Income Tax : The issue concerns tax relief for foreign investors in infrastructure. The key takeaway is that specified funds can claim exemptio...
Income Tax : Residential status under the Income-tax Act determines taxability based on stay, control, or management. The key takeaway is that ...
Income Tax : Even if seafarers fail the 182-day NRI test due to crises or travel delays, foreign salary may still remain tax-free. RNOR status ...
Income Tax : Residential status under Section 6 determines whether a taxpayer is liable for global income or only Indian-source income. The rul...
Income Tax : Residential status under the Income Tax Act, 1961 defines who is taxed and on what income. The article explains how residence, not...
Income Tax : Section 5- Scope of income – Income Tax Act, 1961 5. [1] the total income of any previous year of a person who is a resident...
Income Tax : Following is the summary of Suggestion /representation on behalf of the taxpayers/professionals in connection with the Direct tax ...
Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT rules in favor of assessee in residential status dispute. Case details of ACIT vs. Nishant Kanodia for AY 2013-14. Com...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) is statutorily the only evidence required to be eligible for the benefit unde...
Income Tax : Narayanan Subramaniam Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Controversy involved is primarily with regard to question if the assessee had non-res...
Income Tax : Explore the residency dispute in Smt. Kamla vs Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Detailed analysis of the court view on residency criteria...
Income Tax : OECD as well as most of the countries have clarified that in view of the provisions of the domestic income tax law read with the D...
A Brief Discussion about the Residential Status of an individual and taxability of income according to their residential status in India Taxability In India, income is taxable is based on their residential status, so it is very important to know about residential status of any individual to check the taxability of income. Let’s know: Status […]
We all are no stranger to the fact that Residential status is the foremost requirement to be examined for each Previous Year while computing tax. Residential Status may vary Previous Year to Previous Year. Section 6 of Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with it. Recently major amendments have been inserted by Finance Act, 2020 in […]
Have we ever thought as to why is determining Residential status given so much of importance? It is because only on the basis of the residential status is the taxable income and tax liability of an entity is calculated and arrived at. Further depending upon the various persons and entity the definition of Residential status […]
1. This article has been discussed in detailed regarding the determination of Residential Status of an Individual in India as per the Income Tax Act,1961-2020. 2. For computing the taxable income of an Individual, it is important to determine the residential status of an individual in India as per the Income Tax Act,1961 for each […]
RESIDENTIAL STATUS We already know, tax is charged on Total Income. The computation of this total income further depends upon the residential status. The followings are the importance of residential status; Importance of Residential Status: 1. Total Income of an assessee cannot be determined without knowing his residential Status. 2. Residential Status shall be determined […]
As per the OECD Convention Model, 2017 the term resident of a country means any person who, under his native country is liable to tax therein by reason of his domicile, residence or place of effective management. Due to COVID-19, if an individual is present in a jurisdiction for a considerable amount of time, it […]
Resident Status of a ‘Resident’, Resident but Not Ordinary Resident (RNOR) under the Income Tax Act, 1961 in light of Finance Act, 2020 In India the residential status of a person plays a vital role in determining the taxability of income of any person. The Income Tax Act, 1961 follows the residence-based taxation system wherein […]
A guide to amended provisions of Residential Status of an Individual as per the Finance Act, 2020 Taxability of an individual visiting/residing in India or going outside India has always been a matter of concern for the revenue authorities. Individual who is earning income in India as well as earning in other country generally faces […]
Amendments to Section 6 (Residential Status) by Finance Act, 2020 are basically divided in three parts: 1.Curtailment of benefit of Explanation 1, in clause (b) to certain Indian Citizen and PIOs (person of Indian origin) (182 Days to 120 Days) with more than 15 Lacs Indian Income, 2. Deemed Residency for Indian Citizen with more […]
Introduction Finance Act 2020, as passed in Lok Sabha, brought up some significant changes to the provisions of determining the residential status of an individual in India. Finance Minister Shree Nirmala Seetharaman tried to narrow down the means by which an individual avoids taxes in India by becoming a non-resident in India. These changes have […]
