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Income Tax Act 2025 for NRIs: Old vs New Section Numbers NRIs Should Know

Income Tax Act 2025 for NRIs: A Calm Old-to-New Map for Rent, FDs, Property and DTAA From Tax Year 2026-27

Income Tax Act 2025 for NRIs explained: what tax year 2026-27 NRI means, the NRI ITR deadline, old vs new section numbers for TDS and DTAA, and the new lower TDS certificate NRI form.

Aradhana Sharma November 4, 2026

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Forgot Form 8938? The Penalty and the Way Out

$10,000. That's the failure-to-file penalty for Form 8938, and it's a flat amount rather than a percentage of anything. It can also be $0. The instructions carry a reasonable cause…

Aradhana Sharma September 11, 2026

Man at a desk at night comparing two US tax returns side by side, Form 1040 and Form 1040-NR shown above them

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Filed a 1040 Instead of a 1040-NR? Here’s the Fix

Nearly every guide tells nonresidents they lose the standard deduction. For Indian students, that's wrong. Start there, because it changes the maths on everything below. Here's IRS Publication 519, the…

Aradhana Sharma September 11, 2026

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FICA Withheld on OPT? How to Get It Back

Open your W-2. Look at box 4 and box 6. If you are an F-1 student on authorized OPT and still a nonresident alien for US tax purposes, those boxes…

Aradhana Sharma September 11, 2026

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Forgot to File an FBAR? What Actually Happens Next

You file it late, right now, through the same system you'd have used on time. The IRS says so directly: if it hasn't contacted you and you're not under investigation,…

Aradhana Sharma September 11, 2026

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Moving Back to India from the USA: The Money Checklist

The flight is the easy part of moving back to India. The money you leave behind is what follows you. Most people planning a return sort out shipping, schools and…

Aradhana Sharma September 11, 2026

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Substantial Presence Test Calculator

Your visa status can change which days count for US tax residency. Start with the day count, then check the exceptions. Get that count wrong and you file the wrong…

Aradhana Sharma September 10, 2026