Indian professionals contribute more than $1 bn each year to US social security through federal taxes but eligibility require residence of ...

"Issues such as totalisation agreement and problems related to issuance of visa may figure in the meeting," sources said.

US social security policy discriminated against Indian workers in the US who ended up losing their contributions due to discrepancies.

Sharma will also press US to continue with GSP benefits to India amid rising chorus in the US that India should no longer get these benefit...

There are 300,000 Indians working in the US and they lose their social security contributions if they do not complete 10 years of employmen...

Britain had said that it was not possible to sign such an agreement with India due to fiscal pressures post global financial crisis .

According to Nasscom Indians on H1 and L1 visas pay almost USD 1 billion in social security taxes in the US annually, without getting the b...

Once a totalisation agreement is in place, Indians working for less than 10 years in the US will be allowed either exemption or a refund.

India has stepped up pressure on the US to start negotiations on a totalisation agreement that would exempt Indians working for a short per...

The agreement would benefit Indians working in US and paying social security but unable to get any benefit.

Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma is expected to take forward the discussions between New Delhi and Washington on the totalisatio...

Totalisation agreements prevents guest workers having pay dual taxes.

The government will make necessary changes in tax laws to align them with provisions in social security pacts.

Employees of Infy, Wipro and a host of IT cos that have a base in Belgium will no longer need to contribute to the social security scheme. ...

India is proposing to enter into a series of social security agreements with foreign countries to have a level playing field for the Indian...

Domestic companies have been asked to divulge details of their foreign employees to the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Developed nations such as the US and members of the European Union have social security schemes that provide a foundation of income for ret...