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Advanced NRI Taxation: Residential Status and Global Income Rules

An advanced, India-specific course for NRIs, returning Indians, globally mobile professionals, business owners and family offices who need to get residential status right before anything else. Work through the 182-day and 60/365-day tests, the exceptions for Indians leaving for employment and visiting PIOs, the โ‚น15 lakh Indian-income trigger and deemed residency. Use the RNOR window deliberately when you return. Count days correctly, build year-of-departure and year-of-return timelines, and assemble the evidence the tax department asks for. Then map exactly what India can tax: income received or accruing in India, deemed accrual, NRE, NRO and FCNR interest, rent, salary and business connection, plus global income and Schedule FA once you turn resident. Finish with capital gains and TDS for NRIs: Section 195 withholding, equity and mutual fund rates after July 2024, selling Indian property, lower-deduction certificates, repatriation, refunds and the NRI return. Section references follow the Income-tax Act, 2025, with the 1961 Act equivalent shown where it helps.

Residential Status182-Day and 60-Day TestsRNORDeemed ResidencyVisiting PIOsScope of Total IncomeNRE NRO FCNR AccountsSchedule FASection 195 TDSNRI Capital GainsLower Deduction CertificateIncome-tax Act 2025
MODULES
4
DURATION
~4 hrs
TRACK
Tax & Wealth Planning

What You'll Master

Determine residential status for any tax year using the day-count tests, exceptions and deemed residency rules
Plan the year of departure and the year of return to use the RNOR window deliberately
Count days of stay correctly and assemble the documents that prove your status
Separate income India can tax from income it cannot, for NRIs and for returning residents
Understand how NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts are taxed and what can be repatriated
Calculate TDS and final tax on an NRI's sale of listed shares, mutual funds and property
Reduce excess TDS through lower-deduction certificates and claim refunds through the NRI return
Access Level
PRO
Everything included
Full Text Playbooks
Actionable Exercises
Mobile Reading Mode
Lifetime Updates

Curriculum Breakdown

Chapter 1: Residential Status, the Rule That Decides Everything

5 Lessons
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Why Residential Status Comes Before Every Other Tax Question12 min read
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The Day-Count Tests: 182 Days and the 60 Plus 365 Rule14 min read
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The Exceptions: Indians Leaving for Work, Ship Crew, Visiting PIOs and the โ‚น15 Lakh Trigger15 min read
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Deemed Residency: Indian Citizens Not Liable to Tax Anywhere Else12 min read
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RNOR: The Transition Window for Returning NRIs14 min read
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Chapter 2: Counting Days and Hard Cases

3 Lessons
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How a Day in India Is Counted: Arrival, Departure, Transit and Stamps12 min read
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The Year You Leave and the Year You Return: Worked Timelines15 min read
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Proving Your Status: Passport Records, TRC, Form 10F and What the Department Asks For12 min read

Chapter 3: What India Can Tax: Scope of Income for NRIs

4 Lessons
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Received in India, Accrued in India and Deemed to Accrue in India14 min read
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NRE, NRO and FCNR Accounts: Interest Taxation and Repatriation Limits13 min read
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Rent, Salary for Work in India and Business Connection13 min read
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Returning NRIs and Global Income: Schedule FA, Foreign Assets and the Black Money Act15 min read

Chapter 4: Capital Gains and TDS for NRIs

4 Lessons
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Section 195 TDS: Why NRIs Lose More at Source Than Residents13 min read
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Listed Equity and Mutual Funds for NRIs After July 202414 min read
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Selling Indian Property as an NRI: TDS, Lower Deduction Certificates and Repatriation15 min read
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Claiming Refunds and Filing the ITR as an NRI13 min read