RBI purpose code · Money received (inward)

P1011: Inward remittance for maintenance of offices in India

Short answer. P1011 is the RBI purpose code for money received from abroad: inward remittance for maintenance of offices in India. It is not an export of services, so it never goes on the monthly EDF.

Direction
Money received (inward)
RBI head
10 · Professional, technical and business services
Bank application
None: the bank issues a FIRA
Income tax
Not your income
GST
Not an export
Reporting
No EDF
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A service: links to service invoices.

When to use P1011

Use P1011 for money received from abroad: inward remittance for maintenance of offices in India. It sits under RBI head 10, professional, technical and business services.

Choose the code for the work you did, not for the way the money arrived: a client's fee is an export of services even when it comes through a payment platform.

The same purpose in the other direction is S1011: Maintenance of offices abroad (money paid abroad).

Form A1 or Form A2

Neither. Form A1 and Form A2 are applications to send money out of India. For money coming in, the bank issues a Foreign Inward Remittance Advice (FIRA), or a payment platform an e-FIRA, naming the purpose code.

Income tax

Money a foreign parent sends to keep its office in India running is funding, not income from a service. How the office itself is taxed depends on what it does; ask your CA.

GST

Money sent to keep an office in India running is not payment for a service you export, so the export rules for GST do not apply to it.

Reporting and closure

Not an export, so it never goes on the monthly services EDF.

Questions

Neither. Form A1 and Form A2 are applications to send money out of India. For money coming in, the bank issues a Foreign Inward Remittance Advice (FIRA), or a payment platform an e-FIRA, naming the purpose code.
Money a foreign parent sends to keep its office in India running is funding, not income from a service. How the office itself is taxed depends on what it does; ask your CA.
Money sent to keep an office in India running is not payment for a service you export, so the export rules for GST do not apply to it.

Guides

General information on RBI purpose codes and the FEMA, income-tax and GST rules as they stood on 14 October 2026. It is not legal or tax advice: confirm the position for your payment with your AD bank or your chartered accountant before acting.