Foreign income tax query

There is no scope of avoiding tax on salary received in India, both in case of Resident and Non-Resident. 

Dear Sonam , the salary was actually received abroad from a foreign company , only transferred later to indian bank ac , so if i stay outside india for more than 182 days , i am considered a non- resident , and foreign income tax payment in India would not be required , is that right ?

I forgot to ask you the basic question : Whether you are Resident and Ordinary Resident of India (ROR)

                                                           Resident and Non Ordinary Resident of India (RNOR)

                                                             Non-Resident?

In case you are ROR or RNOR, any income accrue or arise outside India will be taxed in India, even if you received that income outside India.

In the last case only, tax willl not be levied.

I have only worked abroad(Australia) for around 167 days in the present year , before that , i was working in India since the last 9 years , that makes me resident of india ?? , but from what info i have gathered , if i stay outside India for 182 days in the current financial year , then i become non-resident and i dont have to pay tax on foreign income , is that correct ? thanks in advance .

Yes.....you are correct, if you wil stay outside India for more than 182 days, then you need to pay tax on your salary income.

Just to confirm , If i qualify the criteria - "IF THE ASSESSEE IS IN INDIA FOR LESS THAN 182 DAYS"  for year 2011-2012  ,  but -

1. i have transferred funds to my indian ac (owned by resident indian )

2. i have been working in India for all previous financial years before 2011,

       I still dont pay tax on foreign income ?

Yes. There is no tax liability for that year.

thanks a lot , no more questions for now ....

Also , is the foreign income also taxed in the same manner as income earned in india , based on the current year tax slabs , is there any tax relief on such income ? if yes , could someone pls guide me how to calculate tax on foreign income . Thanks .

Dear Kunal, 

I appreciate your using Caclubindia site. But i would rather suggest you hire a CA for your tax planning (in case you dont have one), since you seem to have good business and must be liable to file income tax returns regularly. 

It would be more helpful if you sit and discuss with a CA.

Thanks :-)