New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- I'm a OCI cardholder and graphic designer by occupation. I came to India in July 2025 for taking up several regional film projects as a consultant and I plan to stay through the financial year. I'm continuing to do consulting work right now even for outside India clients. Whatever fees that I earn from those clients, I take it in my foreign bank account. Would those fees become taxable in India even if I don't remit them to my Indian bank account?

- Name withheld on request

At the outset, it is necessary to determine your residential status in India for the financial year 2025-26 under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (ITA).

If your stay in India during the relevant financial year aggregates to 182 days o...