{
  "id": 13936502,
  "title": "Tax notice for getting salary in NRE bank a/c",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/tax-notice-for-getting-salary-in-nre-bank-a-c",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/salary-from-south-korean-employer-credited-to-nre-account-triggers-income-tax-notice-itat-bangalore-gives-employee-relief/articleshow/134889439.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An employee, Mr. Akka, received a tax notice for earning salary in his Non-Resident External (NRE) bank account from his foreign employer in South Korea, despite working for a Greek company. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Bangalore ruled in Akka's favor, stating that salary credited to an NRE account is not taxable in India unless the individual is entitled to tax treaty benefits. The tribunal agreed that Akka's salary, deposited into his NRE account, should not be included in his total income. Akka won the case after providing necessary documents to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Bangalore.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}