Tax saving options for NRIs

The Income Tax Act, 1961 defines a non-resident Indian as an individual, being a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin, who is not a resident. A person is of Indian origin if he or either of his Indian parents or any of his grandparents was born in undivided India.

Over the years, the number of Indians moving abroad has been increasing steadily. People leave the country for better prospects of work or study, or even on business and holiday.

Many of the people who go abroad maintain bank accounts in India to either invest here or save money here or just for ease of transactions to and fro. But if you are a Non Resident Indian (NRI) with a bank account in the country, it is advisable that you are aware of all the existing tax rules as far as NRIs are concerned.

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