Need Advice, Any CAs here?
Need Advice on Foreign Income transfer to India.
I would appreciate some advice on a situation I am in right now or will be soon.
I have been working in Mauritius since January 2023. My travel history is as follows:
- Stayed in Mauritius from Jan 2023 to Oct 23, 2023.
- Returned to India on Oct 24, 2023, and stayed until Jan 17, 2024.
- Went back to Mauritius on Jan 18 or 19, 2024. (Don't remember exact date)
- Returned to India on July 1, 2024, and stayed until Aug 29, 2024.
- Back to Mauritius on Aug 30/31, 2024.
- Returned to India again on Oct 22/23, 2024, and stayed until Jan 24, 2025.
My salary is transferred to my Mauritius account, and I have remitted around ₹15-18 lakhs to India—₹2 lakhs to my regular account before opening an NRE account, where I transferred the rest.
For FY 2023-24, I believe I qualify as an NRI since I spent most of the year in Mauritius. However, I don’t enjoy living here and plan to move back to India, working remotely while continuing to receive my salary in Mauritius (where tax is already deducted).
Since I will lose my NRI status after staying in India, but will still remit my salary from Mauritius every month, am I liable to pay tax again on this income in India, despite having already paid tax in Mauritius?
Posted Mar 8, 2025, 12:58 PM UTC