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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


Benefits available to senior citizens under income tax

June 2, 2018 6552 Views 1 comment Print

The Indian income tax laws provide certain tax benefits to senior citizens. Let us discuss those benefits. 1. Higher Basic Exemption Limits for senior citizens under income tax For ordinary individual tax payers the basic exemption limit, upto which he is not required to pay any tax, is presently capped at Rs. 2.50 Lakhs.  However […]

Senior Care Centre – How it is Different from Real Estate Industry?

July 31, 2017 2679 Views 3 comments Print

Real Estate industries are involved in construction of dwellings as individual houses or apartments and sell it as a product with infrastructure and amenities for day-to-day normal life. It is more a sale than service in strict sense. Its service concept restricts itself to the construction of the dwellings and providing basic infrastructure.

Brief insights on concept of Reverse mortgage in India

July 11, 2016 20715 Views 1 comment Print

Reverse mortgage as its name implies is the reverse of a traditional mortgage such as home loan. In case of traditional mortgage, lump sum amount is borrowed to purchase or refinance home, then we pay it back in monthly instalments. However, reverse mortgage is just an opposite, lender pays you.

Interest rate on Senior Citizens Savings Scheme from 01.04.2015

July 27, 2015 4258 Views 0 comment Print

In the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Rules, 2004, in rule 7, in sub-rule (1), after the third provisio, following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—Provided also that in the case of a deposit made under these rules on or after the 1st day of April, 2015, it shall bear at the rate of 9.3 per cent. per annum from the date of deposit.

All about Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, 2004

May 3, 2015 72335 Views 38 comments Print

As name itself suggests, this scheme is only for the senior citizens. The account may be opened by an individual, who has attained age of 60 years or above on the date of opening of the account. The account may also be opened by those who has attained the age 55 years or more but less than 60 years and has retired under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme or a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme on the date of opening of the account or within three months from the date of retirement.

Conditions for Indian Citizenship under Citizenship Act, 1955

March 15, 2012 2359 Views 1 comment Print

A person of India origin who is ordinary resident in any country or place outside undivided India is eligible for grant of Indian citizenship by registration under section 5(1) (b) of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Registration under section 5(1) (b) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 is regulated under the provisions of the Citiens (Registration at Indian Consulate) Rules, 1956.

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

February 29, 2012 58161 Views 12 comments Print

The Income Tax Department today said that tax returns filed by senior citizens above 60 years and small taxpayers with gross total income of less than Rs 10 lakh will not be scrutinised in a routine manner. “It has been decided that during the financial year 2011-12, cases of senior citizens and small taxpayers, filing income-tax returns in ITR-1 and ITR-2 will be subjected to scrutiny only where the Income Tax department is in possession of credible information,”Central Board of Direct Taxes said in a statement.

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

March 1, 2011 17980 Views 0 comment Print

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 General Budget 2011-12, presented by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha today. The measure will provide a uniform tax relief of Rs. 2,000 to every tax payer of this category, besides moving closer to Direct Tax Code (DTC) rates.

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

December 24, 2010 723 Views 0 comment Print

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. / 12.01.012/ 2010-11 (RBI/ 2010-11/ 253 dated November 1, 2010, in terms of which RRBs are permitted to handle pension accounts and other government business as sub-agents; and to open the accounts of beneficiaries of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme.

FAQs on Reverse Mortgage in India

March 6, 2010 11870 Views 26 comments Print

When you buy a house through a home loan, every EMI you pay towards servicing the loan increases your equity in the house. Once you payoff the loan in full, your equity in the house is 100 per cent. In reverse mortgage, exactly the opposite happens. When you pledge your house for reverse mortgage with a lending institution, your equity in your own house decreases with every disbursal that the lending institution makes to you.

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