"Stay under 183 days and pay no tax" is dangerously oversimplified.
Residence rules examine multiple thresholds, prior-year presence, income sources, and economic ties—not one magic number.
India has additional tests for high-income individuals and deemed residence provisions.
Counting days alone while ignoring other triggers creates false confidence and real liability.
Residence is a web, not a single line.
Do you understand every residence trigger that applies to your situation?