WHAT IS EXEMPTION U/S 10(10D)
Sec 10(10D) provide exemption with respect to any sum received under a life insurance policy, including the sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy, where premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of the policy satisfies the following conditions:
- Premium payable for any of the years during the tenure of the policy (including ULIPs) is less than 10%/15% of the actual sum assured
Premium payable < 10% of sum assured (other than 80U/80DDB)
Premium payable < 15% of sum assured (persons eligible for 80U/80DDB)
- In respect of ULIP , premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of the ULIPs is less than Rs. 2,50,000 (Inserted by Finance Act, 2021) (fourth proviso to clause 10(10D)
Premium Payable for ULIPs < Rs. 2,50,000
- Premium paid for other policies (other than ULIPs) for any of the year is less than Rs. 5,00,000 during the tenure of the policy (Inserted by Finance Act, 2023) (apply with respect to any LIP other than ULIPs issued on or after 01.04.2023) (sixth proviso to clause 10(10D)
Premium payable for policy (other than ULIPs) < Rs. 5,00,000
- Any sum received on the death of the policyholder including the sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy will be exempt irrespective of the premium paid.(exempt for all the policies where more than one policy taken)
Note: Where the person has taken more than one life insurance policy, then the exemption u/s 10(10D) will be available subject to :
- In respect of ULIPs- exemption shall be available only with respect to such policies where the aggregate amount of premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of any of such policies does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (fifth proviso to clause 10(10D)
- In respect of others (other than ULIPs)- exemption shall be available only with respect to such policies where the aggregate amount of premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of any of such policies does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-(seventh proviso to clause 10(10D)
TAXABILITY OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTION U/S 10(10D)
IN THE CASE OF ULIPS- It will be taxable when:
> When the premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of the ULIPs either exceed 10% of the sum assured or the annual premium exceed Rs. 2,50,000
> Where more than one policy taken, then where the aggregate amount of premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of any of such policies exceed Rs. 2,50,000
- TAXABILITY OF ULIPs- Where the person receives at any time any amount under a specified unit linked insurance policy including the sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy on account of withdrawal/surrender/maturity, then it shall be chargeable to tax under the head “ Capital Gain” under sub section(1B) of section 45 on the profit and gain arising thereon. (Policies issued on or after 01.04.2021)
Computation of Capital Gain (Rule 8AD)
CBDT vide Notification No. 8/2022-Income tax notifies Rule 8AD Computation of capital gains for the purposes of sub-section (1B) of section 45.
- Where the amount is received for the first time
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Consideration/Amount received for the first time under Specified ULIP including the sum allocated by way of bonus |
xxxxx |
| Less: Aggregate of the premium paid during the term of Specified ULIPs till the date of receipt of amount/consideration | (xxxx) |
| Capital Gain | xxxx |
- Where the amount is received second time or subsequently
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Consideration/Amount received after the amount received first time under Specified ULIP including the sum allocated by way of bonus |
xxxxx |
| Less: Aggregate of the premium paid during the term of Specified ULIPs till the date of receipt of subsequent amount/consideration reduced by premium already considered before during the previous year | (xxxx) |
| Capital Gain | xxxx |
Note:
Equity Oriented ULIPs– Short Term Capital Gain where the period of holding is 12 month or less shall be chargeable to tax @ 15% & Long term capital Gain where the period of holding is more than 12 months shall be chargeable to tax @ 10%. ( in excess of Rs. 1 lakh)
Debt Oriented ULIPs- Short Term Capital Gain where the period of holding is 36 month or less shall be chargeable to tax at individual slab rate. & Long term capital Gain where the period of holding is more than 36 months shall be chargeable to tax @ 20% with indexation benefit.
EXAMPLE FOR CALCULATION OF CAPITAL GAIN IN ULIPs NOT EXEMPT U/S 10(10D)
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Particulars |
ULIP “V” | ULIP “X” | ULIP “Y” | ULIP “Z” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2021 | 01.04.2015 | 01.04.2019 | 01.04.2021 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 1,80,000 | Rs. 2,80,000 | Rs. 2,70,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 28,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 12 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Remark | Neither exceed 10% of the sum assured nor annual premium Rs. 2,50,000 | Exceed 10% of the sum assured not eligible for exemption u/s 10(10D) | Policy issued before 01.04.2021 hence limit of Rs. 2.5 lakh is not applicable here. Exemption available. | Policy issued on 01.04.2021 though the premium does not exceed 10% of the sum assured but annual premium exceeds Rs. 2.5 lakh |
| Computation of Capital Gain | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity | NA | Rs. 25,00,000 | NA | 45,00,000 |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Since this policy issued on or before 01.04.2021 , hence capital gain u/s 45 will not attract here. However, it can be taxable under “IOS” reducing the premium paid during the tenure of policy. (25-18) | 32,40,000 (2,70,000*12) | ||
| Capital Gain u/s 45 | 12,60,000
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Particulars |
ULIP “V” | ULIP “X” | ULIP “Y” | ULIP “Z” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2020 | 01.04.2021 | 01.07.2021 | 01.04.2021 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 2,50,000 | Rs. 1,50,000 | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 3,00,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 25,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 12 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remark | Doesn’t exceed 10% of sum assured. Since policy issued before 01.04.2021 hence annual premium of Rs. 2.5 doesn’t apply here. | Neither Exceed 10% of the sum assured nor annual premium exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh | Neither Exceed 10% of the sum assured nor annual premium exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh | Doesn’t exceed 10% of the sum assured but annual permium exceeding Rs. 2,50,000, hence not exempt u/s 10(10D) |
| Computation of Capital Gain | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity | NA | Rs. 25,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 20,00,000
(Exempt) |
40,00,000 |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Consideration received under ULIPs “X” and “Y” shall be exempt under clause (10D), since aggregate of annual premium payable for these two policies does not exceed Rs 2,50,000 for any previous year during the term of these two policies. | 36,00,000 (3,00,000*12) | ||
| Capital Gain u/s 45 | 4,00,000
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Particulars |
ULIP “V” | ULIP “X” | ULIP “Y” | ULIP “Z” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2021 | 01.04.2022 | 01.07.2022 | 01.04.2022 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 2,00,000 | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 1,50,000 | Rs. 3,00,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 20,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Remark | Doesn’t exceed 10% of sum assured nor annual premium exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh | Not exempt u/s 10(10D) as per the fifth proviso since the aggregate of the annual premium payable for these three ULIPs and ULIP “V” exceeds Rs 2,50,000 which fall under the tenure of these policies.
ULIP “X” will also not be eligible for exemption under the said clause as the aggregate of annual premium of ULIPs “X” and “V” exceeds Rs 2,50,000. |
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| Computation of Capital Gain | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity | Rs. 25,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 12,00,000 | Rs. 18,00,000 | Rs. 34,00,000 |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 | |
| Capital Gain u/s 45 | Rs. 2,00,000 | Rs. 3,00,000 | Rs. 4,00,000 | |
Note: Assume ULIP “V” has not been claimed as exempt by the assesse.
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Particulars |
ULIP “V” | ULIP “X” | ULIP “Y” | ULIP “Z” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2021 | 01.04.2022 | 01.07.2022 | 01.04.2022 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 2,00,000 | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 1,50,000 | Rs. 3,00,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 20,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 12 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Not claimed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remark | Not claimed | ULIPs “X” and “Y” will be exempt under clause 10(10D). since aggregate of the annual premium payable for the ULIPs “X” and “Y” together did not exceed Rs 2,50,000 for any of the previous years during the term of any of these ULIPs “X” or “Y” and ULIP “V” was not claimed to be exempt under clause (10D) | ||
| Since the annual premium exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh. | ||||
| Computation of Capital Gain | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity | Rs. 12,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 18,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 38,00,000 | |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Rs. 36,00,000 | |||
| Capital Gain u/s 45 | Rs. 2,00,000 | |||
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Particulars |
ULIP “V” | ULIP “X” | ULIP “Y” | ULIP “Z” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2021 | 01.04.2021 | 01.07.2022 | 01.04.2022 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 1,20,000 | Rs. 1,50,000 | Rs. 3,00,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 12,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Remark | Exempt under clause (10D) since the annual premium does not exceed Rs 2,50,000 | Exempt under clause (10D) since the annual premium does not exceed Rs 2,50,000 | ULIPs “Y”and “Z” will be taxable under clause (10D) as per the provisions of fifth proviso to the said clause (10D) since aggregate of the annual premium payable for the ULIPs “V” and “X” was Rs 2,20,000 and if the annual premium of ULIP “Y” or “Z” is added then the aggregate of the premium will exceed Rs 2,50,000 , hence not exempt. | |
| Computation of Capital Gain | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity | 13,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 18,00,000 | Rs. 32,00,000 |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Exempt | Exempt | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 |
| Capital Gain u/s 45 | Rs. 3,00,000 | Rs. 2,00,000 | ||
- TAXABILITY OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICY (OTHER THAN ULIPs) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTION U/S 10(10D)
Taxable when-
> When the premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of the ULIPs either exceed 10% of the sum assured or the annual premium exceed Rs. 5,00,000
> Where more than one policy taken, then where the aggregate amount of premium payable for any of the year during the tenure of any of such policies exceed Rs. 5,00,000
Taxable under head– Where the person receives at any time any amount under a life insurance policy other than ULIPs including the sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy on account of withdrawal/surrender/maturity, then it shall be chargeable to tax under the head “ Income from Other Sources” under clause (xiii) in sub section (2) of section 56. (Policies issued on or after 01.04.2023)
Further, Sum received under life insurance policies shall be treated as income [sub-clause (xviid) of Section 2(24)].
Computation of Income
Note: This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2024 and will accordingly apply to the assessment year 2024-25 and subsequent assessment years.
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Consideration / amount received under the life Insurance policy including the sum allocated by Way of bonus on such policy |
xxxxx |
| Less: Aggregate of the premium paid during the Term of such life insurance policy excluding the Premium already claimed as deduction u/s 80C | (xxxx) |
| Income from Other Sources | xxxxx |
EXAMPLE FOR CALCULATION OF CAPITAL GAIN OTHER THAN ULIPs NOT EXEMPT U/S 10(10D)
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Particulars |
ULIP “A” | ULIP “B” | ULIP “C” | ULIP “D” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 31.01.2023 | 15.04.2023 | 21.05.2023 | 31.07.2023 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 4,00,000 | Rs. 4,20,000 | Rs. 6,00,000 | Rs. 8,00,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 45,00,000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Rs. 70,00,000 | Rs. 75,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Remark | Not applicable since policy issued before 01.04.2023. | Doesn’t Exceed 10% of the sum assured nor exceed Rs. 5,00,000 hence eligible for exemption | Doesn’t exceed 10% but exceed Rs. 5 lakh | Exceed 10% of sum assured as well as Rs. 5 lakh. |
| Computation of Income from other sources | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity (M) | NA | Rs. 60,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 72,00,000 | Rs. 77,00,000 |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) |
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Rs. 60,00,000 | Rs. 80,00,000 | |
| Premium claimed as exemption u/s 80C during the tenure of the policy | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 15,00,000 | ||
| Premium eligible for deduction u/s 56 (N) | Rs. 45,00,000 | Rs. 65,00,000
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| Income taxable u/s 56 (M-N) | Rs. 27,00,000 | Rs. 12,00,000 | ||
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Particulars |
ULIP “A” | ULIP “B” | ULIP “C” | ULIP “D” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2023 | 01.04.2023 | 21.05.2023 | 31.07.2023 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 4,00,000 | Rs. 4,50,000 | Rs. 55,000 | Rs. 40,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 45,00,000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 9,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | Yes (Refer remark below) | Yes | Yes |
| Remark | Although the exemption is available for all these policies since the premium doesn’t exceed 10 % of sum assured nor Rs. 5,00,000. But the aggregate premium of Policy “A”, “C” & “D” doesn’t exceed Rs. 5,00,000 so these policy should be claimed as exempt. If policy “B” is taken , the limit of Rs. 5,00,000 will be available for “B” & “D” only. | |||
| Computation of Income from other sources | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity (M) | Rs. 50,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 53,00,000 | Rs. 14,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 12,00,000
(Exempt) |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Rs. 45,00,000 | |||
| Premium claimed as exemption u/s 80C during the tenure of the policy | Rs. 15,00,000 | |||
| Premium eligible for deduction u/s 56 (N) | Rs. 30,00,000 | |||
| Income taxable u/s 56 (M-N) | Rs. 23,00,000 | |||
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Particulars |
ULIP “A” | ULIP “B” | ULIP “C” | ULIP “D” |
| Policy issued date (A) | 01.04.2023 | 01.08.2023 | 21.05.2024 | 31.07.2024 |
| Premium payable every year (B) | Rs. 2,00,000 | Rs. 2,50,000 | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 2,50,000 |
| Sum assured (C) | Rs. 20,00,000 | Rs. 25,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 25,00,000 |
| Tenure of Policy (D) | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 8 years |
| Exemption available u/s 10(10D) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Remark | Since the premium doesn’t exceed 10% of sum assured nor exceeds Rs. 5 lakh | Since the premium doesn’t exceed 10% of sum assured nor exceeds Rs. 5 lakh | Although the exemption is available for all these policies “C” & “D”since the premium doesn’t exceed 10 % of sum assured nor Rs. 5,00,000. But the aggregate premium of Policy “A”, “B” “C” & “D” together exceed Rs. 5,00,000, hence as per Fifth proviso , it will not be exempt. | |
| Computation of Income from other sources | ||||
| Consideration received on maturity (M) | Rs. 25,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 30,00,000
(Exempt) |
Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 28,00,000 |
| Aggregate of the premium paid during the tenure of policy (B*D) | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 20,00,000 | ||
| Premium claimed as exemption u/s 80C during the tenure of the policy | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 12,00,000 | ||
| Premium eligible for deduction u/s 56 (N) | – | Rs. 8,00,000 | ||
| Income taxable u/s 56 (M-N) | Rs. 15,00,000 | Rs. 20,00,000 | ||
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