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Invest in Brookfield Office Properties stock from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy Brookfield Office Properties (BPO-PA) shares directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
Brookfield Office Properties at a glance
- Price
- CA$22.69-CA$0.01 (0.04%)
- Market cap
- CA$11.00B
- Day range
- CA$22.60 – CA$22.70
- P/E
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Volume
- 1.80K
- 1 month
- -0.04%
- 6 months
- +4.56%
- YTD
- +19.80%
- 1 year
- +26.76%
- 5 years
- +7.48%
How to invest in Brookfield Office Properties from India
Step 1
Open your Paasa account
KYC takes a few minutes: PAN, Aadhaar and address proof. Your brokerage account is opened in your own name with Interactive Brokers.
Step 2
Add funds from your Indian bank account
Remit up to $250,000 a year under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme. Your bank converts the rupees to US dollars at its rate on the day you remit, and Interactive Brokers converts the dollars to CAD when you buy.
Step 3
Search BPO-PA and buy
Find Brookfield Office Properties by name or by its ticker, BPO-PA, and place your order.
Why invest in Brookfield Office Properties from India
What Brookfield Office Properties does
Brookfield Office Properties owns, develops and manages premier office properties in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Its portfolio is comprised of interests in 113 properties totaling 88 million square feet in the downtown cores of New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, making Brookfield the global leader in the ownership and management of office assets. Brookfield Office Properties operates in the Real Estate - Services industry within the Real Estate sector.
Paasa handles the paperwork
Investing abroad brings paperwork with it: remittance filings, capital gains reporting, foreign asset disclosure. Paasa prepares all of it for you. Your India-ready tax reports arrive at year end, ready to file.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy Brookfield Office Properties stock from India?
Yes. Indian residents and NRIs can buy Brookfield Office Properties (BPO-PA) shares directly through Paasa. Brookfield Office Properties is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in the Real Estate - Services industry. Your money leaves India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell Brookfield Office Properties shares?
In India, gains on shares held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5%, and gains on shares held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate. Both are worked out in rupees at the CAD/INR rate on the day you bought and the day you sold, so the currency move is part of the gain. Paasa's capital-gains statement gives you the figures for your return.