Expat taxes in India

Bombay_Bill · Apr 24th, 2009, 16:22

MOD NOTE: This thread is a split from the UK Visa thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Sorry, you are stumped on this one: you will not be able to apply for any long-term visa without a cast-iron justification for getting one, and it would not be legal for you to take employment on such a visa even if you could get one.

I don't think it makes any difference to the Indian authorities where you get paid (And, unless India and Canada have a double-taxation agreement, it probably doesn't make a difference to the tax authorities where you receive the money either. Mind you, you'd barely pay tax, if any, on that salary) --- you want to work there, you need an employment visa!

The Indian tax authorities are dead certain what they want you to pay them.

If you live there for more than six months a year then your world-wide income is both declarable and taxable in India.

They don't care if you're working or not...

Same as the UK...

johnny five · Apr 24th, 2009, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bombay_Bill

The Indian tax authorities are dead certain what they want you to pay them.

If you live there for more than six months a year then your world-wide income is both declarable and taxable in India.

They don't care if you're working or not...

Same as the UK...

So are you saying that if you spend more than six months a year here, say on two separate 6 month Tourist visas, then any UK income, for example, rent from your home or interest on savings(sic) is taxable in India?
Because thats how your reply reads..............

Nick-H · Apr 24th, 2009, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnny five

So are you saying that if you spend more than six months a year here, say on two separate 6 month Tourist visas, then any UK income, for example, rent from your home or interest on savings(sic) is taxable in India?
Because thats how your reply reads..............

We should take this conversation to a different forum, and leave this thread for visa stuff

johnny five · Apr 24th, 2009, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

We should take this conversation to a different forum, and leave this thread for visa stuff

Yes, good idea!

But lets not just sweep it under the carpet because if Bombay Bill's statement is true, this means that a lot of FN's, of various nationalities, are spending "extended leisure time" in India without realising that they are liable for large amounts of tax!

Bombay_Bill · Apr 25th, 2009, 15:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnny five

So are you saying that if you spend more than six months a year here, say on two separate 6 month Tourist visas, then any UK income, for example, rent from your home or interest on savings(sic) is taxable in India?
Because thats how your reply reads..............

This is the wrong forum for this, but...

The Indian authorities say that if you live in India for more than six months in a year then you become an 'Indian resident' and so tax is liable in India on your whole world wide income.

If you're a beach dweller in Goa they're probably not going to notice you.

If you're a high priced computer trainer in Bombay then they probably are.

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