04 July 2009
hello every one Iam an employee of tata consultancy services.For the PY 2008-09 i was in india for 170 days and after that i went to australia on project work and not yet returned.In this case am i a resident for the py 2008-09.i have a doubt that whether i went on employment purpose or i went on official tour.
05 July 2009
SIR, AS PER THE INCOME TAX PROVISIONS, YOU ARE RESIDENT IN INDIA IF YOU SATISFY BOTH OF THE FOOLOWING PROVISIONS:
1. YOU ARE PRESENT IN INDIA FOR AT LEAST 60 DAYS DURING PREVIOUS YEAR 2008-2009 &
2. YOU ARE ASLSO IN INDIA FOR 365 DAYS DURING 01.04.2004 TO 31.03.2008
AS IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE SATISFIED BOTH OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROVISIONS HENCE YOU ARE RESIDENT IN INDIA FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR 2008-2009 AND LIABLE TO TAX IN INDIA.