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Income tax department offers HRA tax exemption for those individual tax payer who stays in a rented house. Section 10(13A) of the income tax act allows the exemption of HRA. Employee can claim for HRA exemption if he or she lives in a rented house. To be eligible for claim of HRA deduction, an employee must be paying for the rent to his landlord and maintain the receipts which state that he has been paying for his rental expenditure. If an employee stays in his own house there is no tax deduction on HRA. Download HRA Calculator

Following points to be considered for Calculation of HRA exemption.

1. Amount equal to 50 percent of Salary where residential house is situated in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta or Chennai or Amount equal to 40 percent of Salary for other places.

2. House Rent Allowance received by the Employee

3.  Excess of Rent paid over 10% of Salary.

Salary includes Basic Salary + Dearness Allowance + Commission on fixed percentage of turnover achieved by an Employee.

Minimum of point no. 1, 2 & 3  is exempted.

For Example,

Basic Salary (Rs 5000/- per month —— Rs. 60, 000/- yearly),
Dearness Allowance (Rs. 1000/- per month —- Rs. 12, 000/- yearly).
Actual Rent Paid (Rs 2000/- per month —— Rs 24000/- yearly),
HRA received by Employee (Rs. 2000/- per month —- Rs. 24, 000/- yearly)
City: Mumbai

1.  50% of  Salary (Basic + DA) = Rs. 36,000/-

2. Rent Received = Rs. 24,000/-

3. Rent paid in excess of 10% of Salary (Basic + DA) =  Rs. 16, 800/-,

Hence, Rs. 16800/- would be exempt and the rest Rs 7,200/- would be included in gross salary for tax calculation.

Documents needed to claim HRA includes rent receipts, rental agreement, PAN details of the landlord.

On February 07, 2015 by www.taxexcel.net

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Under Section 80 C ( Max Limit Rs. 1.5 Lakh)

The total limit under section 80C is Rs 1 lakh. Included under this heading are many small savings schemes like NSC, PPF and other pension plans. Payment of life insurance premiums and investment in specified government infrastructure bonds are also eligible for deduction under Section 80C

Most of the Income Tax payee try to save tax by saving under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act.  However, it is important to know the Section in toto so that one can make best use of the options available for exemption under income tax Act.   One important point to note here is that one can not only save tax by undertaking the specified investments, but some expenditure which you normally incur can also give you the tax exemptions.

Besides these investments, the payments towards the principal amount of your home loan are also eligible for an income deduction. Education expense of children is increasing by the day. Under this section, there is provision that makes payments towards the education fees for children eligible for an income deduction

Sec 80C of the Income Tax Act is the section that deals with these tax breaks. It states that qualifying investments, up to a maximum of Rs. 1 Lakh, are deductible from your income. This means that your income gets reduced by this investment amount (up to Rs. 1 Lakh), and you end up paying no tax on it at all!

This benefit is available to everyone, irrespective of their income levels. Thus, if you are in the highest tax bracket of 30%, and you invest the full Rs. 1 Lakh, you save tax of Rs. 30,000. Isn’t this great? So, let’s understand the qualifying investments first.

Qualifying Investments

Provident Fund (PF) & Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF: PF is automatically deducted from your salary. Both you and your employer contribute to it. While employer’s contribution is exempt from tax, your contribution (i.e., employee’s contribution) is counted towards section 80C investments. You also have the option to contribute additional amounts through voluntary contributions (VPF). Current rate of interest is 8.5% per annum (p.a.) and is tax-free.

Public Provident Fund (PPF): Among all the assured returns small saving schemes, Public Provident Fund (PPF) is one of the best. Current rate of interest is 8% tax-free and the normal maturity period is 15 years. Minimum amount of contribution is Rs 500 and maximum is Rs 70,000. A point worth noting is that interest rate is assured but not fixed. Interest on PPF  is proposed to increase to 8.60% and Investment Limit is also expected to increase to Rs. 1,50,000/- 

Life Insurance Premiums: Any amount that you pay towards life insurance premium for yourself, your spouse or your children can also be included in Section 80C deduction. Please note that life insurance premium paid by you for your parents (father / mother / both) or your in-laws is not eligible for deduction under section 80C. If you are paying premium for more than one insurance policy, all the premiums can be included. It is not necessary to have the insurance policy from Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – even insurance bought from private players can be considered here.

Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS): There are some mutual fund (MF) schemes specially created for offering you tax savings, and these are called Equity Linked Savings Scheme, or ELSS. The investments that you make in ELSS are eligible for deduction under Sec 80C.

Home Loan Principal Repayment: The Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) that you pay every month to repay your home loan consists of two components – Principal and Interest.The principal component of the EMI qualifies for deduction under Sec 80C. Even the interest component can save you significant income tax – but that would be under Section 24 of the Income Tax Act. Please read “Income Tax (IT) Benefits of a Home Loan / Housing Loan / Mortgage”, which presents a full analysis of how you can save income tax through a home loan.

Stamp Duty and Registration Charges for a home: The amount you pay as stamp duty when you buy a house, and the amount you pay for the registration of the documents of the house can be claimed as deduction under section 80C in the year of purchase of the house.

National Savings Certificate (NSC): National Savings Certificate (NSC) is a 6-Yr small savings instrument eligible for section 80C tax benefit. Rate of interest is eight per cent compounded half-yearly, i.e., the effective annual rate of interest is 8.16%. If you invest Rs 1,000, it becomes Rs 1601 after six years. The interest accrued every year is liable to tax (i.e., to be included in your taxable income) but the interest is also deemed to be reinvested and thus eligible for section 80C deduction.
 

Pension Funds – Section 80CCC: This section – Sec 80CCC – stipulates that an investment in pension funds is eligible for deduction from your income. Section 80CCC investment limit is clubbed with the limit of Section 80C – it maeans that the total deduction available for 80CCC and 80C is Rs. 1 Lakh.This also means that your investment in pension funds upto Rs. 1 Lakh can be claimed as deduction u/s 80CCC. However, as mentioned earlier, the total deduction u/s 80C and 80CCC can not exceed Rs. 1 Lakh.

5-Yr bank fixed deposits (FDs): Tax-saving fixed deposits (FDs) of scheduled banks with tenure of 5 years are also entitled for section 80C deduction.

Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 2004 (SCSS): A recent addition to section 80C list, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) is the most lucrative scheme among all the small savings schemes but is meant only for senior citizens. Current rate of interest is 9% per annum payable quarterly. Please note that the interest is payable quarterly instead of compounded quarterly. Thus, unclaimed interest on these deposits won’t earn any further interest. Interest income is chargeable to tax.

5-Yr post office time deposit (POTD) scheme: POTDs are similar to bank fixed deposits. Although available for varying time duration like one year, two year, three year and five year, only 5-Yr post-office time deposit (POTD) – which currently offers 7.5 per cent rate of interest –qualifies for tax saving under section 80C. Effective rate works out to be 7.71% per annum (p.a.) as the rate of interest is compounded quarterly but paid annually. The Interest is entirely taxable.

NABARD rural bonds: There are two types of Bonds issued by NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development): NABARD Rural Bonds and Bhavishya Nirman Bonds (BNB). Out of these two, only NABARD Rural Bonds qualify under section 80C.

Unit linked Insurance Plan : ULIP stands for Unit linked Saving Schemes. ULIPs cover Life insurance with benefits of equity investments.They have attracted the attention of investors and tax-savers not only because they help us save tax but they also perform well to give decent returns in the long-term.

Others: Apart form the major avenues listed above, there are some other things, like children’s education expense (for which you need receipts), that can be claimed as deductions under Sec 80C.

So, where should you invest?

Like most other things in personal finance, the answer varies from person to person. But the following can be the broad principles:

Provident Fund: This is deducted compulsorily, and there is no running away from it! So, this has to be the first. Also, apart from saving tax now, it builds a long term, tax-free retirement corpus for you.

Home Loan Principal: If you are paying the EMI for a home loan, this one is automatic too! So, it comes as a close second.

Life Insurance Premiums: Every earning person having dependents should have adequate life insurance coverage. (For more on this, please read “Life after life – Why you should buy Life Insurance”) Therefore, life insurance premium payments are the next.

Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) / Public Provident Fund (PPF): If you think that the PF being deducted from your salary is not enough, you should invest some more in VPF, or in PPF.

Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS): After the above, if you have not reached the limit of Rs. 1,50,000, then you should invest the remaining amount in Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS).

On January 09, 2015 by www.taxexcel.net

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Summary and List of Income Tax Deductions under Section 80C, 80CCA, 80CCC, 80CCD,  80CCG, 80D, 80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80EE, 80G, 80GG, 80GGB, 80GGC, 80JJAA, 80QQB, 80RRB, 80TTA to 80U of Income Tax Act, 1961. There are different tax saving options i.e. Allowable Deductions/Exemption under Income Tax, are given under chapter VIA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Summary of different tax saving section under which person can claim deduction or exemption from total Income are given below.

                          Deduction under section 80C for investment in various financial instrument, insurance policy, fixed deposits, etc. Maximum Deduction under Section 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD is Rs.150,000/-

                  Deduction under section 80CCA: Discontinued from April, 1992 Income Tax Deduction under section 80CCA for investment in National Savings Scheme or payment to a deferred annuity plan.

                         Deduction under section 80CCC for Contribution to pension scheme Maximum Deduction under Section 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD is Rs.100,000/- Deduction under section 80CCD for Contribution to pension scheme of Central Government.

             Deduction under section 80CCG for Contribution to equity shares or equity mutual fund under Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme and maximum deduction under Section 80CCG is Rs.50,000/-

                          Deduction under section 80D for Contribution to medical premium and maximum deduction under Section 80D is Rs.15,000/-

                         Deduction under section 80DD for Contribution to medical treatment and maintenance of handicapped dependent and Maximum Deduction under Section 80DD is Rs.100,000/- & Rs 50,000/-.

                          Deduction under section 80DDB for Contribution to medical treatment of specified diseases and maximum deduction under Section 80DDB is Rs.60,000/- and Rs 40,000/-

                     Deduction under section 80E for interest payment of loan taken for higher education and there is no maximum Deduction under Section 80E so individual can total interest paid on education loan.

                      Deduction under section 80EE for interest payment of loan taken for new home for home loan amount of Rs 25 Lakhs and maximum Deduction under Section 80EE is Rs.100,000/-

                      Deduction under section 80G for Contribution/Donation to charitable organization and maximum deduction under Section 80G is 100% of contribution amount to 10% of 10% of adjusted gross total income of the taxpayer.

                      Deduction under section 80GG for payment of rent by individual salaried taxpayer who is not receiving House rent allowance (HRA) and should not own any residential accommodation and maximum deduction under Section 80GG is Rs 2000/- per Month.

.                      Deduction under section 80GGB for Contribution/ Donation to political parties by Indian Company and there is no maximum deduction limit under Section 80GGB so assessee can claim whatever donation he made to political party as deduction u/s 80GGB.

                      Deduction under section 80GGC for Contribution/ Donation to political parties by tax payer other than Indian Company and there is no maximum deduction limit under Section 80GGC so assessee can claim whatever donation he made to political party as deduction u/s 80GGC.

                    Deduction under section 80JJAA for additional wages paid to new workmen in factory and maximum deduction under Section 80JJAA is 30% of additional wages paid to new workmen in factory.

                     Deduction under section 80QQB for income from royalty to author for lump sum consideration for the assignment or grant of any of his interests in the copyright of any book being a work of literary, artistic or scientific nature, or of royalty or copyright fees in respect of such book and maximum deduction under Section 80QQB is Rs.300,000/-

                      Deduction under section 80RRB Any individual who is resident in India having a patent and receiving any income by way of royalty for that registered patent can claim maximum deduction of Rs 300,000/- from his gross total income for that royalty income.

                      Deduction under section 80U for disable person. Individual can claim deduction from taxable income based on his physical disability and amount of deduction is dependent on percentage of disability  and maximum deduction under Section 80U is Rs.50,000/- and Rs 100,000/-.

On November 22, 2014 by www.taxexcel.net

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