Salary Income earned outside India

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Salary received outside India is taxable ?

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  • If you are a Resident, income earned by you anywhere in the world shall be taxable in India and has to be included in your total income.

  • Convert income earned outside India into Indian currency – convert your income in foreign currency into Indian Rupees by using the State Bank of India telegraphic transfer buying rate (TTBR) of the last day of the month before the month in which income is due. For example, for converting salary income of June 2014, use the TTBR of the relevant currency for May 2014 and convert your salary into Indian Rupees.

  • Now, include this income under the head to which it belongs, for example, include salary income under the head ‘salaries’.

  • You have to treat this income as any other income which is earned by you locally. Minimum exemption of Rs 2,50,000 is allowed on your total income and remaining income is taxable as per rates.

  • If TDS has been deducted on your income you are allowed to take credit of such taxes. For this purpose, reference has to be made to the relevant Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) of the country where such income has been earned. India has entered into DTAAs with several countries. DTAA makes sure that a taxpayer is not doubly taxed for the income earned outside the country of residence. Since income may be taxed at source i.e. from the place it originated and is also usually taxable in the country of residence, the DTAA makes sure that the taxpayer is not adversely impacted. The taxpayer is also allowed to take credit of TDS deducted.

  • Taking benefit of a DTAA involves obtaining a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) that helps identify and certify your tax residency status to make sure the correct DTAA has been applied. This is inline with the tax laws in India.

  • While taking TDS credit, make sure you are referring to the correct DTAA. Under DTAA, there are two methods to claim tax relief – exemption method and tax credit method. By exemption method, income is taxed in one country and exempted in another. In tax credit method, where the income is taxed in both countries, tax relief can be claimed in the country of residence.

  • If no DTAA exists between the 2 countries, you may still be able to get tax credit on foreign taxes paid. You may need an expert to assist you.

  • In the latest income tax return forms, several disclosures have been added for income on which DTAA benefit has been claimed.

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Well explained…Ankit

Thanks

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Hi @sagarg

Yes! But you always get an option to show proof of tax being paid somewhere else for the same and claim some benefits.

But needs to be shown in your income.

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