If you are a Non Resident Indian sitting on US dollars, the last few days have changed the math on where you park them. The Reserve Bank of India opened a special foreign currency swap window for banks, and within 48 hours Indian banks repriced their FCNR deposits sharply higher. USD deposits that paid 3.5% a week ago are now fetching 6% to over 7%, completely free of currency risk and free of tax in India. Here is the full picture and how to act on it. Contents: Latest FCN

This article walks through the slab structure, deductions, surcharge mechanics, and worked examples at different salary levels. A break-even section then quantifies exactly how many deductions you need in the Old Regime to outperform the New Regime at each income level.

When you are a UK non-resident and an Indian RNOR at the same time, you can sell appreciated shares free of capital gains tax in both countries, repurchase them immediately, and lock in a higher cost base for the future.

Sell your Indian mutual funds before losing your UAE residency to book the tax free profits. Immediately reinvest the money back into the same funds. Your new "purchase price" is now the current market value.

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