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Last updated: 2 October 2026
Every Indian company or LLP that has received foreign investment or made overseas investment must file the annual Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) return with RBI. Expertvuw’s team prepares the return from your accounts, files it on RBI’s FLAIR portal and revises it after audit if needed.
The Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA return) is a statistical return that RBI uses to compile India’s international investment position. It is filed by Indian companies, LLPs and certain other entities that have received foreign direct investment and/or made overseas direct investment, with outstanding positions at the end of the financial year.
The return is filed online on RBI’s FLAIR portal. The normal due date is 15 July each year, and RBI sometimes extends it — for FY 2025-26, it was extended to 31 July 2026. If accounts are not yet audited, the return can be filed on unaudited figures and revised after the audit.
The return covers foreign equity and debt liabilities, overseas investments, and other external assets and liabilities. It requires consistent data with FIRMS filings and audited financial statements.
Basis: FEMA, 1999; RBI Master Direction – Reporting under FEMA; RBI notices on the FLA return and FLAIR portal. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
Entities with FDI and/or ODI outstanding at the end of the financial year.
15 July every year, subject to RBI extensions.
Filed on RBI's FLAIR portal.
Can be filed on unaudited figures and revised later.
Entities with no FDI or ODI outstanding at year end generally need not file.
Late filing is treated as a FEMA reporting contravention and may attract a late submission fee.
FLA issues usually come from data mismatches.
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The FLA return connects with these services.
Ongoing FEMA compliance for companies.
FIRMS registration and returns.
APR and ODI reporting.
Accounts needed for the return.
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Confirm FDI/ODI positions at year end.
Register or log in on FLAIR.
Prepare the return from accounts.
Match with FIRMS and ODI records.
Submit by the due date.
Revise after audit if figures change.
The FLA return is an annual deadline.
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Indian companies, LLPs and certain other entities that have received FDI and/or made ODI and have outstanding positions at the end of the financial year.
15 July every year, subject to RBI extensions. For FY 2025-26, RBI extended it to 31 July 2026.
On RBI’s FLAIR portal.
Yes. It can be filed on unaudited figures and revised after the audit.
Late filing is a FEMA reporting contravention and may be regularised with a late submission fee.
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