Foreign tax credit conversion uses telegraphic transfer buying rate on the last day of preceding month.
Foreign tax credit is determined by converting the currency of the foreign-tax payment at the telegraphic transfer buying rate applicable on the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that tax is paid or deducted.

Foreign tax credit allowed against MAT/AMT like normal tax, but any excess over normal provisions is ignored.
Foreign tax credit under Rule 128 of the Income tax Rules, 1962, is allowable against tax payable under MAT or AMT in the same manner as under the normal provisions; any foreign tax credit available against MAT/AMT that exceeds the credit allowable under normal provisions is ignored when computing MAT/AMT credit.

Foreign Tax Credit documentation: verified income statement plus certificate and payment or deduction proof to claim credit.
Foreign Tax Credit eligibility requires a verified statement of foreign income and foreign tax paid in the prescribed form, plus a certificate or statement specifying the nature of the income and tax deducted or paid issued by the foreign tax authority, the person who deducted the tax, or signed by the taxpayer, accompanied by a tax challan or online payment acknowledgement for payments and proof of deduction where tax was withheld.

Foreign tax credit: credit limited to lower of domestic tax and foreign tax; treaty excess is disregarded.
Rule 128 of the Income tax Rules, 1962 limits Foreign Tax Credit to the lesser of domestic tax chargeable on the doubly taxed income and the foreign tax actually paid, and directs that any foreign tax paid in excess of the tax payable under the applicable DTAA be ignored for credit computation.

Foreign Tax Credit requires evidence of settlement, proof of payment and an undertaking within six months of dispute resolution.
Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) is allowed for disputed foreign tax only if, within six months from the end of the month in which the dispute is finally settled, the assessee furnishes evidence of settlement, evidence that the tax liability has been discharged by the assessee, and an undertaking that no refund in respect of that amount has been or will be claimed.

Foreign Tax Credit denial: no credit for domestic interest, fees or penalties and for disputed foreign taxes.
Rule 128 restricts Foreign Tax Credit by disallowing FTC against interest, fees or penalties payable under the Income-tax Act, and by excluding any foreign tax (or part thereof) that is disputed by the assessee.

Foreign tax definition determines FTC scope: DTAA-covered taxes apply, otherwise income-tax-type foreign levies qualify for credit.
Definition of foreign tax for Foreign Tax Credit under Rule 128: where a DTAA exists, foreign tax is the tax covered by that DTAA; where no DTAA exists, foreign tax is the tax payable under the foreign country's law in the nature of income-tax as defined in the statutory explanation, including excess profits tax or business profits tax charged on profits by central or local authorities.

Foreign tax credit proportionate allocation ensures foreign tax relief is apportioned when income is taxed across multiple years.
Foreign tax credit under the Income tax Rules operates on a proportionate allocation principle when the same income is taxable in more than one year; the credit entitlement must be apportioned across the years in which the income is offered to tax so that relief for foreign taxes corresponds to the portion of income taxed in each year.

Foreign tax credit allowed when foreign tax corresponds to income offered or assessed to tax in India in the same year.
Foreign tax credit is available to Indian residents for tax paid in a foreign country or specified territory, and is allowed only in the year when the corresponding income is offered to tax or assessed to tax in India, creating a temporal link between domestic taxation of the income and recognition of the foreign tax credit.