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Income Tax : The provisions detail deductions for investments, insurance, pension contributions, home loans, medical expenses, charitable donat...
Income Tax : The provisions under Sections 80C, 80D, 80DD, and 80DDB provide tax deductions because taxpayers incur eligible expenses on life i...
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Income Tax : If a trader makes his transactions in cash on a turnover of Rs.Two Crore, then his income under the presumptive scheme will then b...
Income Tax : Senior Citizen Savings Schemes deposits are eligible for deduction under section 80C of Income Tax Act but interest earned on depo...
Income Tax : In Mumbai on Wednesday RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that there is a need for increase in tax exemption limit under section 80C...
Finance : LIC’s Jeevan Sugam is a non-linked single premium plan wherein the risk cover is a multiple of premium paid by you. On maturity ...
Income Tax : A Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Direct Taxes Code - DTC Bill has suggested raising the income tax exemption limit to 3 lakh...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that a 12.5% disallowance could not be sustained when the Assessing Officer neither rejected the books of accoun...
Income Tax : The Tribunal sent the issue of deduction for political donations back to the Assessing Officer after finding that bank transaction...
Income Tax : The Tribunal found that the assessees claim for deductions under Chapter VI-A required factual verification rather than outright r...
Income Tax : The dispute concerned restriction of leave encashment exemption to ₹3 lakh. The Tribunal allowed the full claim after applying t...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that documents relating to payments made to suppliers such as TS MARKFED and Sri Venkateshwara Agencies required...
Income Tax : CBDT notifies vide Notification No. 134/2021- Income Tax, Dated: 06.12.2021 that Jeevan Akshay-VII Plan of the Life Insurance Corp...
Income Tax : Proof of savings/documents viz. insurance premium receipt, NSC, Infrastructure Bond, PPF Bank Statement, Housing Loan Certificate ...
Income Tax : CBDT notified vide Notification No. 45/2020-Income Tax dated 07th July, 2020 that Tax benefit of Section 80C will be available to ...
Income Tax : Vide Income Tax Notification No. 35/2020 dated 24.06.2020 govt extends Due date for ITR for FY 2018-19 upto 31.07.2020, Last...
Finance : The Public Provident Fund (PPF) account/ Sukanya Sarnriddhi Account (SSA) holders will be eligible to make a single deposit each i...
DEDUCTION IN RESPECT OF LIFE INSURANCE PREMIA, DEFERRED ANNUITY, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROVIDENT FUND, SUBSCRIPTION TO CERTAIN EQUITY SHARES OR DEBENTURES, ETC. [SEC. 80C, APPLICABLE FROM THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006-07] – SECTION 80C 1. Under section 80C, deduction would be available from gross total income. 2. Only an individual or a Hindu undivided family can claim deduction under section 80C. Eligible Amount -Any sums paid or deposited in the previous year by the assessee — 1. As Life Insurance premium to effect or keep in force insurance on life of (a) self, spouse and any child in case of individual and (b) any member, in case of HUF. Insurance premium should not exceed 20% of the actual capital sum assured.
It is proposed to amend the provisions to provide that the deduction for life insurance premium as regards insurance policies issued on or after 1st April, 2012 shall be allowed for only so much of the premium payable as does not exceed 10% of the actual capital sum assured.
Increase in the Basic Income Tax Exemption Limits for Individuals – To compensate partially for rising inflation it would be right move if govt. increases basic exemption limit from the current Rs. 180,000 to Rs. 3,00,000/-. The education cess of 3% is expected to be abolished. Similarly, the basic exemption limits for women and senior citizens may also be correspondingly increased.
A Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Direct Taxes Code – DTC Bill has suggested raising the income tax exemption limit to 3 lakh rupees from the present 1.8 lakhs. It has also suggested hiking of deduction on savings to 2.5 lakh rupees.
In the Finance Act 2006, Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961 was amended to include deposits placed with a scheduled bank to qualify for deduction under 80C. The amount of investment up to Rs.1,00,000 under the notified deposit scheme will be eligible for deduction under Section 80 C of Income Tax Act for individuals / Hindu Undivided Families. In terms of the amendment a deposit scheme has been introduced with certain value added features for the benefit of customers.
The employer contributions (12% of pay less contribution to pension of 542 pm) is not considered taxable. The employee contributions (12% of pay) are entitled for a deduction of up to 1 lakh while computing the taxable income (under Section 80C). The interest on employer contributions at rates specified is not taxable to the extent the credit does not exceed government-specified rates (currently at 9.5% pa). The Interest on employee contributions is not taxable to the extent the credit does not exceed government-specified rates (currently at 9.5% pa). The withdrawal of the balance on retirement is not taxable if the employee has rendered continuous service of five years.
Premiums paid for Life insurance – Deduction under Section 80C Category of assesses allowed deduction: Individual assessee and Hindu Undivided Family assessee. Eligible Savings: Premiums paid or deposited by assessee to effect or to keep in force insurance on the life of following persons: In case of individual assessee – Himself/Herself, spouse, children of such […]
The manner of computing total income has been changed in the budget for the current year by allowing deduction under section 80C. However, the present Form No. 24Q shows a column for rebate under section 88, 88B, 88C and 88D. How should Form No. 24Q be filled up in absence of a column for section 80C?
A government committee has suggested raising interest rates on Post Office savings bank deposits to four per cent, a suggestion that could benefit lakhs of small depositors. The Committee on Small Savings also recommended linking returns on other small savings schemes with interest rates on government securities. It has also suggested that Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) be withdrawn and annual investment limit for the popular Public Provident Fund (PPF) be raised to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 70,000 at present.
In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, (Central Board of Direct Taxes) number 80/2010, dated the 19th October, 2010, to be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (ii), in paragraph 1 for “annuity plan of the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited”, read “annuity plan of the TATA AIG Life Insurance Company.”
