Check if you are Resident or Non Resident under Income Tax Act ?
Many NRIs are not aware that the he concept of "Non-resident" is different under Income Tax Act & under FEMA.
Under Income Tax Act, the status depends on the actual number of days for which one stays in India.
A person is Resident in India
1) if he is in India for more than 182 days during the fiscal, beginning 1 April and ending 31 March.
OR
2) If he is in India for 60 days or more during the year and 365 days or more during the earlier 4 fiscals. If you fulfil both these conditions, you are regarded as a tax resident of India, though you have been in India for less than 182 days.
There are two relaxations available from this period of 60 days, which provide relief to many NRIs, preventing them from becoming tax residents of India.The 60 days clause will be replaced by 182 days in...