Income Tax : Rebate under Section 87A includes STCG for eligibility but cannot be applied to such income. This creates a limitation in tax bene...
Income Tax : The issue is whether agricultural income affects eligibility for rebate under Section 87A. The article explains that legally, tota...
Income Tax : Learn how Section 87A rebate works with LTCG u/s 112A under the new tax regime for FY 2025–26. Eligibility, limits, and tax calc...
Income Tax : The rules clarify that special-rate incomes are excluded to test the ₹12 lakh limit, but rebate cannot reduce tax on STCG. The t...
Income Tax : The note highlights gaps in existing tax provisions affecting families, seniors, and small investors. It suggests targeted reforms...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2025, introduces new tax slabs and a higher rebate threshold for salaried individuals. This summary explains how ...
Income Tax : A PIL filed in Gujarat HC contests the denial of Section 87A rebate, highlighting unfair demands and confusion among middle-class ...
Income Tax : A PIL filed in Gujarat High Court contests the denial of the Income Tax rebate under Section 87A, impacting middle-class taxpayers...
Income Tax : ICAI requests CBDT to allow rebate u/s 87A on short-term and long-term capital gains under Sections 111A and 112, citing inconsist...
CA, CS, CMA : KSCAA addresses glitches in the Income Tax portal, highlighting challenges faced by taxpayers and professionals, in a representati...
Income Tax : The Tribunal examined denial of rebate due to technical computation issues. It held that deduction must be granted as income was b...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that Section 87A rebate applies to STCG and LTCG taxed under Sections 111A and 112 when income is within ₹7 la...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that Dividend Distribution Tax is effectively a tax on shareholder dividend income and is subject to DTAA benefi...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that Section 87A contains no exclusion for long-term capital gains and allowed the rebate since total income rem...
Income Tax : ITAT Chennai holds that Section 87A rebate is available even when total income includes capital gains taxed at special rates, reve...
Income Tax : CBDT allows waiver of interest where 87A rebate was initially granted but later disallowed via CPC rectification. Taxpayers must c...
Income Tax : In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in Appendix II, in Form No. 15H in Part II, in note 10, the following proviso shall be inserted, na...
On Friday 1, 2019 Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented much awaited Interim Budget in Lok Sabha. One interesting point in the budget was that instead of giving straight exemption on income of upto Rs. 5,00,000, FM slightly twisted the situation by giving Rebate under section 87A. Let’s understand how: Particulars Situation I Situation II Income […]
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 […]
Section 87A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was introduced in Finance Act, 2013 to give benefit to a large number of people whose net total income is less than Rs. 5,00,000/-. The rebate under this section is available to resident individuals from A.Y. 2014-15. The rebate available is maximum of 1) 100% of tax payable on total income or 2) Rs. 2,000/-.
A new section 87A by Finance bill 2013 has been introduced for Income Tax Deduction of Rs. 2000/- for Assessment Year 2014-15. This rebate can be availed Tax payer/Assessee under section 87A. It is necessary to read clauses 19 and 20 of the bill to make it more clear-
A question which is coming in the mind of Taxpayers nowadays is do Rebate of income-tax under section 87A as available from FY 2013-14, also available for FY 2015-16 and subsequent years. One more question which comes to mind is amount of Rebate Available, i.e is it Rs. 2000/- or Rs. 5000/- for Financial Year 2015-16?
For most of the people ‘tax savings’ brings to mind life insurance, PPF, NSC, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and equity-linked savings scheme, among others, that qualify for tax deduction under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act. An individual can claim tax deductions of up to Rs 1.50 lakh (One Lakh Up to AY 2014-15) under 80C.
Here are 6 key takeaways from the Finance Act 2017 that you must know: 1. Change in Rate of Slab Rates 2. Reduction in Benefit U/s 87A 3. TDS on Rent paid by Individual 4. Change in Capital Gains 5. Ceiling on Cash Transaction 6. Digital Payments in Presumptive Taxation
Rebate of up to Rs. 5,000 for resident individuals having total income of up to Rs. 5,00,000 as per Sec-87A of Income Tax Act, 1961 for A.Y. 2017-18 i.e. F.Y. 2016-17.The rebate shall be equal to the amount of income tax payable on the total income for assessment year 2017-18 or an amount of Rs. 5,000, whichever is less.
#Budget 2016- Rationalization of limit of rebate in income-tax allowable under Section 87A The existing provisions of section 87A of Income-tax Act, provide for a rebate of an amount equal to hundred per cent of such income-tax or an amount of two thousand rupees, whichever is less, from the amount of income-tax to an individual […]
The Income Tax Act provides that on determination of the gross total income of an assessee after considering income from all the heads, certain deductions therefrom may be allowed. These deductions detailed in chapter VIA of the Income Tax Act must be distinguished from the exemptions provides in Section 10 of the Act. While the former are to be reduced from the gross total income, the latter do not form part of the income at all.
