Income Tax Rates

Income Tax Rates/ Slabs  for the financial year 2011-2012 (A.Y. 2012-2013) for Individual, HUF, woman, senior citizen and senior citizen of 80 Years and more - RATES OF INCOME-TAX - A. Normal Rates of tax: Applicable to Individual Male below the Age of 60 Years and HUF - -    1.  Where the total income does not [...] Full Article

Rates of Income Tax as applicable to Individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) and Artificial Jurisdictional Person: Rates For the Assessment Year 2011-2012 Net Income Range Income Tax Rates Tax Upto Rs. 1,60,000 Nil Nil Rs. 1,60,000 – Rs. 5,00,000 10% 10% of total income minus Rs. 1,60,000 See Notes Rs. 5,00,000 – Rs. 8,00,000 20% [...] Full Article

The government is likely to plug loopholes in international taxation to swell its kitty, since it does not have too many options to raise taxes in the upcoming Budget due to proposed rates in new direct and indirect tax regimes and high inflation. R Full Article

In the run-up to Budget 2010-11, the Finance Ministry is mulling a reduction in the number of personal income tax rates from the current three to two. At present, there are three rates - 10, 20 and 30 per cent - and these are applied on slabs that are specified from year to year as part of the Budget. Full Article

Corporate India is not the sole critic of the Direct Taxes Code. The code, precursor to a brand new income tax law, has found opposition from within government, too. An internal committee of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the principal policy-maker in the domain, has called for a thorough review of the code, including a revision of the income tax slabs and the definition of 'income from salaries'. Full Article

DIRECT TAX CODE BILL, 2009 was unveiled by our Hon. Finance Minister on 12th August 2009 and has been placed in the public domain for an analytical study and critical review of all its clauses. It seeks to consolidate and amend all the Laws relating to the Direct Taxes. Full Article

The governments around the world may consider funding their increasing deficits by hiking personal income tax rates, though India may not be one among those, with the tax rates in the country nearly constant over the last seven years. The highest tax rate applicable on an income of over Rs 5,00,000 per annum stands at [...] Full Article

For Individuals and Hindu Undivided family The code proposes to exempt the general tax payer from paying income tax if his income is Rs 1,60,000 in a year. He would pay just zero tax till an income of Rs 1,60,000 per year. From income above Rs 1,60,000 till Rs 10 lakh (Rs 1 million), he [...] Full Article