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A foreign citizen buying property in india

yashsr (CA) (2285 Points)

13 August 2012

If a foreign citizen(USA citizen) buys property in India, is he required to file return in India even though his stay in India is less than 180 days in the year and he rarely visits India?

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Vishwas V Rao ( Chartered Accountant) (239 Points)
Replied 13 August 2012

Firstly a foreign citizen cannot buy property in India unless he had been India and earned income from India.

Secondly, he would have to file returns if he has income in India and not because of the fact that he own a house or not.

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Aman Singh (senior manager) (25 Points)
Replied 11 October 2012

Originally posted by : Vishwas V Rao
	Firstly a foreign citizen cannot buy property in India unless he had been India and earned income from India. Secondly, he would have to file returns if he has income in India and not because of the fact that he own a house or not.

I agree with you Mr. Vishwas It is fact that any foreigner can't buy property in India but he can buy property here. If he is working in India and he is a tax payable person in India.

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