Tax
Income tax slabs and filing, capital gains, Dashain bonus, freelance tax, the IRD taxpayer portal — every tax conversation a salaried or self-employed Nepali eventually has.
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How to get a tax clearance certificate in Nepal
How to get a tax clearance certificate (कर चुक्ता प्रमाणपत्र) in Nepal: who needs it, the prerequisites, the instant online route for salaried earners, fee, validity, and rejections.
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PAN vs VAT in Nepal: when a freelancer or small shop must register for VAT
PAN is the taxpayer ID everyone needs. VAT is a separate registration triggered at Rs 50 lakh turnover for goods, Rs 30 lakh for services. Here is which you need, and when.
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Do you need a PAN if you only earn a salary in Nepal?
Short answer: effectively yes, since 2019 your employer can't book your salary as a deductible expense without your PAN. But the reason, and the filing rules, surprise most people.
GuideNepalTaxPANIRDRead post - 11 min read
How to legally lower your income tax in Nepal: insurance, CIT, and donation deductions
The deductions that legally cut your Nepali income tax: retirement up to Rs 5 lakh, life insurance Rs 40,000, health Rs 20,000, donations, and the women's 10% rebate.
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What the 2083/84 budget changes at Rs 30k, 50k, 1 lakh and 2 lakh a month
What Nepal's 2083/84 budget saves you in tax at Rs 30k, 50k, 1 lakh and 2 lakh a month: from Rs 0 for the lowest earner to about Rs 2.5 lakh a year at the top.
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EV prices after Nepal's 2083/84 budget: the kW-to-value duty switch, explained
Nepal's FY 2083/84 budget replaced motor-power EV duty with a flat 20% customs plus a 2.5%-to-130% value-based fee. Cheap EVs barely move; premium ones jump.
GuideNepalBudgetEVTaxTransportRead post - 10 min read
Government pay rose up to 21% in the 2083/84 budget: the new scale and your real take-home
Nepal's FY 2083/84 budget raised government pay up to 21% from Shrawan 2083, and lifted the 1% tax floor to Rs 10 lakh, so almost the whole rise reaches take-home.
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Your Shrawan 2083 payslip: the TDS and take-home change after the budget
From Shrawan 2083, Nepal's new slabs hit your payslip: if your taxable pay is under Rs 10 lakh, monthly TDS can drop to near zero. What changes, and what to check.
GuideNepalBudgetSalaryTaxPayrollRead post - 11 min read
Capital gains tax on shares in Nepal: 5% or 7.5%, and who deducts it
What you actually pay selling shares on NEPSE — 5% long-term, 7.5% short-term, the weighted-average-cost gain math, who withholds it at settlement, and the hike coming in FY 2083/84.
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How much foreign currency can you carry out of Nepal? Passport endorsement and the limits
The USD 3,000 passport facility, the USD 5,000 cash declaration line, the education and medical quotas, the new Indian-rupee rule, and the USD 500 card cap, for FY 2082/83.
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Getting paid from abroad in Nepal: Wise vs Payoneer vs bank wire
How Nepali freelancers actually receive foreign payments — Wise to a personal bank account, Payoneer for marketplaces, SWIFT wires, why PayPal still fails, and the 5% tax on it all.
GuideNepalFreelanceFXTaxRemote WorkRead post - 9 min read
Hundi vs the bank: the real cost of sending money home the illegal way
Hundi looks cheaper than a bank transfer for sending money to Nepal, until you price the tail risk. The fee gap, the exchange-rate edge, the 3x fine, and what formal channels now cost.
GuideNepalRemittanceForeign EmploymentFXPersonal FinanceRead post - 7 min read
What got cheaper and what got costlier in Nepal's 2083/84 budget
Nepal's 2083/84 budget cut customs on 273 raw materials and scrapped excise on 360 items, while cigarettes, alcohol, and high-use electricity got costlier. What is confirmed.
GuideNepalTaxBudgetConsumerPersonal FinanceRead post - 7 min read
New income tax slabs in Nepal's 2083/84 budget: how much more (or less) you pay
Nepal's 2083/84 budget doubled the 1% tax floor to Rs 10 lakh and cut the top rate to 29%. What is confirmed, what is still in the Finance Bill, and the saving by income.
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Nepal Budget 2083/84 and your money: what changed for salary, tax, and savings
Nepal's FY 2083/84 budget doubled the income tax exemption to Rs 10 lakh, cut the top rate to 29%, raised public pay ~21%, and added a 10% VAT cashback on digital payments.
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Tax on FD interest in Nepal: the 6% TDS you never noticed
Your bank quietly skims 6% off every rupee of interest your fixed deposit pays. Here's how the math works, why it's a final tax (not adjustable against your slab), and the one Rs 25,000 exemption that doesn't apply to your bank.
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Creator income tax in Nepal: how YouTube, TikTok, and brand-deal payouts get taxed
FY 2082/83 introduced a flat 5% final tax on foreign-currency creator income up to Rs 40 lakh, deducted by the bank. Brand deals follow different rules. Here is exactly how the math works for a Nepali YouTuber, streamer, or influencer.
GuideNepalTaxCreatorsYouTubeTikTokRead post - 12 min read
TDS in Nepal explained: why your salary takes a haircut before you ever see it
What TDS actually is, why payroll computes it as annual-tax-divided-by-12, the rates on rent and dividend and shares, and how Annexure 10 lets you verify every paisa the company deposited for you.
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How to file income tax online in Nepal: an IRD taxpayer-portal walkthrough
The IRD taxpayer portal at taxpayerportal.ird.gov.np handles D-01, D-02, and D-03 returns. Who has to file, which form fits, deductions to claim, and the Ashoj-end deadline that catches people.
GuideNepalTaxIRDFilingPANRead post - 11 min read
Capital gains tax on property in Nepal: the 5% and 7.5% math nobody explains
What sellers actually pay when transferring land or a house in Nepal — 5% long-term, 7.5% short-term, base cost rules, malpot advance tax, and three worked examples.
GuideNepalTaxReal EstateLandPersonal FinanceRead post - 12 min read
Dashain bonus and tax: why your Kartik salary slip looks weird
Section 37 entitles you to one month's basic as festival expense. The slip looks weird in Kartik because the entire bonus is taxable and TDS gets re-projected for the year.
GuideNepalTaxSalaryPayrollPersonal FinanceRead post - 12 min read
Vehicle tax and road tax in Nepal: the annual bill nobody plans for
What 'road tax' actually means in Nepal, the FY 2082/83 Bagmati rate card, renewal fees, late penalties, and what your scooter or car actually owes each year.
GuideNepalVehicleTaxKathmanduPersonal FinanceRead post - 16 min read
Sending money home to Nepal: hundi vs bank vs remit app for NRNs
NRNs send Nepal over Rs 200 billion every month. The legal channels, the fee and FX math, what hundi actually costs when prosecuted, and the NRN-only benefits most workers abroad never claim.
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Nepal income tax brackets 2082/83: a salaried person's cheat sheet
The exact income tax slabs for FY 2082/83, with worked take-home math for Rs 30k, 50k, 1L and 2L monthly salaries — plus the SSF 1% waiver, the 10% female rebate, and the deductions most salaried people leave on the table.
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Dollar account in Nepal: how much USD you can legally hold and where to keep it
USD account Nepal 2026: who qualifies, NRB holding and spending limits, the freelancer 5% tax, and which bank pays the highest USD savings rate.
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Remote work income: managing USD earnings in an NPR reality
You earn in dollars. You live in rupees. The legal channels for receiving foreign income in Nepal, the 5% withholding scheme, and a working setup that doesn't leak money or run afoul of NRB rules.
GuideNepalFreelanceRemote WorkUSDTaxRead post - 13 min read
Side income and freelance tax in Nepal: what to declare and what to set aside
Foreign-currency freelance income gets a flat 5% final tax via the bank. Domestic side income joins your salary slabs. A practical playbook for what to set aside, what to file, and when.
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The Bikram Sambat budgeting year: why your real fiscal year starts in Shrawan, not January
Nepal's fiscal and tax year runs Shrawan to Asar — not January to December. Why your salary, taxes, and budget cycle should follow it.
GuideNepalBudgetingBikram SambatFiscal YearTaxRead post - 9 min read
How to read your Nepali salary slip: PF, SSF, CIT, TDS, and what every line actually means
A line-by-line guide to the Nepali payslip — what gets added, what gets deducted, and why your gross salary and your take-home are so far apart.
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