Introduction to form 15CA and 15CB
A person making remittance or in simple words a payment to Non-resident(not being a company) or foreign company has to fill form 15CA and sometimes 15CB depending upon the conditions in which the payment is being made. Form 15CA can be filled online and is done so that The Income Tax Department can keep a record of all the foreign remittances separately. It helps them to ensure the nature of tax liability also. This form is filled only when the remittance is chargeable to tax in India and same is mentioned in the form as headings. Discussed below is the scenario as to when you need to fill Form 15CA and 15CB and what is the procedure to fill them and forward them further.
According to rule 37BB, there are certain cases when you don’t need to report remittance in Form 15CA and 15CB. The specified list is as follows;
| Purpose code as per RBI | Nature of Payment |
| S0001 | When-Indian investment abroad -in equity capital (shares) |
| S0002 | When-Indian investment abroad -in debt securities |
| S0003 | When-Indian investment abroad -in branches and wholly owned subsidiaries |
| S0004 | When-Indian investment abroad -in subsidiaries and associates |
| S0005 | When-Indian investment abroad -in real estate |
| S0011 | When-Loans are extended to Non-Residents |
| S0202 | When-Payment made for operating expenses of Indian shipping companies that are operating abroad |
| S0208 | When-Operating expenses of Indian Airlines companies that are operating abroad |
| S0212 | When-Booking of passages abroad -Airlines companies |
| S0301 | When-Remittance made towards business travel. |
| S0302 | When-Travelling under Basic Travel Quota |
| S0303 | When-Travelling for pilgrimage |
| S0304 | When-Travelling for medical treatment |
| S0305 | When-Travelling for education (including fees, hostel expenses etc.) |
| S0401 | When- Using Postal services |
| S0501 | When-Construction of projects abroad by Indian companies including import of goods at project site |
| S0602 | When-Freight insurance – relating to import and export of goods |
| S1011 | When-Payments made for maintenance of offices abroad |
| S1201 | When-Maintenance of Indian embassies abroad |
| S1202 | When-Remittances made by foreign embassies in India |
| S1301 | When-Remittance made by non-residents towards family maintenance and savings |
| S1302 | When-Remittance made towards personal gifts and donations |
| S1303 | When-Remittance made towards donations to religious and charitable institutions abroad |
| S1304 | When-Remittance made towards grants and donations to other Governments and charitable institutions established by the Governments |
| S1305 | When-Contributions or donations by the Government to international institutions |
| S1306 | When-Remittance made towards payment or refund of taxes |
| S1501 | When-Refunds or rebates or reduction in invoice value on account of exports |
| S1503 | When-Payments made by residents for international bidding. |
When remittance being made is not ascertain Form 15CB is filled which is basically certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant in which he certifies details of payment, TDS rate and TDS deduction as per section 195 of the income tax act. This form is not required if the remittance is not more than Rupees fifty thousand in one single transaction and Rupees two lakhs and fifty thousand in one financial year. Simply, one can submit Form 15CA and 15CB if above-mentioned situations are not the case with the person making the remittance. This submission is done online and forms can be downloaded also. One can also contact legal advisers for the same for there are many firms who provide legal solutions to such problems.
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