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Invest in UI Boustead REIT stock from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy UI Boustead REIT (UIBU) shares directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
UI Boustead REIT at a glance
- Price
- S$0.82-S$0.02 (1.80%)
- Market cap
- S$1.12B
- Day range
- S$0.82 – S$0.83
- P/E
- —
- Dividend yield
- None
- Volume
- 1.95M
- 1 month
- +3.80%
- 6 months
- +1.86%
- YTD
- +1.86%
- 1 year
- +1.86%
- 5 years
- +1.86%
How to invest in UI Boustead REIT 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 SGD when you buy.
Step 3
Search UIBU and buy
Find UI Boustead REIT by name or by its ticker, UIBU, and place your order.
Why invest in UI Boustead REIT from India
What UI Boustead REIT does
UI Boustead Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust. The firm is established with the principal investment strategy of, investing, directly or indirectly, in logistics, industrial, high specifications industrial and business space assets in the Asia Pacific region and real estate related assets. UI Boustead REIT operates in the REIT - Industrial 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 UI Boustead REIT stock from India?
Yes. Indian residents and NRIs can buy UI Boustead REIT (UIBU) shares directly through Paasa. UI Boustead REIT is listed on the Singapore Exchange, in the REIT - Industrial industry. Your money leaves India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers.
How are UI Boustead REIT dividends taxed for Indian investors?
UI Boustead REIT does not currently pay a dividend, so there is nothing to withhold or declare today. If it starts paying one, singapore levies 0% withholding tax on dividends from resident companies, and dividends are taxed at your slab rate in India.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell UI Boustead REIT shares?
Singapore does not levy capital gains tax on the sale of shares, ETFs or REITs. 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 SGD/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.
Would my heirs owe estate tax on UI Boustead REIT shares?
Singapore imposes no estate or inheritance tax on listed securities. That is the source-country side; the shares themselves pass on like any other asset you hold in your own name.