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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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Capital gains tax on shares in Nepal: 5% or 7.5%, and who deducts it
What you pay selling shares on NEPSE: 5% long-term, 7.5% short-term, the weighted-average-cost math, who withholds at settlement, and the FY 2083/84 hike.
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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, 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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TDS in Nepal explained: why your salary takes a haircut before you ever see it
What TDS really is, why payroll computes it as annual tax divided by 12, the rates on rent and dividends, and how Annexure 10 verifies every paisa deposited.
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How to file income tax online in Nepal: an IRD taxpayer-portal walkthrough
The IRD taxpayer portal handles D-01, D-02 and D-03 returns. Who must file, which form fits, the deductions, and the Ashoj-end deadline that catches people.
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Capital gains tax on property in Nepal: the 7.5% and 10% math nobody explains
What sellers actually pay transferring land or a house in Nepal — 7.5% long-term, 10% short-term, base cost rules, malpot advance tax, and three worked examples.
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Dashain bonus and tax: why your Kartik salary slip looks weird
Section 37 gives you one month's basic as festival expense. Why your Kartik slip looks odd: the whole bonus is taxable and TDS gets re-projected for the year.
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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.
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