Living abroad does not end your Indian tax story — it changes its rules. What India taxes depends on your residential status and where income arises.
Residential status decides everything
Days-of-stay tests (with special rules for citizens and persons of Indian origin, revised from time to time) classify you as resident, not-ordinarily-resident or non-resident each year. Count your days before every filing season.
What India taxes for non-residents
- Income arising in India: rent from Indian property, capital gains on Indian assets, interest on certain accounts and deposits, Indian business/professional income
- Salary for services rendered in India
What typically stays outside
Foreign salary and foreign income of a non-resident, and interest on specified non-resident accounts as per current provisions.
The recurring NRI mistakes
- Keeping resident savings accounts active after moving abroad instead of redesignating them
- Ignoring TDS on property sales — buyers must deduct at higher NRI rates, and planning can reduce it via lower-deduction certificates
- Missing treaty relief on doubly-taxed income
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