Residential status: extended employment definition can preserve non-resident tax status for cross-border business migrants abroad.
The tribunal addressed whether an individual who stayed 176 days in India and then moved to Mauritius on an occupation permit qualified as non-resident under Explanation 1(a) to the residence provision; after reviewing the occupation permit and appointment documentation and relying on precedent that construes "employment" to include self-employment and business activity, the tribunal found the explanatory extension applicable and excluded offshore receipts from Indian taxation.