FORM 15CA AND FORM 15CB
Form 15CA,15CB
(For remittance of payments to non-resident or foreign company)
Person making any payment to NRI (Non-Resident Individual) or Foreign company,
i) has to submit Form 15CA
ii) Online/Digital Mode
- In some cases, a certificate of a Chartered Accountant in Form 15CB has to be taken before uploading 15CA.
- 15CB is the certificate issued by Chartered Accountant giving details of the payment,TDS rate & TDS deduction u/s 195 (Payment to Non-Resident Individual) of the Income Tax.
FORM 15CA & 15CB are not required if remittance pertains to 28 items specified in rule 37BB.Such 28 items are as follows:-
- Indian investment abroad -in equity capital (shares)
- Indian investment abroad -in debt securities
- Indian investment abroad -in branches and wholly owned subsidiaries
- Indian investment abroad -in subsidiaries and associates
- Indian investment abroad -in real estate
- Loans extended to Non-Residents
- Payment- for operating expenses of Indian shipping companies operating abroad
- Operating expenses of Indian Airlines companies operating abroad
- Booking of passages abroad -Airlines companies
- Remittance towards business travel
- Travel under basic travel quota (BTQ)
- Travel for pilgrimage
- Travel for medical treatment
- Travel for education (including fees, hostel expenses etc)
- Postal services
- Construction of projects abroad by Indian companies including import of goods at project site
- Freight insurance – relating to import and export of goods
- Payments for maintenance of offices abroad
- Maintenance of Indian embassies abroad
- Remittances by foreign embassies in India
- Remittance by non-residents towards family maintenance and-savings
- Remittance towards personal gifts and donations
- Remittance towards donations to religious and charitable institutions abroad
- Remittance towards grants and donations to other Governments and charitable institutions established by the Governments
- Contributions or donations by the Government to international institutions
- Remittance towards payment or refund of taxes
- Refunds or rebates or reduction in invoice value on account of exports
- Payments by residents for international bidding
- If Remittance doesnot exceed Rs.50,000 (single transactions) and Rs 250000 (in aggregate in F.Y),only information in Form 15CA is to be uploaded.Form 15CB is not required.
- If lower TDS certificate is received u/s 197 or order of Assessing Officer is received u/s 195(2)/(3),information is to be uploaded in Form 15CA. Form 15CB is not required.
- In any other cases of remittance outside India,the person making remittance will have to take a Certificate from Chartered Accountant in Form 15CB and after receiving the certificate submit Form 15CA online.
Bank requires these documents before they make any remittance on your behalf to a non-resident.