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Moving from India to Dubai: tax you would stop paying
In India, a gross salary of INR 9,441,880 a year — the equivalent of AED 30,000 a month — leaves INR 6,671,647 after income tax and employee contributions (29.3% deducted; tax year 2026-27). In Dubai you keep the full AED 360,000, which is AED 105,623 more a year.
An Indian citizen who is not liable to tax in any other country (the UAE has no personal income tax) and has Indian-source income above ₹15 lakh is deemed resident in India (not ordinarily resident): foreign salary is not taxed, Indian income is.
Estimate from official rates, not tax advice: it only applies if you really stop being tax resident in your country.
Take-home pay: India vs Dubai
Single person, no children, New tax regime (the default regime); provident fund at the statutory wage ceiling. Amounts in INR unless shown in AED; exchange rate of the Central Bank of the UAE, 1 Oct 2026 (1 INR = AED 0.038128).
| AED 15,000 a month | AED 30,000 a month | AED 60,000 a month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary a year | INR 4,720,940 AED 180,000 | INR 9,441,880 AED 360,000 | INR 18,883,760 AED 720,000 |
| Income tax (new regime, incl. surcharge and 4% cess) | INR 1,012,733 | INR 2,734,233 | INR 6,246,263 |
| Employees' Provident Fund (employee share) | INR 36,000 | INR 36,000 | INR 36,000 |
| Net a year in India | INR 3,672,207 | INR 6,671,647 | INR 12,601,497 |
| Net a year in Dubai | AED 180,000 | AED 360,000 | AED 720,000 |
| You keep more in Dubai, a year | AED 39,986 | AED 105,623 | AED 239,530 |
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Company owners
One owner with no other income who pays the whole profit out as a dividend: company tax plus personal tax on the dividend in India, against UAE Corporate Tax (0% up to AED 375,000 and 9% above on the mainland; 0% for a qualifying free zone person) with no tax on dividends in Dubai.
Amounts in INR, tax year 2026-27.
| Annual profit | Tax in India | Dubai mainland | Dubai qualifying free zone | You keep more (mainland / free zone) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INR 2,500,000 | INR 810,326 (32.4%) | INR 0 | INR 0 | INR 810,326 / INR 810,326 |
| INR 10,000,000 | INR 4,604,554 (46%) | INR 14,824 | INR 0 | INR 4,589,730 / INR 4,604,554 |
| INR 50,000,000 | INR 25,506,541 (51%) | INR 3,614,824 | INR 0 | INR 21,891,717 / INR 25,506,541 |
| INR 250,000,000 | INR 129,541,984 (51.8%) | INR 21,614,824 | INR 0 | INR 107,927,160 / INR 129,541,984 |
Before you leave India
- Even after moving, an Indian citizen with Indian-source income above ₹15 lakh in a tax year who is not liable to tax in any other country is deemed resident in India (section 6(7), Income-tax Act, 2025). A UAE resident taxed nowhere else can fall into this rule. (Income-tax Act, 2025 (gazette text), s. 6(7))
- A foreign company is treated as Indian tax resident if its place of effective management is in India, meaning where key management and commercial decisions are in substance made. A UAE company run from India can be taxed in India on its worldwide income. (Income-tax Act, 2025 (gazette text), s. 6(10) (place of effective management))
Questions
- How much tax would I save moving from India to Dubai on AED 30,000 a month?
- An Indian citizen who is not liable to tax in any other country (the UAE has no personal income tax) and has Indian-source income above ₹15 lakh is deemed resident in India (not ordinarily resident): foreign salary is not taxed, Indian income is. Otherwise: AED 105,623 a year: in India that gross (INR 9,441,880 a year) leaves INR 6,671,647; in Dubai you keep AED 360,000 (tax year 2026-27).
- How much tax would a company owner from India save in Dubai?
- With INR 50,000,000 of annual profit: INR 21,891,717 a year with the company on the Dubai mainland and INR 25,506,541 in a qualifying free zone (tax at home INR 25,506,541, 51%).
- Do I stop paying tax in India when I move to Dubai?
- Even after moving, an Indian citizen with Indian-source income above ₹15 lakh in a tax year who is not liable to tax in any other country is deemed resident in India (section 6(7), Income-tax Act, 2025). A UAE resident taxed nowhere else can fall into this rule.
Sources
- Gazette of India — Finance Act, 2026 (No. 4 of 2026) — read 1 Oct 2026
- Ministry of Finance — Memorandum explaining the Finance Bill, 2026 — read 1 Oct 2026
- Income-tax Act, 2025 (Act 30 of 2025), gazette text: ss. 6, 19, 156, 202 — read 1 Oct 2026
- Press Information Bureau — No income tax on income up to ₹12 lakh (₹12.75 lakh for salaried taxpayers) — read 1 Oct 2026
- Press Information Bureau — EPFO wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000 from 17 September 2026 — read 1 Oct 2026
- Press Information Bureau — EPF contribution of 12% of basic wages — read 1 Oct 2026
- Ministry of Finance — Memorandum explaining the Finance Bill, 2026 (rates for tax year 2026-27) — read 1 Oct 2026
- Income-tax Act, 2025 (gazette text), s. 6 residence — read 1 Oct 2026
- Central Bank of the UAE — Exchange rates against UAE Dirham — rate of 1 Oct 2026
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