, the DTAA benefits, the operational framework, and the tax-filing implications for NRI mutual fund investors.

DTAA benefit for NRI MF investors

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

DTAA benefit for NRI mutual fund investors allows Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) to claim relief from Indian income tax (or a reduced TDS rate) on capital gains and IDCW income from Indian mutual funds, where India’s Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the investor’s country of residence provides for exclusive taxation rights or a reduced rate. Without invoking DTAA, the NRI is subject to TDS under Section 195 at standard rates. By furnishing a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) and, where required, Form 10F, the investor can direct the AMC to apply the DTAA rate, potentially reducing or eliminating TDS on the Indian mutual fund investment.

TDS on MF redemption for NRIs (Section 195)

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on mutual fund redemptions for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) is governed by Section 195 of the Income Tax Act 1961. Unlike resident investors who are not subject to TDS on capital gains from mutual fund redemptions, NRI investors are subject to TDS withheld by the fund house (AMC) at the time of redemption, before the net proceeds are credited to the investor’s NRE or NRO account. The TDS rate depends on the type of capital gain (short-term or long-term) and the fund classification (equity-oriented or non-equity), and is applied on gross redemption proceeds without deducting the Rs 1,25,000 annual LTCG exemption. Excess TDS can be reclaimed by the NRI by filing an income-tax return in India.