Session-3, Basis of charge By B.Pani M.Com,LLB,FCA,FICWA,ACS,DISA,MBA

Income tax shall be charged for any assessment year at the prescribed rate in respect of the total income of the previous year.

Total Income (Resident) Received or deemed to be received in India by or on behalf of such person. Accrues or arises or deemed to accrue or arise in India Accrues or arise to him outside India

Total Income (Non-Resident) Received or deemed to be received in India by or on behalf of such person. Accrues or arises or deemed to accrue or arise in India

Overview of Income-tax Act,1961 TAXATION IN INDIA Determinants of taxation of an individual in India Source of income Residential status Place of receipt of income Not ordinarily resident (‘NOR’) Non-resident (‘NR’) Resident

Overview of Income-tax Act,1961 SCOPE OF TAXABLE INCOME Not ordinarily resident (‘NOR’) Scope of taxable income Resident Non-resident (‘NR’) Worldwide income Income received in India Income sourced from India Income from business controlled from India Income received in India Income sourced from India

Resident He is in India for more than 182 days or more during the year. Being in India for 365 days or more during the preceding four years and more than sixty days in that year For a person who leaves India for the purpose of employment or as a member of crew of an Indian ship or a person of Indian origin being outside India he has to be in India for 182 days in that year and 365 days in preceding four years to be considered as Resident.

Not Ordinarily Resident An individual who has been non-resident nine out of ten previous years preceding that year. During the seven years preceding that year he has been India for a period of 729 days or less. A HUF whose manager satisfies the conditions as above

Overview of Income-tax Act,1961 DETERMINING RESIDENCY IN INDIA Individual Stay in India >= 60* days in the FY and >= 365 days in the aggregate in the last 4 FYs Non-resident Not ordinarily resident Yes No Yes No Resident Basic conditions Stay in India >= 182 days in the FY Additional conditions Aggregate stay in India during the previous 7 FYs < 730 days Non-resident in 9 out of 10 previous FY No *Stands changed to 182 days in case of a citizen of India who leaves India for employment abroad and in case of a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin who comes on a visit to India from abroad in the year of leaving / coming into India

Example Mr Lee a Korean citizen leaves India after a period of 10 years stay on 1/6/2006.During the financial year he comes to India for a period of 46 days.Later he returns to India for good on 10/10/2008.Determine his residential status for the assessment year Will your answer be different if his date of departure was 15/05/2006

Answer His stay in India is for 173 days during He has stayed for more than 60 days during the year and stayed for more than 365 days during the preceding four financial years He is satisfying the 2 nd basic condition therefore a resident He was resident in 9 out of 10 preceding previous years and was staying for more than 729 days during the preceding 7 financial years therefore “Resident and ordinarily Resident”

Date of departure 15/05/ Stay for 45 days non-resident stay for 46 days non-resident 8 out of 10 years he is resident He has stayed for more than 729 days during 7 preceding previous years Therefore he is a “Resident and ordinarily Resident”

Example Suresh furnishes the information about his period of stay in India which is as below days days days days days days days days days days days Determine the residential status for the year

Answer Suresh stayed for 100 days during the previous year and 375 days during the preceding four financial year. Therefore a resident satisfying the second basic condition He is resident in all 10 financial years by fulfilling the 1 st basic condition for the first three years and 2 nd basic condition for other seven years However Suresh fulfils the 2 nd additional condition of staying 729 days or less during the 7 financial years(627 days) Therefore he is “Resident but not ordinarily Resident”

Tax Planning Hints Person leaving India for employment abroad can leave the country on or before 28th September to attain the status of non-resident so that his foreign income will not be taxed in India. Person visiting India should ensure that his stay in India does not exceed 181 days in any financial year. If he has to stay for more than 181 days at a stretch, it should be distributed to two financial years

Example Mr Bill a British national comes to India for the first time during the year His stay periods in India are as below days days days days days Residential Status for AY ?

Answer Non-resident Didn’t stay for 182 days during the year Having stayed for more than 60 Days(Actual stay 70 days) during the year , he has stayed only for 355 days during the preceding four financial years

A HUF,Firm or other Association of Person is said to be resident in India in every case except where during any year the control and management of its affairs is situated wholly outside India. A company is said to be resident in India if it is an Indian Company or during the year the control and management of its affairs is situated wholly in India. Every other person is said to be resident in India except where the control and management of affairs is situated wholly outside India.

Income deemed to be received Any accretion to the balance at the credit of an employee participating in a recognised provident fund i)Employer’s contribution in excess of 12% of salary ii)Interest payment in excess of 8.5% The contribution made by Central Govt or any other employer to the account of any employee under the pension scheme

Dividend Income Any dividend declared, distributed or paid Interim dividend shall be deemed to be the income of previous year in which the amount of such dividend is unconditionally made available by the company. Dividend income declared by companies shall be exempt in the hands of shareholders. Domestic company is liable for payment of Dividend Distribution Tax.

Income deem to accrue or arise in India All income accruing or arising whether directly or indirectly through business connection, property, asset or source of income in India. Income which falls under the head “Salaries” if it is earned in India. Income chargeable under the head “Salaries” payable by Govt to a citizen of India for service outside India. Dividend paid by an Indian Company outside India.

Income by way of interest payable by the Government, person who is resident except in cases where the debt is for a business outside India and person who is non-resident but debt is incurred for a business carried on in India. Income by way of royalty payable by the Government, person who is resident except in cases where the property or right is used for a business outside India and person who is non- resident but property or right is used for a business carried on in India.

Income by way of fees for technical services payable by the Government, person who is resident except in cases where the fees are for a business outside India and person who is non-resident but fees are incurred for a business carried on in India.

Example Kamlesh living in UK has let out his property to Mr Rich for US$ PM payable at UK.

Ans- It will be income deemed to accrue or arise in India and will be subject to tax in India.

Example Mr Nair a non-resident residing in Dubai has transferred his house property situated in Bangalore to Mr Woon of Korea for a sum of US$

Ans- The capital gain will be taxed in India as it is deemed to accrue or arise in India.

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