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Will I have to pay taxes in India when I transfer money from a US bank to an Indian savings account?

I am currently in US, and would like to transfer some amount from my US Bank account to a savings account based in India on a monthly basis through a third party like Xoom or Transfast. If I'm going ...
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2answers
49 views

Tax questions - Working from India for US company

I am working from India for a US company and as per my knowledge I am not liable to pay any tax to US govt. My first question is can I have them deposit my pay check in US account without any ...
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Is Indo-US scholarship received in INR exempt from tax?

I am an Asst Professor working in a central university. I was selected for an Indo-US fellowship of $3000/month for doing a research project in the U.S. They have paid in INR to my university. In ...
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1answer
194 views

Income tax on my online drop-shipping business (India)

I am an Indian citizen & run a semi-drop shipping business. The details are: I deposited 10 lakh through cheque/cash into my Indian savings bank account (PAN not submitted during account ...
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1answer
57 views

Income tax on international income with money not deposited in India

I plan to have a consultancy business outside India. I do not plan to remit my income to India immediately. I would do it later maybe after 2 or 3 years. Do I need to pay taxes now? or can I pay tax ...
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61 views

Taxation on Freelancing Software Jobs in India [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Indian Citizen want to work as a freelancer for Europe. How to pay tax in India? I am an Indian Citizen and was working for a Canadian company while I was living in ...
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1answer
404 views

Indian Citizen want to work as a freelancer for Europe. How to pay tax in India?

I got an offer to work as a freelancer for a European company. In Europe, its like you need to set up a small legal entity on your name but is this the same in India? How can i do freelancing in India ...
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1answer
214 views

Working as freelancer with two partners. How do I report the income for tax purposes in India?

I am a software engineer working in a IT company. Apart from this, I am also working as a freelancer with a U.S. client. Money comes in USD to my Indian bank account. I have two partners with an ...
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1answer
161 views

Income Tax liability for non-citizen of indian orgin

I am a citizen of Singapore of Indian orgin. I have been working for a multinational in Singapore which has registered office in India too. For the last fiscal ( Apr 2011 to March 2012), I had spent ...
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1answer
163 views

Will I get tax benefit from both HRA and Housing loan

I'm having housing loan but it is not self occupied and I'm staying in rental basis. Can I avail the tax benefit from HRA as well as from housing loan. If so is there any document need to be submitted ...
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Indian citizen working from India as freelancer for U.S.-based company. How to report the income & pay tax in India?

I am an Indian citizen and I work from India as a freelancer for an U.S.-based IT company. I am getting monthly payments directly into my Indian bank account. My colleagues' monthly payment come to my ...
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1answer
152 views

What is the criteria for zero interest on self assessment tax?

Say I owe total tax of Rs.1 lakh for the assessment year 2011-12. Of this say I have already paid 90k via TDS and advance tax. If I pay the remaining 10k in July 2011 just before filing returns, will ...
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1answer
113 views

Foreign tax credit

I was a student in one of the universities in Texas before I graduated in Aug 2010 and moved back home to India. However since June 2010 till date, I have been working with a US based company. ...
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1answer
1k views

What are the tax liabilities for an Indian citizen working in the US?

I have an opportunity to work in the US for a period of 1-2 year. as I have gone through the link, it suggest I don't have to pay any taxes in India as it is already included in federal tax. I am ...
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1answer
402 views

In India, does a company compulsorily have to file income tax on my behalf?

I work in an IT company in India. I get my monthly salary after monthly tax deduction as per TDS law. The tax filing deadline as per Indian government is 31st July, but my company has a deadline for ...
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1answer
108 views

Does India require its citizens to report income wherever they reside and earn (abroad)?

I have read that: "The U.S. requires its citizens to file tax returns reporting their earnings wherever they reside. However, there are some measures designed to reduce the international double ...
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3answers
810 views

If I am Indian citizen residing in India but earning through online freelancing in US dollars, to whom do I pay taxes?

Say I am an Indian citizen and residing in India and earning through online freelancing software programming in US dollars. Which government do I pay taxes to? Do I pay some taxes to Indian ...
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2answers
556 views

If I am Indian citizen residing in US and earning there, do I have to pay taxes to India?

Say, I am an Indian citizen and living and working in US, do I still have to pay some taxes to Indian government? My first thought is why should I be paying taxes to Indian government because neither ...
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2answers
2k views

What is the difference between PPF and NSC saving schemes?

I want to invest money in either a PPF (Public Provident Fund) or NSC (National Savings Certificate) scheme, but I would like to understand the differences between them.