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One Late Form Nearly Cost Him ₹14.42 Lakh, Taxed Twice. ITAT Bangalore Said Not So Fast.
An IT professional paid tax on his ₹14.42 lakh Belgium salary, disclosed it, and claimed credit for tax already paid abroad. India tried to tax it again because one form was filed late. ITAT Bangalore said no — and the reasoning matters for anyone earning across a border.
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Stablecoin Settlement Is a Compliance Liability Wearing a Convenience Costume
The technology works. That was never in question. The problem is that India's regulatory trajectory for this asset class runs in the opposite direction from the pitch, and the reporting burden does not transfer to whoever moved the money.
ReadIndia Is Building the Future of Money. Who Is Building What Happens After It Arrives?
At Global Fintech Fest 2026, India described a decade of autonomous, global, programmable money. Every one of those futures ends with a payment landing in an Indian account and a set of obligations somebody still has to satisfy.
ReadThe US tax code, minus the noise.
Brackets, deductions, and distribution - sourced, dated, and stripped of the talking points.
ReadYour Export Payment No Longer Has to Touch a Bank. Your Compliance Still Does.
A non-bank can now legally move your export payment. It still cannot issue the document that proves the money entered India as export proceeds. The money moving is not the compliance event. The paperwork is, and Indian courts have decided cases on exactly that distinction.
ReadThe SOFTEX Repeal Isn't a Simplification If You Never Filed SOFTEX
From 1 October 2026, exporters of design, consulting, marketing, writing and support services get a monthly export declaration obligation they never had before. Most of the coverage calling this reform a simplification is written for software exporters.
ReadYour AIS Is About to Expose Your Payoneer Account: Here's What Every Indian Freelancer Needs to Know
CBDT's July 8, 2026 order puts your foreign accounts directly in your AIS. If you use Payoneer, Wise, or PayPal, here's what changes, and the ITR-4 trap nobody's talking about.
ReadIs Your Agency an "Intermediary" Under GST? What Actually Changed in 2026
Section 13(8)(b) is gone as of 30 March 2026, but the reform only pays off for agencies that were classified as intermediaries in the first place. Most agencies that deliver work directly to foreign clients weren't, and won't feel this at all.
ReadThe Real Cost of Getting Paid From Abroad (India, 2026)
Payments are the easy part. What actually costs Indian freelancers and exporters time, money, and client trust happens after the money lands.
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