Person of Indian Origin
Also written PIO · Person of Indian Origin (PIO)
A foreign national where he, either of his parents, or any of his grandparents were born in undivided India.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Accredited InvestorAn investor certified by an accreditation agency as meeting SEBI's income or net-worth tests, and therefore allowed into products on relaxed terms — including below the Rs 1 crore AIF floor.
- Angel FundA sub-category of Category I AIF, registered with SEBI specifically as an angel fund, which raises money from angel investors and invests it in start-ups deal by deal rather than through schemes.
- Angel InvestorAn accredited investor, or key management personnel of an angel fund or its manager, who puts capital into start-ups and early-stage ventures through an angel fund.
- ASBAThe mandatory payment mechanism for public and rights issues, in which your bank blocks the application money in your own account and debits it only if you actually get an allotment.
- AssignmentThe allocation of exercised options to one or more option sellers — the moment the writer's obligation becomes a real cash outflow, decided by the exchange and not by the writer.
- Clubbing of incomeSections 60 to 64 add someone else's income to yours — the Act's answer to families who move income to a lower-taxed relative while keeping the asset.
Where this is taught
- Series X-B · Chapter 7: Concepts of Taxationintroduced here
- Series X-A · Chapter 17: Operational Aspects of Investment Managementintroduced here
- Series XIX-A · Chapter 4: Regulatory Framework - Indian Contextintroduced here
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