Foreign income of visiting NRI is not taxable - ITAT
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The number of days of stay determines the tax residential status of an individual in the country. The residential status, in turn, determines which income can be taxed in India. To illustrate, typically non-residents do not have to pay tax in the country on foreign income.
The ITAT dealt with the case of a businessman who was visiting to manage his investments and business interests. The tax tribunal bench took into cognizance the extended number of days of stay available in this case, which determined the businessman as a non-resident. Accordingly, in its September 7 order, the ITAT held that foreign income of Rs 5.6 crore, which was repatriated by the businessman to his Indian bank account, would not be taxable in the country.
Bindo Kumar Singh, a director and major shareholder in a pharma and biotech company with global operations, had made several trips to India during financial year 2009-10.
According to the I-T officer, Singh had spent 148 days in India this year. The officer pointed out that this stay had exceeded the prescribed limit of 60 days. Thus, he held the businessman to be a “resident and ordinarily resident” (ROR). (See box). Individuals who are “resident and ordinarily resident” are taxed in India on their global income. Accordingly, the I-T official had sought to treat the foreign income of Rs 5.6 crore as unexplained cash credit and tax it in India.
As Singh was visiting India, the commissioner of income-tax (appeals) held that the benefit of extended stay would be available to him and the limit of 60 days would be substituted with 182 days.
Based on this, the appellate commissioner held him to be a non-resident and passed an order in his favour. #casansaar (Source - PTI, Times of India)
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