The Finance Ministry is set to provide detailed clarification on the Tax Collected at Source (TCS) for foreign remittances made under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). New TCS norms are effective from July 1st, and the ministry plans to issue comprehensive FAQs to address queries from trade and businesses regarding collection procedures, rates, and applicable thresholds. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows individuals to send funds abroad, with recent changes including an increased TCS rate and the inclusion of international credit card spending for overseas travel under LRS.
Finance Ministry is going to come out with a detailed clarification regarding TCS (Tax Collected at Sources) on Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), a senior Government official said on Friday.
TCS is a mechanism to track expenditure from taxation point of view. It is paid by buyers over and abov
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FAQ :
TCS, or Tax Collected at Source, is a mechanism for tracking expenditure from a taxation perspective. Buyers pay it over and above the price to sellers, who then deposit it with the government.
The new norms for TCS are coming into effect from July 1st.
LRS allows resident individuals to remit funds outside India up to $250,000 per financial year for permissible capital/current account transactions, and also includes remittances within India for purposes like gifts or loans to NRIs.
Budget 2023 increased the TCS rate from 5% to 20% for remittances other than for education/medical purposes, removed the ₹7 lakh threshold for these remittances, and extended TCS to LRS remittances within India.
Yes, the usage of international credit cards for expenses during visits outside India has been brought under LRS. However, transactions up to ₹7 lakh using international credit cards or debit cards will be excluded from LRS.