Income Tax : The note highlights gaps in existing tax provisions affecting families, seniors, and small investors. It suggests targeted reforms...
Finance : Rising medical costs and low coverage make health insurance critical. Learn how modern plans protect your finances while offering ...
Income Tax : Explains key deductions under Chapter VI-A and highlights frequent taxpayer errors, including documentation lapses and section-wis...
Income Tax : Summary of exclusive tax benefits for resident senior citizens (60+ years) and super senior citizens (80+ years), including enhanc...
Income Tax : Excessive tax deductions trigger audits when claims are disproportionate to income, lack documentation, or mismatch AIS data. Taxp...
Corporate Law : The government has no plans to revise the ₹5,000 tax limit for preventive health check-ups. AI-based health initiatives focus on...
Goods and Services Tax : The government awaits GST Council recommendations on Jeevan Rakshak life insurance GST reduction. No proposal exists for additiona...
Income Tax : Pro-rata deduction of single premium paid in year one should be allowed over the term of the policy. E.g. if the premium paid is R...
Income Tax : Aviva Life Insurance today announced the launch of its online health plan – Aviva Health Secure. The plan provides the policyhol...
Income Tax : It is, therefore, proposed to also allow deduction in respect of any contribution made to CGHS by including such contribution unde...
Income Tax : Section 54/54F deduction allowed by ITAT Bangalore despite incomplete documents, as substantive investment in house construction w...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that exclusion of time for transfer of seized material applies only within the running limitation period. As the...
Income Tax : ITAT clarified that a statement recorded during search does not automatically become incriminating material. Without supporting do...
Income Tax : ITAT upheld the deletion of a 25% bogus purchase addition, ruling that the AO cannot disallow purchases based merely on suspicio...
Income Tax : In Sandip Chattopadhyay vs. ITO case, ITAT Kolkata ruled that deductions under sections 24(b), 80C, and 80D cannot be denied for n...
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...
Income Tax : Central Government hereby notifies the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme of the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Minist...
Income Tax : Central Government hereby notifies the Contributory Health Service Scheme of the Department of Atomic Energy for the purposes of s...
Income Tax : Notification No. 6/2014-Income Tax In exercise of thy powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 80D of the Inco...
Deduction in respect of Health Insurance Premium (Section 80D) Everybody knows medical emergencies can occur at any time or at any age in the life of any individual and nobody can guess about these emergencies so it is very safe to take health insurance policy. And in order to promote these policies government take very […]
Income tax can be defined as the percentage of your income which you pay to the government in order to fund infrastructural development. Taxes account for a major portion of the income which is earned by the Indian government. In most cases these taxes can prove to be very harsh on the taxpayer. Hence the government has made some provisions wherein the taxpayer can save on the tax.
Section 80D provides a deduction for contribution towards the health insurance premium to the extent of Rs 15,000 paid for self and family. If the policyholder is a senior citizen, the benefit can increase to Rs 20,000. Mostly people take only this benefit into account and consider the maximum limit here to be the highest amount that can be utilised for tax benefit. However, an additional deduction is possible and can be utilised.
A number of new provisions have been introduced in the Income Tax Act from time to time to put restrictions on cash transactions as well as to incentivise the non-cash transactions. Cash transactions have always played a major role in the Indian Economy and consistently were responsible for generation and accumulation of Black Money. The […]
Vide Income Tax Notification No.35/2020 dated 24.06.2020 government extends various due date upto 31st July, 2020. The salient features of which are as under: 1) The time of filing of original as well as revised income tax returns of the FY 18-19 (AY 2019-20) has been extended to 31st July, 2020. 2) The returns of […]
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 date for investments to be eligible for deduction under Chapter VI-A i.e. 80C, 80D etc for the FY 2019-20 [AY 2020-21] upto 31.07.2020, Last date for ITR for FY 2019-20 [AY 2020-21] upto 30.11.2020, Last […]
E-BOOK: KNOW WHEN TO SAY NO TO CASH TRANSACTIONS Article explain Restrictions on Cash Expenditure (Capital & Revenue), Incentives to encourage cashless business transactions, Restrictions on Cash Loans, Deposits & Advances, Restrictions on Cash Transactions in Real Estate, Restrictions on Income Tax Deductions, Restrictions on Cash Transactions of Rs. 2 Lacs or more, Mandating Acceptance […]
All of us in our day to day life are incurring medical expenses either for ourself or for the dependent family members like spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters. In this article we are going to talk about the funding of these medical expenses and income tax treatment of these expenses and reimbursements thereof (if any).
Deduction Under Section 80D In Relation To Health Insurance Premium/Medical Expenditure & A Few Important Points To Be Kept In Mind Before Investing In A Health Insurance Policy! Medical or Health Insurance is gaining popularity in India these days. After the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, having a health insurance policy has become inevitable! Medical emergencies […]
The financial year is closing and the taxpayers generally started looking for tax saving investments significantly during February-March which can help in saving their income taxes. It will be superb if such tax savings along with it also brings good return on the investments with good lock in period that can be utilized at time […]
