Residential status, NRE/NRO accounts, Indian property, TDS, DTAA basics and returning to India.
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Residential status is decided by day-count and specific Indian tax rules, not by passport alone. Count India-stay days for the relevant financial year and apply the resident/non-resident/RNOR tests. A mid-year move can still leave you resident for that year.
RNOR is a transitional status for some returning Indians. It can limit taxation of foreign income for a period after return, depending on past residency and stay history. The day-count history matters, so compute it before filing.
Residential status is decided by day-count and specific Indian tax rules, not by passport alone. Count India-stay days for the relevant financial year and apply the resident/non-resident/RNOR tests. A mid-year move can still leave you resident for that year.
NRE interest is generally exempt for a non-resident; NRO interest is generally taxable in India. NRO accounts are meant for Indian income and usually suffer TDS. Resident accounts should normally be redesignated when status changes.
NRE interest is generally exempt for a non-resident; NRO interest is generally taxable in India. NRO accounts are meant for Indian income and usually suffer TDS. Resident accounts should normally be redesignated when status changes.
Money transfers by themselves are not automatically income. Tax depends on source and relationship: remittance of your own funds is different from Indian income, rent, capital gains or taxable gifts.
India taxes Indian-source income for non-residents; DTAA relief prevents or reduces double taxation where conditions are met. Home-country treatment depends on that country's law, so keep the Indian answer separate from foreign tax advice.
India taxes Indian-source income for non-residents; DTAA relief prevents or reduces double taxation where conditions are met. Home-country treatment depends on that country's law, so keep the Indian answer separate from foreign tax advice.
Money transfers by themselves are not automatically income. Tax depends on source and relationship: remittance of your own funds is different from Indian income, rent, capital gains or taxable gifts.
NRI property sales usually attract section 195 TDS on the buyer side, often at a higher effective rate than resident sales. A lower-deduction certificate can reduce cash blockage where the actual gain is lower than the gross sale consideration.
NRI property sales usually attract section 195 TDS on the buyer side, often at a higher effective rate than resident sales. A lower-deduction certificate can reduce cash blockage where the actual gain is lower than the gross sale consideration.
Money transfers by themselves are not automatically income. Tax depends on source and relationship: remittance of your own funds is different from Indian income, rent, capital gains or taxable gifts.
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