Income tax on my income from a Singapore Company.

[Asked by Guest]

Q1. I am a citizen of India resident in India working for a Singapore Company located in Singapore. I am neither providing my service to India nor to Singapore while in India but receives monthly salary. Is my monthly income taxable? There is no HRA in my salary. Can I get exemption on house rent, if I am taxable?

Q2. Are the reimbursements that I receive as a part of my travel expense and allowance for official duty to foreign countries taxable?

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

Income earned in India and received in India is taxable in India.

AI Summary

Income earned in India and received in India is taxable, affecting residents employed by foreign companies.
A resident Indian working for a Singapore company who receives salary in India is taxable in India: income earned in India and received in India is taxable. The reply does not resolve entitlement to house rent-related exemptions or the tax treatment of travel reimbursements and foreign duty allowances.