Shipra Singh

During the RNOR window, your Indian income is taxed exactly as it would be for any resident. Any income earned in India is taxable and must be declared in the ITR

The most avoidable source of tax litigation between individual taxpayers and the department is disputes over classification and disclosure—specifically, mismatches between how taxpayers report income or investments and how the department interprets them.

AIS has become the default starting point for filing ITR, but experts warn it's riddled with gaps making independent reconciliation essential.

Reporting capital gains from shares, mutual funds (MFs) and other investments in the income tax return (ITR) has become more detailed after a series of tax changes introduced over the past two years.

Moving abroad does not end your tax obligations in India. From excess TDS and capital losses to property sales and future tax planning, here's when NRIs should file an ITR.

Stable salaries, easy access to credit and early trading wins are drawing serving and retired defence personnel into a cycle of leveraged bets—and mounting losses

The AIS now displays foreign assets and income for CY2022-24. But taxpayers should use it to verify past disclosures—not report the same information again in this year's income tax return.

Instead of focusing only on headline returns, investors should start looking at risk-adjusted returns, says Edelweiss Mutual Fund's Bhavesh Jain

Tax experts caution against viewing an HUF as a simple tax-saving hack because transferring assets to it changes their ownership.

Whether you can opt for presumptive taxation under section 44ADA of the Act depends on the nature of your freelance income.