What makes education & ed-tech different from an ordinary filing?
Selling education to consumers abroad triggers digital-supply and place-of-supply rules, while exemptions for education vary sharply by jurisdiction. An ordinary preparer applies the general rule and stops there, which is how the relief in the specific provision goes unclaimed.
Can you work with my existing accountant?
That is how most of these engagements run. They keep the domestic file, we take the cross-border piece, and the boundary is agreed in writing so nothing is done twice or missed.
What cross-border exposure do education and ed-tech businesses face?
An ed-tech company that pays instructors, content creators, or support staff located in another country can create a filing obligation there even without opening a formal office, simply because people are performing work for the business from that location. Licensing course content to a platform or institution abroad adds a second layer, since royalty payments are often subject to withholding that has to be tracked and credited. We map out where people and content actually sit before assessing the exposure.
Does licensing course content to another country trigger tax there?
It can. A payment for the right to use licensed content is often treated as a royalty under the paying country's rules, which usually means the payer withholds tax before sending the balance, and a treaty may reduce that withholding if the right paperwork is filed in advance. We confirm whether the payment is being classified correctly as a royalty rather than ordinary business income, since misclassification is a common reason the reduced treaty rate is missed entirely.
Can hiring instructors abroad create a taxable presence in their country?
It can, particularly if the instructors are doing more than delivering isolated sessions — directing curriculum decisions, signing agreements on the company's behalf, or working in a way that looks like a fixed place of business in that country all raise the risk. We review how the working relationship is actually structured, not just the contract label, before concluding whether the company has created a taxable presence there.
How do families with assets in two countries handle inheritance?
With paperwork built for both systems rather than one. In practice that means wills that work where each asset actually sits, an executor with authority a foreign bank or land registry will accept, clearance certificates before the estate distributes so the executor is not left personally exposed, and an estate tax exposure calculation done while the person is alive and can still act on it. Doing it afterwards costs more and forecloses most of the options. See cross-border wills and trusts.
Do NRIs pay tax on money sent to India?
Sending your own funds to India is a transfer of capital, not income, so the remittance itself is not taxed. What is taxable is income the money then earns in India — interest, rent, capital gains — under the rules for the account type it sits in. Sending money out of India is the direction that needs certification before the bank will act. See NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts.
