Extending the benefit of tax-free withdrawal from NPS to non-employee subscribers
Under the existing provisions of the clause (12A) of section 10 of the Act, an employee contributing to the NPS is allowed an exemption in respect of 40% of the total amount payable to him on closure of his account or on his opting out. This exemption is not available to non-employee subscribers. In order to provide a level playing field, it is proposed to amend clause (12A) of section 10 of the Act to extend the said benefit to all subscribers.
This amendment will take effect, from 1st April, 2019 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2019-20 and subsequent assessment years.
Extract of Clause 5 of Finance Bill 2018
Clause 5 of the Bill seeks to amend section 10 of the Income-tax Act relating to incomes not included in total income.
Clause (12A) of the said section provides that any payment from the National Pension System Trust to an employee on closure of his account or on his opting out of the pension scheme referred to in section 80CCD, to the extent it does not exceed forty per cent. of the total amount payable to him at the time of such closure or his opting out of the scheme shall not be included in his total income.
It is proposed to amend the said clause so as to extend the aforesaid exemption to all the assessees who have subscribed to the National Pension System Trust.
This amendment will take effect, from 1st April, 2019 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2019-20 and subsequent assessment years.
