Is Income From NRE Accounts Taxable in India?

JS Posted by: Juhi Sharma
• 27 June, 2025
5 Reply

No, the income earned from interest on an NRE account is not taxable in India. So, as long as you hold the NRI status or a resident but not ordinarily resident status, this tax exemption will be applicable for the deposits held by you in an NRE account.

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  • Siddharth Sethi 03 July, 2025

    An NRE account is exempt from tax. This includes no income tax, no wealth tax, and no gift tax in India for any amount of money that you transfer to the NRE account. Also, the interest earned from an NRE account is not taxable in India. Provided that you pay taxes on the income you are earning abroad, the money you transfer into India will not be taxed.

  • Sanya Ghoshal 02 July, 2025

    An NRE account is the best way to manage your foreign income with full tax exemption and fee repatriation. You are allowed to deposit your earnings in foreign currency and withdraw the amount in Indian currency. Both the principal and interest amount are freely repatriable and tax-free. You can also transfer the funds to another NRE or NRO account. However, it may be subject to currency conversion losses, and if you wish to open a joint account, then you can do that only with another NRI.

  • Tarun Kohli 30 June, 2025

    Since an NRE account holds only the income that has been earned overseas and not in India, you don't need to pay any taxes on the interest earned from such an account. Both the principal amount and the interest accrued are exempt from tax.

  • Aarav Saxena 29 June, 2025

    The interest earned from an NRE account is tax-free in India. You can convert the NRE account into a regular account if you become an Indian resident. There is also an option of opening an FD from the NRE account.

  • Neeraj D’Souza 29 June, 2025

    I recently opened an NRE account, knowing the advantage that I don't need to pay taxes on the interest that I earn from this account. However, if you open an NRO account, then you will have to pay taxes on the interest earned on these accounts.

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