Individual taxpayers having taxable annual income up to Rs.5 lakhs will not be required to pay any income tax. The Finance Minister said that persons having gross income up to Rs. 6.50 lakhs are not required to pay any income tax if they make investments in provident funds, specified savings and insurance etc. Additional deductions such as interest on home loan up to Rs. 2 lakh, interest on education loans, National Pension Scheme contributions, medical insurance and medical expenditure on senior citizens etc, are also provided for in the Interim Budget 2019-20. Thus tax benefit of Rs. 18,500 crore is proposed to be provided to an estimated 3 crore middle class and small taxpayers comprising self employed, small business, small traders, salary earners, pensioners and senior citizens.
Proposed Amendment of section 87A.
8. In section 87A of the Income-tax Act, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2020,––
(a) for the words “three hundred fifty thousand”, the words “five hundred thousand” shall be substituted;
(b) for the words “two thousand and five hundred”, the words “twelve thousand and five hundred” shall be substituted.
Source- Interim Budget 2019-20
Not a smart move by finance ministry….
This is no sense, it should be up to500000 laksh exemption
this is no sense
An individual with net taxable income 500001 will be having tax (500001 – 500000) * 0.2. A salaried individual with gross income 500001 will have net taxable income 500001 – 50000 , considering standard deduction , so no tax.
I failed to understand the logic of the Govt behind this move. This never happened earlier, against natural justice. As if person having income more than 5 lakh is holy cow.
Will take care of it in next elections.
So that means if my annual income is Rs.500001 and having no investment in 80 C,my income will be taxable as per old slab??is that the interpretation meant!!!