Report the gain on your 1040
The capital gain goes on Schedule D / Form 8949, converted to USD at the sale-date rate.
NRIs in the USA · remote property sale
Sell your India property from the USA — without flying back.
From the USA, a Special Power of Attorney lets a trusted person complete the sale in India. We handle the apostille, the tax and TDS, and getting your money out — so you never board a plane.
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At a glance
Sell property from the USA
Your POA routeNotarise + apostille in the USA
Tax on the gain12.5% flat (long-term, no indexation)
TDS deducted~13–14.95% of the full sale value
Getting money outUSD 1M/yr · 15CA/15CB
The situation
Selling from the USA, without the flight
You don't need to be in India to sell. A Special Power of Attorney — signed in the USA, an apostille (the US is a Hague Convention country), then adjudicated and registered in India — lets a trusted person sign the sale deed for you. The tax mechanics are the same as any NRI sale: TDS comes off the full sale value, so a lower-TDS certificate matters. See your numbers on the capital-gains & TDS calculator.
The US side
How the sale looks to the IRS
The gain is taxable in India — and, because the US taxes worldwide income, also reportable on your US return. The treaty stops it being taxed twice.
Claim the Foreign Tax Credit
Indian tax (TDS/capital-gains tax) becomes a credit on Form 1116, so you don't pay twice. File Form 67 in India to preserve it.
FBAR on the proceeds account
The Indian account that receives the sale money is reportable on your FBAR once your accounts top $10,000.
Draft & legalise the POA in the USA
We draft a Special POA and guide notarisation and apostille where you are.
Adjudicate & register in India
Your POA holder stamps and registers it, then can sign the sale deed on your behalf.
Lower-TDS certificate & sale
We get TDS cut to your actual gain before completion, so cash isn't locked up.
Repatriate to the USA
We file 15CA/15CB and move the proceeds out cleanly, within the limit.
Key things to know
Selling from the USA — the essentials
What makes a remote sale safe, clean and tax-smart.
Use a Special POA, not a General one
A Special POA authorises only this sale, with proceeds to your NRO account. Never hand over a broad General POA. See our POA guide.
Your POA is apostilled
an apostille (the US is a Hague Convention country). Executing it before the Indian consulate is the cleanest route.
A lower-TDS certificate frees up cash
Without it, TDS is taken on the whole sale value. With it, only on your gain — the difference can be tens of lakhs. See the lower-TDS service.
Related
Keep going
Sell property in India (all NRIs)
The full remote-sale service.
Learn more →Sell without visiting — the POA route
The step-by-step POA guide.
Learn more →NRI tax filing from the USA
The tax side, for the USA.
Learn more →Questions
Selling from the USA, answered
Can I sell my India property from the US without flying back?
Yes — via a Special Power of Attorney to a trusted person in India, apostilled in the US, then adjudicated and registered in India. We coordinate the whole chain.
How is the sale taxed for a US person?
India taxes the gain (flat 12.5% long-term) and deducts TDS on the full sale value. You also report the gain on your US 1040 and claim the Indian tax as a Foreign Tax Credit, so it isn't taxed twice.
Does my POA need an apostille?
Yes — the US is a Hague Convention country, so a US-notarised POA is apostilled (not embassy-attested). Executing it before the Indian consulate is an alternative.
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