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TNSEN
Dec 30, 2009, 03:55 AM
Assessee invested in fixed deposit with SBI NRE account in US$ out of income from foreign currency when his status was NRI in earlier year. Now his status is resident. Whether interest accrued on above F.D. in US$ is taxable for the current year?

AtlantaTaxExpert
Dec 30, 2009, 09:52 AM
If the taxpayer is a NON-resident alien, then the foreign interest is NOT taxable, as only income earned WITHIN the U.S. borders is subject to income taxes.

If the taxpayer is a resident alien, then ALL world-wide income is subject to U.S. income tax.