Income Tax 2017-18 (Assessment Year 2018-19) – Income Tax Structure, Exemption and Deductions available to Personal Income Tax Payers

PART I: Income Tax Slab for Individual Tax Payers & HUF (Other than Senior Citizens)

Income Slab                                                                                                          Tax Rate
Income up to Rs 2,50,000*                                                                                                    No tax

Income from Rs 2,50,000 – Rs 5,00,000                                                                                5%

Income from Rs 5,00,000 – 10,00,000                                                                                   20%

Income more than Rs 10,00,000                                                                                             30%

Surcharge: 10% of income tax, where total income exceeds Rs.50 lakh up to Rs.1 crore.
Surcharge: 15% of income tax, where the total income exceeds Rs.1 crore.

Cess: 3% on total of income tax + surcharge.

*Income tax exemption limit for FY 2017-18 is up to Rs. 2,50,000 for individual & HUF other than those covered in Part(II) or (III)




PART II: Income Tax Slab for Senior Citizens (60 Years Old Or More but Less than 80 Years Old)(Both Men & Women)

Income Slab                                                                                                                        Tax Rate
Income up to Rs 3,00,000*                                                                                                         No tax

Income from Rs 3,00,000 – Rs 5,00,000                                                                                      5%

Income from Rs 5,00,000 – 10,00,000                                                                                         20%

Income more than Rs 10,00,000                                                                                                   30%

Surcharge: 10% of income tax, where total income exceeds Rs.50 lakh up to Rs.1 crore.
Surcharge: 15% of income tax, where the total income exceeds Rs.1 crore.

Cess: 3% on total of income tax + surcharge.

*Income tax exemption limit for FY 2017-1 is up to Rs. 3,00,000 other than those covered in Part(I) or (III)




PART III: Income Tax Slab for Senior Citizens(80 Years Old Or More) (Both Men & Women)

Income Slab
Tax Rate
Income up to Rs 2,50,000*
No tax
Income up to Rs 5,00,000*
No tax
Income from Rs 5,00,000 – 10,00,000
20%
Income more than Rs 10,00,000
30%
Surcharge: 15% of income tax, where total income exceeds Rs.1 crore.

Cess: 3% on total of income tax + surcharge.

*Income tax exemption limit for FY 2017-18 is up to Rs. 5,00,000 other than those covered in Part(I) or (II)




There is also a tax rebate U/s 87A of up to Rs.2,500 for a taxable income up to Rs. 3.5 lakhs.


Deductions available under Chapter VI A (Section 80)

Section
Deduction on
FY 2017-18
Section 80C
  • Investment in PPF
  • Employee’s share of PF contribution
  • NSCs
  • Life Insurance Premium payment
  • Children’s Tuition Fee
  • Principal Repayment of home loan
  • Investment in Sukanya Samridhi Account
  • ULIPS
  • ELSS
  • Sum paid to purchase deferred annuity
  • Five year deposit scheme
  • Senior Citizens savings scheme
  • Subscription to notified securities/notified deposits scheme
  • Contribution to notified Pension Fund set up by Mutual Fund or UTI.
  • Subscription to Home Loan Account Scheme of the National Housing Bank
  • Subscription to deposit scheme of a public sector or company engaged in providing housing finance
  • Contribution to notified annuity Plan of LIC
  • Subscription to equity shares/ debentures of an approved eligible issue
  • Subscription to notified bonds of NABARD
Rs. 1,50,000
80CC
For amount deposited in annuity plan of LIC or any other insurer for pension from a fund referred to in Section 10(23AAB).
–
80CCD(1)
Employee’s contribution to NPS account (maximum up to Rs 1,50,000)
–
80CCD(2)
Employer’s contribution to NPS account
Maximum up to 10% of salary
80CCD(1B)
Additional contribution to NPS
Rs. 50,000
80TTA
Interest Income from Savings account
Maximum up to 10,000
80GG
For rent paid when HRA is not received from employer
Least of rent paid minus 10% of total income Rs. 5000/- per month 25% of total income
80E
Interest on education loan
Interest paid for a period of 8 years
80EE
Interest on home loan for first time home owners
Rs 50,000
80D
Medical Insurance – Self, spouse, children
Medical Insurance – Parents more than 60 years old or (from FY 2015-16) uninsured parents more than 80 years old
Rs. 25,000
Rs. 30,000
80DD
Medical treatment for handicapped dependant or payment to specified scheme for maintenance of handicapped dependant
  • Disability is 40% or more but less than 80%
  • Disability is 80% or more
·          
    • Rs. 75,000
  • Rs. 1,25,000
80DDB
Medical Expenditure on Self or Dependent Relative for diseases specified in Rule 11DD
  • For less than 60 years old
  • For more than 60 years old
  • For more than 80 years old
  • Lower of Rs 40,000 or the amount actually paid
  • Lower of Rs 60,000 or the amount actually paid
  • Lower of Rs 80,000 or the amount actually paid
80U
Self suffering from disability:
  • Individual suffering from a physical disability (including blindness) or mental retardation.
  • Individual suffering from severe disability
·          
    • Rs. 75,000
  • Rs. 1,25,000

Income or loss on House Property – Section 24 of Income Tax Act 2017 (Income Tax Exemption on interest paid on Housing Loan)

Consequent upon enactment of Finance Act 2017, the maximum limit of interest paid house property has been capped at Rs.2 lakh, whether or not the house is self occupied or rented out. Earlier if the house property is Rented out, there was no maximum limit in deducting interest paid on housing loan from the income of the tax payer.
 List of Exempted Income under Section 10 of Income Tax Act (Subject to certain conditions
  1. Agriculture Income [Section 10(1)]
  2. Perquisites and Allowances paid by Government to its Employees serving outside India [Section 10(7)]
  3. Gratuity [Section 10(10)]
  4. Commuted value of pension received [Section 10(I0A)]
  5. Amount received as leave encasement on retirement [Section 10(10AA)]
  6. Retrenchment compensation paid to workmen [Section 10(10B)]
  7. Retirement Compensation from a Public Sector Company or any other Company [Section 10 (10C)]
  8. Income by way of tax on perks [Section 10(10CC)]
  9. Any sum received under a life insurance policy [Section 10(10D)]
  10. Payment from Statutory Provident Fund [Section 10(11)]
  11. Payment from Recognised Fund [Section 10(12)]
  12. Payment from Superannuation Fund [Section 10(13)]
  13. House Rent Allowance [Section 10(13A) Read with Rule 2A]
  14. Scholarship [Section 10(16)]
  15. Pension received by certain winners of gallantry awards [Section 10(18)]
  16. Family pension received by family members of armed forces including para military forces [Section 10(19)]

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