Work remotely for a foreign employer with full peace of mind. AVS & Associates handles tax for remote workers in India — residential status, DTAA, ESOPs/RSUs and FEMA.
More Indians than ever work remotely for companies based abroad, earning salary in foreign currency while living in India. This raises real tax questions: where is the income taxable, how does your residential status affect it, can you claim DTAA relief, and what about ESOPs, RSUs and foreign bank accounts? Handling tax for remote workers in India correctly keeps you compliant on both the income tax and FEMA fronts.
AVS & Associates advises remote professionals and digital nomads based in India on structuring, reporting and optimising their cross-border earnings.
Remote income sits across employment, foreign exchange and equity rules, and small missteps create disproportionate problems.
If you are a resident, salary earned for work done in India is generally taxable here even if paid by a foreign employer, and any foreign tax withheld can be relieved through DTAA and Foreign Tax Credit. ESOPs and RSUs are taxed at vesting as a perquisite and again as capital gains on sale, with foreign-asset disclosure obligations attached. We bring these strands together into one compliant, optimised position.
Whether you are a salaried remote employee or an independent contractor billing overseas clients, we ensure your Indian filings are accurate and your foreign holdings properly disclosed.
How you are engaged by your overseas company materially changes your Indian tax and compliance. As a salaried employee you have salary income and specific perquisite rules; as an independent contractor you have business or professional income, can claim expenses, may use presumptive taxation, and likely need GST registration with your services treated as zero-rated exports. Many remote workers are unsure which they actually are.
We review your contract and working arrangement, determine the correct characterisation, and set up the right tax and GST structure around it. Getting this right early avoids mismatched filings, missed deductions and the cash-flow surprises that come from discovering a GST obligation after the fact.
Remote income sits across employment, foreign-exchange and equity rules, and small missteps in any one create disproportionate problems. We bring these strands together — residential status, DTAA and Foreign Tax Credit, ESOP and RSU taxation, FEMA on foreign accounts, and Schedule FA disclosure — into a single compliant, optimised position handled by one firm.
Remote-income advisory connects to foreign income tax in India, foreign asset reporting in India, GST on export of services and tax for YouTubers in India.
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We file your return and Form 67 within deadline and handle FEMA and equity reporting on time, so cross-border income never causes a scramble.
Transparent fees, with DTAA relief and Foreign Tax Credit that offset foreign tax and keep your Indian liability efficient.
Residential status, DTAA, ESOP/RSU taxation, FEMA and Schedule FA — your entire remote-income position handled in one place.
AVS & Associates is a peer-reviewed CA firm founded by CA Vishnu Agrawal, with 25+ years of experience and five partners. We uphold the highest ethical and professional standards on every engagement, with complete client confidentiality.
If you are a resident performing work from India, your salary is generally taxable in India even when paid by a foreign employer. DTAA relief may apply for tax withheld abroad.
They are taxed as a perquisite at vesting and again as capital gains when sold. The underlying shares must also be disclosed in Schedule FA by ordinarily resident taxpayers.
Yes. Holding foreign bank accounts and receiving foreign remittances bring FEMA obligations. We advise on compliant handling of these flows.
Yes. By claiming DTAA relief and filing Form 67 for Foreign Tax Credit, you can offset tax paid abroad against your Indian liability.
Contractors billing foreign clients may need GST registration, with their services often qualifying as zero-rated exports. We assess and set this up correctly.