Who is Exempt From Foreign Remittance Tax?

MD Posted by: Mihir Dutta
• 02 September, 2025
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Here are some of the foreign remittance taxes exempt from TCS given below: For educational loans from banks and any registered RBI financial institutions.  If you take an educational or medical purpose loan of under 10 lakh INR.  For International credit card payments.

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  • Vaishnavi Ansari 05 September, 2025

    Here are some of the exceptions to the TCS rules from October 2023: 

    • If the money is transferred abroad for educational purposes gets exempt from TCS for a maximum limit of INR 7 lakhs. If this amount is increased, then a TCS of 0.5% will be charged on the funds that are provided by a loan. 
    • If the expenses are made or covered by them through different income sources, then it will result in 5% TCS and more if this goes beyond the maximum threshold. 
    • If you failed to provide a PAN card, then it will also impact and result in your TCS rate increase. Furthermore, for the Education loan transfers exceeding the given cap, a TCS rate increase of up to 5%, and regular income sources increase to 10%. 
    • For the foreign remittance up to INR lakh for medical coverage and expenses are exempt from TCS, and if the transaction surpasses the actual limit, then you are subject to a 0.5% TCS charge.

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