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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.

  • 10 min read

    How much customs duty to bring a phone or laptop into Nepal

    What it costs to bring a phone or laptop into Nepal: the ~18.65% tax, the one-phone duty-free rule, MDMS registration, and the FY 2083/84 green tax.

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  • 8 min read

    Is your foreign salary or remittance taxable in Nepal?

    Whether your foreign salary or the remittance your family sends is taxable in Nepal comes down to one word: residency. The full rules, and the 5% concession.

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  • 8 min read

    Annual land and house tax in Nepal: malpot vs municipal property tax

    Malpot land revenue and municipal property tax are two small annual bills, often confused with the one-time registration tax. What each is, and how to pay.

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  • 9 min read

    Tax on lottery and prize winnings in Nepal

    Lottery, prize, and lucky-draw winnings in Nepal face a flat 25% windfall-gain tax, withheld at source. What counts, what's exempt, and why gifts aren't.

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  • 8 min read

    Getting excess TDS back: how to claim a tax refund in Nepal

    Some Nepali TDS is final and gone; some is adjustable and refundable. Which is which, the Section 113 process, the two-year deadline, and why refunds crawl.

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  • 9 min read

    Is there a gift tax in Nepal? What you owe when someone gifts you money or land

    Nepal has no standalone gift tax: personal gifts are exempt under the Income Tax Act 2058. What you owe on gifted money, and the Malpot fee on gifted land.

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  • 10 min read

    Couple vs individual filing: the one checkbox that changes your tax slab in Nepal

    Couple status saves a single-earner household up to Rs 29,000 a year in FY 2082/83, and costs a dual-earner couple up to Rs 56,000. The math, and the deadline.

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  • 8 min read

    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, the fee, and validity.

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  • 9 min read

    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 at Rs 50 lakh turnover for goods, Rs 30 lakh for services. Which you need, and when.

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  • 8 min read

    Do you need a PAN if you only earn a salary in Nepal?

    Effectively yes: since 2019 your employer can't book your salary as a deductible expense without your PAN — and the filing rules surprise people.

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  • 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 10% rebate.

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  • 8 min read

    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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  • 9 min read

    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.

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  • 10 min read

    Government pay rose by 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 all of it reaches take-home.

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  • 8 min read

    Your Shrawan 2083 payslip: the TDS and take-home change after the budget

    From Shrawan 2083, Nepal's new slabs hit your payslip: if taxable pay is under Rs 10 lakh, monthly TDS can drop near zero. What changes, and what to check.

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  • 11 min read

    Capital gains tax on shares in Nepal: 7.5% or 10%, and who deducts it

    What you pay selling shares on NEPSE: 7.5% long-term, 10% short-term under the FY 2083/84 hike, the weighted-average-cost math, and who withholds it at settlement.

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  • 8 min read

    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, and the USD 500 card cap, for FY 2082/83.

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  • 9 min read

    Getting paid from abroad in Nepal: Wise vs Payoneer vs bank wire

    How Nepali freelancers receive foreign payments — Wise to a bank account, Payoneer for marketplaces, SWIFT wires, why PayPal still fails, and the 5% tax.

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  • 9 min read

    Hundi vs the bank: the real cost of sending money home the illegal way

    Hundi looks cheaper than a bank transfer to Nepal until you price the tail risk. The fee gap, the FX edge, the 3x fine, and what formal channels now cost.

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  • 8 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 excise on 360 items, while cigarettes, alcohol and heavy electricity got costlier. What's confirmed.

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  • 8 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's confirmed, what's still in the Finance Bill, and the saving.

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  • 8 min read

    Nepal Budget 2083/84 and your money: what changed for salary, tax, and savings

    Nepal's FY 2083/84 budget doubled the tax exemption to Rs 10 lakh, cut the top rate to 29%, raised public pay ~21%, and added 10% VAT cashback on digital pay.

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  • 14 min read

    Tax on FD interest in Nepal: the 6% TDS you never noticed

    Your bank skims 6% off every rupee of fixed-deposit interest. How the math works, why it's a final tax you can't adjust against your slab, and the exemption.

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  • 12 min read

    Creator income tax in Nepal: how YouTube, TikTok, and brand-deal payouts get taxed

    FY 2082/83 added a flat 5% final tax on foreign-currency creator income up to Rs 40 lakh, deducted by the bank. The math for a Nepali YouTuber or streamer.

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