NRI tax in India: guides and calculators
Residential status, the tax deducted when a non-resident sells property, and the forms a remittance needs. For non-residents, and for residents who deal with them.
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- CalculatorNRI income tax calculatorResidential status first, then the tax on Indian income
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- CalculatorTDS calculatorFind the payment, then the tax to deduct
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Direct Tax
23 Sept 2026
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Three Dates Every NRI Should Have in the Diary: Form 145 Is Already Here, the TAN Goes on 1 October, and the H-1B Fee Runs to 2027
A new Income-tax Act came into force on 1 April 2026 and quietly renumbered the paperwork every NRI remittance depends on — Form 15CA is now Form 145, Form 15CB is Form 146, and section 195 is section 393(2). From 1 October 2026 a resident individual buying property from an NRI no longer needs a TAN. And the $100,000 H-1B payment has been extended to September 2027 while a court decides whether it was lawful at all. What each one changes, what it does not, and the rates that stayed exactly where they were.
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Direct Tax
08 Sept 2026
02
NRI Property TDS Under Section 195: Why the Buyer Withholds Far More Than Your Tax Bill, and the Form 13 Fix That Stops It (2026)
The buyer deducts tax on the whole sale price, not your gain, and the excess sits with the department until a refund arrives. Form 13, now Form 128, applied for before registration, is what replaces that default with your real number.
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Direct Tax
06 Sept 2026
03
Selling Property in India as an NRI: Why the Buyer Withholds Tax on the Whole Price, and How to Stop It (2026)
The buyer deducts tax on your sale price, not your profit — often three or four times what you actually owe. One certificate, applied for before you sign, is what closes that gap.
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Direct Tax
05 Sept 2026
04
NRI Residential Status in India: The Day Count That Decides Whether Your Global Income Is Taxable (2026)
182 days, 120 days, 60 days — and a rule that can make you a tax resident with zero days in India. How residential status actually works, and what it costs to get wrong.
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