DTAA applicability on income of NRI, resident in 3rd country

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....TAA applicability on income of NRI, resident in 3rd country<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Roger Pinto Dated:- 24-1-2017 Income Tax<br>Income Tax<br>Can a NRI (who is neither a resident of US nor Ind....

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....ia) claim DTAA benefits on royalty income earned from an entity in US. This NRI pays taxes on his Indian income and hence has a &#39;Foreign tax identifying number (PAN number)&#39;. Note that on fil....

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....ing of successful W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals)&#39; form, the withholding tax rate gets reduced to 15% (from ....

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....30%) on the royalty income earned from US entity. Further what is the position, if this NRI is resident of a 3rd country (say UAE) which does not have a DTAA treaty with US. This could be because UAE....

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.... does not have income taxes. What happens to the witheld tax by US, at whichever rate applicable (15% or 30%). Is the NRI required to file returns in US. Also (if eligible for DTAA) as this income w....

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....ould qualify for &#39;Exemption method&#39;, would disclosing it under &#39;Exempt Income&#39; suffice for that NRI&#39;s Indian tax returns compliance.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....