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Simplifying Residential Status Concept in India

Income Tax : Gain insights into India's residential status rules under Section 6 of the Income Tax Act, simplifying complexities for individual...

May 31, 2024 1302 Views 0 comment Print

Residential Status of Individuals under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Learn why determining residential status matters for income tax in India. Explore the categories, tests, and implications for ind...

March 29, 2024 7278 Views 0 comment Print

Significance of Residential Status: Understanding its Importance & Necessity

Income Tax : Explore the importance of determining residential status for tax purposes, its impact on global income taxation, and compliance st...

March 4, 2024 981 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Residency Status for Property Sale by NRIs in India

Income Tax : Explore intricacies of NRI residency status in Indian property transactions. Learn tax implications for resident and non-resident ...

January 9, 2024 1563 Views 0 comment Print

A Study of Residential Status of an Individual and Hindu Undivided Family in Accordance To Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of residential status under the Income Tax Act in India. Learn about individual and HUF classifications, c...

December 8, 2023 8748 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 19110 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 11535 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 2286 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 2031 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 2799 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 732 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 32358 Views 10 comments Print


Residency Provisions under Income Tax Act, highlighting contrasts with FEMA, Companies Act & Direct Tax Code

February 13, 2022 3030 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of individuals by a state works on a deeply embedded principle of giving back to the state for the services provided by the state such as good governance, welfare schemes, defense and others which are required for a state for maintenance and expansion. This principle although looks simple and efficient, requires the state to answer the basic question : How to Decide WHO to tax ? And providing theoretically and morally reasons to support taxing such individuals. One such answer given by the United States, Eritrea and Philippines is citizenship-based income tax rules.

Test of residency for Individuals for taxation

November 26, 2021 2997 Views 0 comment Print

Test of Residency for Individuals Basic Condition for a person to be Resident Under Section 6(1) of the Income-tax Act, an individual is said to be resident in India in any previous year if he: (a) is in India in the previous year for a period or periods amounting in all to one hundred and […]

Conversion of bank accounts on change of residential status

October 13, 2021 5820 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 do not allow NRI’s to hold the savings bank account in India which means banks are not allowed to accept deposits from the NRI’s in the form of a general savings account. However, Post Offices in India may maintain savings bank accounts in the names of persons resident outside India […]

How to determine residential status & different residential statuses

September 24, 2021 7161 Views 0 comment Print

The tax structure of India is very complex in nature. It depends upon the nature of persons, age, residential status, nature of income etc. The taxability of an assessee in India depends upon his residential status in India for any particular financial year. An individual may be a citizen of India but may end up […]

Determining Residential Status as per Income Tax Act in India

September 19, 2021 4104 Views 0 comment Print

Understand how to determine your residential status for income tax purposes in India. Learn about the criteria and classification of residents and non-residents.

Residential status under Income Tax Act, 1961 in India

September 1, 2021 88158 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction The Income Tax Department must determine the residential status of tax payers, regardless of whether they are individuals or companies. This information becomes pertinent during tax filing season. This is actually one of the main factors that determine a person’s taxability. Meaning and importance of residential status Taxability of an individual is dependent on his Indian […]

Non resident Indian to be resident Options available

August 25, 2021 2985 Views 0 comment Print

In India the Income of a person is taxed through the provisions made in Income tax act 1961 read with Income tax rules 1962.The charge of the tax in India is primarily based on the residential Status of the person. A person can be a “Resident and ordinarily resident” or “Resident but not ordinarily resident” […]

Residential Status and Taxation for Individuals

August 12, 2021 10923 Views 1 comment Print

The determination of residency under the provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) is critical in determining the taxable income to be offered to tax in India. One issue that has been noted is with respect to taxation of crew members of ship or individuals leaving for employment outside India during the year and another being the impact of the changes made in residency provision for individuals.

Recent Changes – Residential Status for Indian Tax Purposes – NRIs

July 29, 2021 5907 Views 0 comment Print

Residential Status for Indian Tax Purposes – Individual The residential status of an individual for tax purposes is crucial for determination of the taxable income. In India, an individual is treated as either “Resident” or “Non-resident” (‘NRs’) for tax purposes. Residents are further classified into “Resident and Ordinary Resident” (‘ROR’)” or “Resident but Not Ordinarily […]

Residential Status under Income Tax

July 25, 2021 7266 Views 2 comments Print

Are u Resident Indian ? Do you have a Citizen of India ? or your Parents are born in Undivided India ?  You thought what is this silly questions you have asked? But after reading of this article you will definitely reversed your previous question and in a definite mood to either think or preserve […]

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