Revised rules related to Submission of Form 15CA and Form 15CB

Complying with Form 15CA and Form 15CB is important for making payments to non-residents. This includes deducting tax as per the Income Tax Act or DTAA provisions. Hence, Form 15CA and Form 15CB can be a time-consuming process, requiring documentation and approval from a Chartered Accountant. 

The income tax department has revised the rules relating to the preparation & submission of Form 15CA and Form 15CB.

The significant changes are as follows –

• Form 15CA and 15CB which does not require RBI approval will NOT be required to be furnished by an individual for remittance.
• List of payments of specified nature mentioned in Rule 37BB, which do not require submission of Forms 15CA and 15CB, has been expanded from 28 to 33 including payments for imports.
• Form No.15CB will only be required for payments made to non-residents, which are taxable and if the payment exceeds INR 5 lakh.

A person responsible for making a payment to a non-resident or a foreign company has to provide the following details:

When payment made is below Rs 5 lakh: For such payments information is required to be submitted in Part A of Form 15CA

When payment made exceeds Rs 5 lakh:

The following documents are required to be submitted:

• Part B of Form 15CA has to be provided
• Certificate in Form 15CB from an accountant
• Part C of Form 15CA

When the payment made is not chargeable to tax under the Income Tax Act: Part D of Form 15CA is required to be submitted.

In the following cases, no submission of information is required:

• The remittance is made by an individual and it does not require prior approval of Reserve Bank of India [as per the provisions of section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) read with Schedule III to the Foreign Exchange (Current Account Transaction) Rules, 2000]
• The remittance is of the nature specified in the list below:

Overall list of payments where no forms 15CA and 15CB are required are as follows (Rule 37BB):

How To File 15CA And 15CB Online?

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