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Forum: India

Jun 28th 2014, 5:13 pm

Replies: 14

Tax Advice

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Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Tax Advice

Wow, that article is a revelation. It is dated 2011, hopefully, there has been some improvements to the PF rules.

Forum: India

Jun 28th 2014, 4:31 pm

Replies: 14

Tax Advice

Views: 3,901

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Tax Advice

EPF withdrawal is not taxable if the employee had atleast 5 years of employment in India (5 years of employment don't have to be for the same employer).

If you apply to withdraw with less than 5...

Forum: India

Apr 30th 2014, 12:12 pm

Replies: 14

Tax Advice

Views: 3,901

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Tax Advice

I am from India and immigrated to Canada 4 years ago (I was only 34 then :)). I applied for "PF account withdrawal" at the time of my relocation and the funds were credited in 3-4 months.

Indeed,...

Forum: India

Apr 21st 2014, 3:33 pm

Replies: 14

Tax Advice

Views: 3,901

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Tax Advice

Hi SnakeGary,

I hope you've figured that this is incorrect:

"I understand that I can largely write-off the PF as you can't get it back until you are 58 and need to keep a bank account in India...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 22nd 2013, 12:01 pm

Replies: 17

Residence Questionnaire

Views: 4,405

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Residence Questionnaire

I believe it is in the range of 20%. Self-employed/unemployed people are more likely to receive it.

It can be given at any stage: several months before the test, during the test (personally given)...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 19th 2013, 11:55 am

Replies: 12

Residing/working abroad while citizenship processing

Views: 1,208

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Residing/working abroad while citizenship processing

Yes, it is possible in theory to stay abroad while citizenship application is in process. However, given the current processing times for citizenship applications, there is a real chance of not being...

Forum: Canada

Aug 28th 2010, 6:04 pm

Replies: 140

LinkedIn: Useful tool, internet fad, or

Views: 10,354

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: LinkedIn: Useful tool, internet fad, or

Unlike other folks here, I moved to Canada from India. I can vouch for the effectiveness of linkedin. It is a great professional networking tool and it was the single most important tool that helped...

Forum: Canada

Jul 4th 2010, 1:20 am

Replies: 19

Opening a Canadian Bank Account from the UK

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Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Re: Opening a Canadian Bank Account from the UK

Bank of Montreal may interest you:

http://www.bmo.com/home/personal/banking/everyday/newcomers-to-canada/open-account/steps

Forum: Canada

Apr 23rd 2010, 5:04 pm

Replies: 4

Toronto car rental

Views: 778

Posted By hobbes_sarkar

Toronto car rental

I will be moving to Toronto next weekend. My plan is to rent a car for a couple of weeks initially. On doing some research, I found out that rental car companies in Canada do not provide an option to...

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