NRI TAX RETURN FILING – TREATMENT OF INTEREST ON NRE DEPOSIT

NRI TAX RETURN Every year, millions of NRIs file their Income Tax Return in India. One of the important factors to be considered at the time of NRI tax return filing is their residential status. As a general rule, only income earned in India or accrues or arise in India is taxable in case of NRIs and income earned outside India is not taxable. In this write up, we would be analyzing the treatment of interest earned on NRE accounts at the time of NRI Tax return filing in India . Some of the incomes of the NRI which are taxable in India are as under: a) Interest on savings account b) Interest on Fixed deposits c) Rental income earned in India d) Gain on sale of immovable properties e) Gain on sale of shares and mutual funds in India When a person becomes NRI, his savings account in India is converted into NRO a...