a. Income Tax Act is currently governed by I.T. act ________. b. Income tax earned in ________ year is assessed to tax in assessment year. c. Income tax is charged by ________ Govt. d. On the basis of residential status, a company can be classified into ________ or ________. e. Agricultural income in India is ________ from tax U/S 10 (1). f. Education allowance is exempted up to maximum ________ children. g. Reimbursement of medical bill for treatment in a private hospital is exempted up to Rs ________. h. Interest on RPF is exempted up to ________ percentage.
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Residential Status for Income Tax – Individuals & Residents
Updated on: Aug 04, 2021 - 05:06:36 PM 10 min read
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It is important for the Income Tax Department to determine the residential status of a tax paying individual or company. It becomes particularly relevant during the tax filing season. In fact, this is one of the factors based on which a person’s taxability is decided.
Let us explore the residential status and taxability in detail.
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Meaning and importance of residential status
The taxability of an individual in India depends upon his residential status in India for any particular financial year. The term residential status has been coined under the income tax laws of India and must not be confused with an individual’s citizenship in India. An individual may be a citizen of India but may end up being a non-resident for a particular year. Similarly, a foreign citizen may end up being a resident of India for income tax purposes for a particular year. Also to note that the residential status of different types of persons viz an individual, a firm, a company etc is determined differently. In this article, we have discussed about how the residential status of an individual taxpayer can be determined for any particular financial year
How to determine residential status?
For the purpose of income tax in India, the income tax laws in India classifies taxable persons as:
A resident
A resident not ordinarily resident (RNOR)
A non-resident (NR)
The taxability differs for each of the above categories of taxpayers. Before we get into taxability, let us first understand how a taxpayer becomes a resident, an RNOR or an NR.
Resident
A taxpayer would qualify as a resident of India if he satisfies one of the following 2 conditions :
1. Stay in India for a year is 182 days or more or
2. Stay in India for the immediately 4 preceding years is 365 days or more and 60 days or more in the relevant financial year
In the event an individual who is a citizen of India or person of Indian origin leaves India for employment during an FY, he will qualify as a resident of India only if he stays in India for 182 days or more. Such individuals are allowed a longer time greater than 60 days and less than 182 days to stay in India. However, from the financial year 2020-21, the period is reduced to 120 days or more for such an individual whose total income (other than foreign sources) exceeds Rs 15 lakh.
In another significant amendment from FY 2020-21, an individual who is a citizen of India who is not liable to tax in any other country will be deemed to be a resident in India. The condition for deemed residential status applies only if the total income (other than foreign sources) exceeds Rs 15 lakh and nil tax liability in other countries or territories by reason of his domicile or residence or any other criteria of similar nature.
The amendment can be further simplified as below-