The story so far: On June 28, the Finance Ministry in two announcements deferred the imposition of an increased 20% rate for Tax Collected at Source by three months to October 1, and said transactions made using international credit cards overseas would not fall under the purview of the Liberalised Remittance Scheme. To put things into perspective, while LRS designates …
Travelling to an overseas destination or remitting money abroad is set to be attract a higher rate of tax with 20 percent TCS to kick in from July 1, 2023 onwards. It is, however, vital to note that those who are remitting money abroad for education and for medical treatment will continue to pay a lower rate for remittances in …
The Centre has changed the Foreign Exchange Management Act guidelines to include international credit card purchases made outside of India in the Liberalised Remittance Scheme. The finance ministry on Thursday said the changes in FEMA rules, which brings overseas international credit card spending under RBI’s liberalised remittance scheme, are intended to bring in parity in tax treatment of remittances using …
New Delhi: The government on Friday clarified that any individual making payments using their international debit or credit cards, up to Rs 7 lakhs per financial year, will be exempted from the Liberalized Remittance Scheme limits and will not be subject to Tax Collected at Source. To avoid any procedural ambiguity, it has been decided that any payments by an …