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Residence in India for the purpose of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act determines residential status based on an individual's stay in India, income, citizenship and tax liability abr...

June 30, 2026 3654 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax & FEMA provisions applicable to Non Residents

Income Tax : The article explains how residential status under the Income-tax Act and FEMA impacts taxation, foreign income reporting, business...

June 17, 2026 33246 Views 3 comments Print

Income Tax Exemption to foreign funds investing in Indian infrastructure entities

Income Tax : The issue concerns tax relief for foreign investors in infrastructure. The key takeaway is that specified funds can claim exemptio...

April 5, 2026 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Residential Status Under Income-tax Act 2025

Income Tax : Residential status under the Income-tax Act determines taxability based on stay, control, or management. The key takeaway is that ...

March 27, 2026 2502 Views 0 comment Print

War & 182-Day Rule: How Seafarers Can Save Tax on NRE Salary

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 ...

March 13, 2026 3840 Views 0 comment Print


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Scope of income and Residence in India | Section 5 & 6

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...

September 20, 2020 21762 Views 0 comment Print

Suggestion /representation on 7 Important Direct Tax Issues

Income Tax : Following is the summary of Suggestion /representation on behalf of the taxpayers/professionals in connection with the Direct tax ...

September 7, 2020 12285 Views 1 comment Print


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Residential Status Dispute: Assessee’s Victory in ITAT Mumbai

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...

January 11, 2024 3492 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Residency Certificate is only evidence required to be eligible for benefit under DTAA

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) is statutorily the only evidence required to be eligible for the benefit unde...

June 21, 2023 2553 Views 0 comment Print

Passport needs to be considered to determine Residential Status of Assessee

Income Tax : Narayanan Subramaniam Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Controversy involved is primarily with regard to question if the assessee had non­-res...

April 15, 2023 3399 Views 0 comment Print

Citizenship cannot be decided based on Definition of ‘Resident’ under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Explore the residency dispute in Smt. Kamla vs Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Detailed analysis of the court view on residency criteria...

June 24, 2022 1110 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT clarifies on Residential status & Issues new NR Form

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...

March 3, 2021 34326 Views 10 comments Print


How to Check Residential Status of an Individual & Taxability of Their Income?

July 18, 2020 18027 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Residential Status- Genesis of Income Tax Computation (PY 2020-21)

July 17, 2020 18000 Views 3 comments Print

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 […]

Residential status – Relevance for determining taxable income & tax liability

July 8, 2020 4599 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Know Your Residential Status in India for Income Tax Purpose

June 29, 2020 13194 Views 0 comment Print

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 & Scope of Income

June 27, 2020 53451 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

CBDT Clarification on Tax Residency – A Scope for New Interpretation

June 17, 2020 3432 Views 0 comment Print

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 – Resident & Resident but Not Ordinary Resident

June 16, 2020 160200 Views 4 comments Print

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 […]

Guide to Residential Status of Individual – Finance Act, 2020

June 16, 2020 14580 Views 1 comment Print

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 […]

Amendment to Section 6 (Residential Status) by Finance Act 2020

June 13, 2020 16128 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Impact of Amendments in Residential Status Provisions by Finance Act 2020

June 11, 2020 3891 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

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