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Senior Citizen/ Super Senior Citizen – Income Tax Benefits allowable

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax deductions, TDS relief, advance tax exemption, and return filing benefits available to senior and supe...

July 3, 2026 4722 Views 0 comment Print

Senior Citizen Tax Clinic – Part 1: ITR filing Simplified

Income Tax : Learn when senior citizens must file an Income Tax Return, who qualifies for the age-75 exemption, and how Form 125 works. The gui...

June 27, 2026 3072 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Benefits Available to Senior Citizens

Income Tax : Learn about the income tax benefits available to resident senior and very senior citizens, including higher exemption limits, dedu...

June 24, 2026 712314 Views 151 comments Print

Senior Citizens not having Business Income Exempt from Advance tax

Income Tax : Resident senior citizens aged 60 years or above are exempt from paying advance tax if they do not earn income from business or pro...

June 17, 2026 149406 Views 26 comments Print

TDS Deduction for Specified Senior Citizens (Section 194P)

Income Tax : Senior citizens aged 75+ with only pension and bank interest income need not file ITR if a specified bank computes income and dedu...

June 9, 2026 13158 Views 1 comment Print


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Benefits of Social Security Schemes to Senior Citizens

Corporate Law : Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated the scheme of National Action Plan for Senior Citizens (NAPSrC) with e...

March 23, 2021 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Conditions for Indian Citizenship under Citizenship Act, 1955

Finance : A person of India origin who is ordinary resident in any country or place outside undivided India is eligible for grant of Indian ...

March 15, 2012 2359 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax Exemption Limit for Individuals & Senior Citizens – Budget 2011

Income Tax : The exemption limit for the general category of individual tax payers has been enhanced to Rs. 1,80,000 from Rs. 1,60,000 in the G...

March 1, 2011 17980 Views 0 comment Print

Assocham asked to raise the tax exemption limit for Individuals to 4 lakh and for senior citizens to 5 lakh

Income Tax : Industry body Assocham today asked the government to raise the tax exemption limit on personal income from Rs 1.6 lakh per annum t...

December 2, 2009 945 Views 0 comment Print

Direct Tax code will benefit more to people in higher income group

Income Tax : From April 1, 2011, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has proposed to simplify the income-tax regime by reducing the tax rates on ...

August 14, 2009 750 Views 0 comment Print


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Revisions to Senior Citizen’s Savings, National Savings Time Deposit & PPF Schemes

Corporate Law : Explore the impact of SB Order No. 22/2023 on Senior Citizen's Savings Scheme, National Savings Time Deposit Scheme, and Public Pr...

November 14, 2023 2769 Views 0 comment Print

Interest rate on Senior Citizens Savings Scheme from 01.04.2015

Finance : In the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Rules, 2004, in rule 7, in sub-rule (1), after the third provisio, following proviso shall be...

July 27, 2015 4258 Views 0 comment Print

No Income Tax Scrutiny of Senior Citizens and Small Tax payers Having Gross Income less then 10 Lakh

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department today said that tax returns filed by senior citizens above 60 years and small taxpayers with gross total...

February 29, 2012 58161 Views 12 comments Print

RBI circular on Financial Assistance to Senior Citizens, Widows and Handicapped persons

Fema / RBI : Please refer to our circulars RPCD. CO. No. RRB. BC. 57/ 03.05.33(F)/ 2005-06 dated December 27, 2005 and RPCD. CO. FID. BC. No. /...

December 24, 2010 723 Views 0 comment Print


Roles & Responsibilities of Banks Increased by Income Tax Departments

March 1, 2021 9603 Views 2 comments Print

MAJOR INCOME TAX COMPLIANCE LIABILITIES ON BANKS- 1. REPORTING OF HIGH VALUE TRANSACTIONS- High Value transactions are transactions which are incurred in high denominations. Banks are required to intimate about following high value transactions to Director of Income-tax (Intelligence and Criminal Investigation) by filing Form 61A called Statement of Financial Transaction-

Relief To Senior Citizen From Filing Income Tax Return

February 25, 2021 11049 Views 5 comments Print

Conditions for Relaxations in Return Filing for Senior Citizens 1. He is of 75 years or more during the year. 2. He is Resident in India. 3. He has only pension income and can derive bank interest from same bank in which pension is received. Therefore if he receives bank interest from any other bank then he cannot enjoy this relaxation.

Will exemption from ITR filing proposal for senior citizen will work

February 23, 2021 14712 Views 15 comments Print

The budget presented on 1st February 2021 has proposed exemption to senior citizen from filing of income tax return (ITR) subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. Let us understand what is the proposal and whether it will really work as intended. Relief proposed for Senior citizen Presently, based on the income criteria, every individual has […]

Section 194P Return filing exemption for Senior Citizen aged 75 Year or more

February 2, 2021 8913 Views 2 comments Print

Section 194P Conditional Relaxation for senior citizens who are of the age of 75 year or above from filing return of income-tax under Union Finance Bill 2021/ Budget 2021. Section 139 of the Act provides for filing of return of income. Sub-section (1) of the section provides that every person being an individual, if his […]

Special tax benefits for senior citizen under Income Tax Act 1961

December 18, 2020 69366 Views 16 comments Print

Senior citizens in every country are given special treatment in various forms. In India senior citizens are given concession in train tickets, medical expenses cost etc. Similarly senior citizen are given special benefits under Income Tax Act as well. In this article we will understand meaning of senior citizen and various benefits available to senior […]

Investments options for Senior Citizens

October 27, 2020 7470 Views 5 comments Print

One of my journalist friends, who retired after completing 60 years, called me to seek my opinion about safe investment avenues with relatively better returns available for senior citizens. And this is how the idea germinated about this article. Let us discuss the safe investment avenues with better returns which are available to senior citizens. […]

Benefits For Senior Citizens Under Income Tax Act 1961

October 20, 2020 7701 Views 13 comments Print

In our country, great respect has been given to the Senior Citizens in all fields including under the Income Tax Act. In all modes of travelling concessional rates are provided either by Air, Train or Road, separate queue etc. Under the Income Tax Act, benefits are given to Senior Citizen and Very Senior Citizen that […]

Reverse Mortgage: a gold walking stick of senior citizens

September 20, 2019 5103 Views 1 comment Print

The old age may be, financially, a golden period of your life or the worst part of your life depending on whether you have accumulated enough to meet day today expenses after your retirement. Due to gradual decline of joint family system in India couple with rapid urbanization and the increasing trend of  children staying […]

No TDS u/s 194A for Senior Citizens upto Rs. 5 lakhs

June 4, 2019 6123 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT has issued a notification dated 22nd May, 2019 stating that Senior citizens having taxable income upto 5 lakhs can submit the Form 15H with the banks to claim TDS Exemption. The amendments by the CBDT states that banks and financial institutions would accept Form 15H from assessees whose tax liability is ‘nil’ after considering […]

Tax benefits for senior citizens/ Super Senior Citizens

August 29, 2018 100116 Views 29 comments Print

1) The Income Tax Act identifies a senior citizen as a person who is 65 years of age or more at any time during the previous year. It provides for special benefits for such persons.2) As per the IT Act, senior citizens who have an income up to Rs

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