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A person residing in India for more than one hundred and eighty-two days during the course of the preceding financial year but does not include:-
A person who has come to or stays in India, in either case, otherwise than
Any person or body corporate registered or incorporated in India,
An office, branch or agency in India owned or controlled by a person resident outside India,
An office, branch or agency outside India owned or controlled by a person resident in India;
We prove various NRI service India like NRI financial services, NRI legal services. The term non-resident is negatively defined under section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. An individual who is not a resident under the Income-tax Act is a non-resident. The residential status of an Individual is determined based on the number of days of stay in India. Financial year (FY) is April to March.
For the purposes of levy of tax, the Income-tax Act in India has classified the status of an individual assesses into three viz.
The definition is explained in simple terms as under.
PIO means an individual (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh or Sir Lanka or Afghanistan or China or Iran or Nepal or Bhutan) who:
India has contracted Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) with various countries. Taxability of Non Resident's Indian income would be decided as per the provisions of these DTAAs. Most of these DTAAs contain provisions for lower rates of tax in case of incomes like dividend, royalties, fees for technical services etc.
An NRI's income taxes in India will depend upon your their residential status for the year.
If your status is 'resident' your global income is taxable in India. If your status is 'NRI' your income which is earned or accrued in India is taxable in India.
Salary received in India or salary for service provided in India, income from a house property situated in India, capital gains on transfer of asset situated in India, income from Fixed Deposits or interest on savings bank account are all examples of income earned or accrued in India.
These incomes are taxable for an NRI. Income which is earned outside India is not taxable in India. Interest earned on a NRE account and FCNR account is tax free. Interest on NRO account is taxable for an NRI.
Here’s how you can check your residential status for a financial year.
You're considered a 'resident' in a financial year if you satisfy one of the conditions below:-
OR
An exception is made for Indian citizens working abroad and members of a crew of an Indian ship or a PIO visiting India, where 60 days is replaced with 182 days.
You are an NRI if you do not meet any of these conditions
Income Tax Return must be filed by an NRI when their total income (before any deductions) is more than Rs 2,50,000 (for AY 2015-16 or FY 2014-15).
Income Tax Return must be compulsorily filed in the following cases:-
A return need not be filed if income from short term or long term capital gains is the only income the NRI has and TDS has been deducted on it.
Deductions under section 80
Some of the deduction under section 80C are available to NRIs – life insurance premium paid in India, ULIPs and ELSS purchased in India. Purchase of NSCs or investments in new PPF accounts are not allowed as deductions under Section 80C for NRIs. Deduction under section 80D for health insurance premium payments for parents are also allowed to be claimed. Here is complete guide to deductions under section 80C.
Deduction from House Property Income for NRIs
NRIs can claim all the deductions available to a Resident from Income from House Property for a house purchased in India. Deduction towards property tax paid and interest on home loan deduction is also allowed. You can read about house property income in detail here.
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