Tax clearance not necessary for people going abroad

The Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs has decided that any person who is not domiciled in India, will not have to obtain a tax clearance certificate from Income-Tax authorities and furnish the same to airlines etc before leaving India.

According to an official release, this will also be applicable in case of a person who is domiciled in India at the time of his departure but intends to leave India as an emigrant or intends to proceed to another country on a work permit to take up any employment or other occupation.

However, the relaxation will not be available in cases of those persons where the I-T authorities specifically notify the emigration authorities to leave without obtaining a tax clearance certificate.