What happens to the tax exemption on NRE and FCNR interest when I become an RNOR?
Interest on NRE (Non-Resident External) deposits as well as FCNR (Foreign Currency Non-Resident) deposits are fully exempt in the hands of a non-resident as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
When you come back to India with an intention to stay in India for an indefinite period, you become a resident under the FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) laws immediately on your arrival in India. Once you become a resident under FEMA, you are required to convert your existing NRE accounts to either a regular resident rupee account or RFC (Resident Foreign Currency Account).
While the deposits can be continued with the stipulated rate of interest till maturity, the interest after the date of your arrival in India will become taxable in India. The bank will deduct tax at source on the interest credited for the period post your arrival in India.
As far as deposits in FCNR deposits are concerned, you can continue to have the FCNR deposits till their maturity, and on maturity, the deposits have to be converted into resident rupee accounts or transferred to RFC accounts.
Unlike interest on NRE deposits, which becomes taxable once you become a resident under FEMA, interest on an FCNR account does not become taxable in India immediately on your coming back to India and will continue to remain tax exempt as long as you remain a non-resident or a resident but not an ordinary resident under income tax laws.
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Balwant Jain is a tax and investment expert and can be reached at jainbalwant@gmail.com and @jainbalwant on his X handle.
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