pension scheme

(i) Under the existing provisions of section 10 of the Act, any payment from the NPS Trust to an assessee on closure of his account or on his opting out of the pension scheme, to the extent it does not exceed forty per cent of the total amount payable to him at the time of […]...

1. Some veterans have highlighted the case of Maj Gen Ian Cardozo (Retired) to express resentment against the recent directive to not allow tax exemption for disability pension. 2. Disability is granted to personnel who are disabled in combat or, during peace time and their disability is attributable to service conditions. The latter have...

Exemption of service element and disability element of disability  pension granted to disabled personnel of armed forces who have been invalided on account of disability attributable to or aggravated by such service. CIRCULAR No. 13/2019 F. No. 173/250/2019-ITA-1 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department  of  Revenue Central B...

What is National Pension Scheme (NPS)? National Pension Scheme (NPS) was initially launched in January 2004 for government employees but then in 2009, it was made available to every citizen of India whether resident or non-resident aged between 18-60 years. NPS allows you to contribute regularly in a pension account during their working l...

Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95) offers pension on retirement, disablement, pension to widow and pension for nominees. This article explains how much EPS Pension you will get if you retire at the age of 58 years. Recently on 1st April 2019 Supreme Court has given the decision that the pension to be paid on actual salary rather than ...

There are many options in the market where a person can invest and save his/her tax. But before investing anywhere, all the factors must be kept in mind like return on investment, risk involved, lock-in period, minimum and maximum amount that can be invested and many more....

Section 12(3)(b) – Past service pension for FPF1971 membership depends on salary and no. of years under FPF 1971 with minimum of Rs.80/- for 11 years or less on salary of Rs.2500 or less and maximum of Rs.170/- for 20 years or more for FPF1971 membership on salary of more than Rs.2500/-...

A subscriber under NPS is entitled to get additional tax benefit up to Rs. 50,000 in a financial year under section 80CCD (IB) of Income Tax Act. This is over and above the deduction of Rs. 1,50,000 available under section 80C /80CCE of Income Tax Act ....

NPS Withdrawal Norms The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has changed the norms for withdrawal of National Pension System (NPS) subscribers. Keeping in view the possibility of sudden financial needs of the subscribers, the requirement of minimum period under National Pension System (NPS) for availing the facility ...

Post my two articles on National Pension System (NPS), the cabinet has made certain important amendment to NPS on 6th December, 2018. There is confusion galore in the minds of taxpayers about the implications and applicability of the decisions. Taxation of pension Tax benefits for NPS contribution Let us discuss. Increase in the contribu...