Choose correct ITR to report foreign assets; 2 lakh such returns filed: CBDT official
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Choose correct ITR to report foreign assets; 2 lakh such returns filed: CBDT official

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as two lakh Income Tax Returns containing details of foreign assets and income have been filed during the current assessment year till now, according to the tax department which urged Indian residents for tax purposes to ensure they file the right form and revise their returns if they submitted the wrong form. The shares obtained and income earned by resident tax Indians from their employers through employee stock options should also be disclosed to the Income-Tax Department by filling foreign assets and foreign source income schedule provided in the relevant ITR, a senior CBDT officer explained. I would request those taxpayers who are supposed to declare their foreign assets or income to file a revised return in the relevant ITR and comply with the rules and law," the officer said. Apart from these, he said, agreements and mutual exchange treaties like CRS with 123 countries and FATCA with the US have been signed through which Indian tax authorities annually get information about the foreign assets and income of Indians based abroad.

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