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Income Tax Slabs and Rates for FY 2013-14 and AS 2014-15

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Rajesh Goyal

The following INCOME TAX RATES ARE applicable for the Financial Year ending March 31, 2014 (Financial Year 2013-14)-Assessme
2014-15):

Every year the income tax rates are changed and it is important to get the latest income tax rates. We give below the Income Tax Rates and Slabs applilcable for the FY 2013-14
15. The income rates and slabs for FY 2013-14 are the same as it was during FY 2012-13, except the following two major changes (frankly speaking this affects only a limited
assesses) :-

(a) As per Finance Act, 2013 section 87A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 additional rebate of Rs.2000/- will be given to the individual tax payer whose total does NOT exceed Rs 5 lakh
can say that a benefit of Rs 2000/- tax credit has been given to persons having an annual income upto Rs 5 lakh.
(b) There is a surcharge of 10% on persons whose taxable income exceeds Rs 1 crore per year. This will apply to individuals, HUFs, firms and entities with similar tax status.

Income Range

General
(non-senior
citizens)
Category

Upto Rs. 2,00,000

Nil

Women (Below 60 years of

Senior Citizens
age)
(Men and Women
(This category is abolished above 60 years of
from this year and is thus is age), but below 80
same as that of General
years
Category

Very Senior
Citizens (Men
and Women
above 80
years of age)

Nil

Nil

Nil

Rs. 2,00,001 to Rs. 2,50,000 10% *

10% *

Nil

Nil

Rs. 2,50,001 to Rs. 5,00,000 10% *

10% *

10% *

Nil

Rs. 5,00,001 to Rs. 10,00,000 20%

20%

20%

20%

Above Rs. 10,00,000

30% **

30% **

30%**

30% **

* A tax rebate of Rs 2,000 from tax calculated will be available for people having an annual income upto Rs 5 lakh. However, this benefit of Rs2,000 tax credit will not be available if you cross the in
of Rs 5 lakh. Thus we can say that tax payable in 10% slab will be maximum Rs28,000 (taking into account Rs 2000 tax credit), but for people who fall in income range of Rs5 lakh and above, th
Rs30,000 + 20% tax on income above Rs 5 lakh;
** Surcharge of 10% will be payable, if income is above Rs 1 crore

[Click Here to see the Income Tax Slab Rates for FY 2012-13 or

Important Rules for filing of Tax Return

1. Filing of income tax is compulsory for all individuals whose gross annual income exceeds the maximum amount which is not charageble to income tax (e.g. Rs.2,50,000 for Senior citizens, Rs.200
resident individuals
2. The last date for filing of income tax return is usually July 31 for individuals (sometimes the same is extended).
3. The penalty for non filing of income tax return is Rs.5,000/-

(1) Deductions from Taxable Income (Section 80C) :-

VARIOUS INVESTMENTS OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND TAX BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER EA
THEM - Financial Year 2012-13
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A new section 80C was introduced (replacing section 88) from the financial year 2005-06. Under this Section, a deduction of upto Rs.1,00,000/- is allowed
Income in respect of the investments made in some specified schemes. The schemes are similar as were available in Section 88 earlier. Now there are no sectora
individuals can save in any of the schemes upto Rs.1,00,000/- (now even in PPF it is allowed upto Rs. 1 lac as against only Rs.70,000/- upto November, 2011). The
can plan their investments / savings so as to achieve their financial goals. The details of such schemes alongwith some major features of each of these are given be
(last reviewed in
Sec. under which Tax
Benefit available

Saving Scheme

Return

Tax benefits for earnings (i.e.

interest received / dividend
received)
Taxable

Lock in Period and other Remarks

5 years (reduced wef Dec 2011 from 6

for new investments). The yield on these NSCs
be revised every year and will be 25 bps above th
government bond yields

National Saving Certificates - ( NSC scheme )

Section 80C

8.50% for VIII Series 5 Year

NSCs; and 8.80% for 10
year NSCs for FY 2013-14

Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS)

Section 80C

Varies from year to year

Dividend is tax free
(Market linked)

3 years

Life Insurance Policies

Section 80C

Varies from year to year

Varies from scheme to scheme

Varies from scheme to scheme

Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP)

Section 80C

Varies from year to year

Varies from scheme to scheme

Varies from scheme to scheme (15 to 20 years)

Infrastructure Bonds

Section 80C

Varies from issue to issue.

These were around 8%+
in Dec 2011. These have
lost
their
charm
as
Taxable
Additional Tax rebate of
Rs 20,000 is NOT given
now from FY 2012-13
onwards.

3 to 5 years

Contribution to EPF / GPF / Voluntary PF

Section 80C

8.50%

Interest earned is tax free

Till retirement (loans are permitted only after 5 yea

Insurance Policies

Section 80C

6 to 7% only

Earnings are tax free in most of the

Locked till maturity
cases

ULIPS

Section 80C

Market linked

Earnngs are tax free

Public Provident Fund (PPF)

Section 80C

Decreased to 8.70% for FY

Interest earned is tax free
2013--14

NPS

Partiail withdrawal allowed

Section 80C

Market Linked

Interest earned is tax free

15 years and extendable. Withdrawals allowed

years. Yield on PPF will vary and will be
basis point above the 10 year government bonds.
Withdrawal not permitted before maturity

Tuition Fees including admission fees or college

fees paid for full time education of any two children Section 80C
of the assessee.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Repayment of Housing Loan (Principal)

Section 80C

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Section 80C

Varies from bank to bank

Nil
(around 8.00% - 9.00%)

5 Years

9.20% for FY 2013-14

As per the guidelines issued in December 201

will be spread of 100 basis points above the 5 yea
yields for this scheme.

Bank Fixed Deposits - 5 Years

Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 2004 (from

Section 80C
financial year 2007-08)
Post Office Time
financial 2007-08)

Deposit

Account

(from

Taxable

Section 80C

PS Note : Now some of the above investments (like PPF and 5 Year Senior Citizens Saving Schemes etc.) are linked to the benchm
10 year / 5 Year government bond yields, and thus the return on these investments will vary as and when the yield on government
changes. Therefore, now remember that you will not have fixed rate of return on these investments. On the other hand, for othe
Saving schemes GoI will advise before 1st April every year, the rates applicable for those schemes for the next FY. Such instrume
continue to have same return for the whole tenure of the investment. [For clarification see below the notification which is self
explanatory]

HOW TO MAKE BEST USE OF SECTION 80C OR BACKGROUND AND KNOW ALL ABOUT SECTION 80C

(2) Deductions Under Section 80CCC(1) :

Under this section, the contributions by individuals towards "Pension" schemes of LIC or any othr Insurance company, is allowed as deduction of Rs.10,000/-. However, as provided under section
aggregate deduction u/s 80C, and u/s 80CCC and 80CCD can not exceed Rs.1,00,000/-. Thus effectively, now these are covered under the maximum limit of Rs.1,00,000/- under section

(3) Deductions Under Section 80 D :

Basic Deduction under Section 80D, Mediclaim premium paid for Self, Spouse or dependant children is allowed upto Rs 15,000. In case any of the persons specified above is a se
(i.e. 65 years or more as of end of the year) and Mediclaim insurance premium is also paid for such senior citizen, deduction amount is enhanced to Rs. 20,000.
Additional deduction: Mediclaim premium paid for parents. Maximum deduction Rs 15,000. In case any of the parents covered by the Mediclaim policy is a senior citizen, deduction
enhanced to Rs. 20,000.

Thus, in a net shell we can say that health insurance premium that you pay for yourself, your dependents (spouse and children) and your parents, are all considered for tax benefit under Section 80D of the Inc
1961. Therefore, you can claim a deduction up to Rs.30000 on your taxable income, and if your parents are senior citizens, the deductible amount goes up to Rs.35000.
However, there are a few conditions:
You can not claim tax benefit on health insurance premium paid for your in-laws;
Proof of payment of premium has to be furnished, in order to avail the tax benefit

The health insurance premium must be paid from taxable income of that year only if you want to claim a deduction. Thus, if one has paid the premium from ones savings or from gifts of money received, then one i

for tax benefits under this section.

However, you have to remember that the premium paid by any mode of other than cash is eligible. Note prior to 1st April 2009, premium payment was required to be paid only b
However, now even the payments through Credit card or other on line mechanism are allowed. Thus, now all payment modes except cash payment are accepted

(3A) Deductions Under Section 80 E :

Under this section, deduction is available for payment of interest on a loan taken for higher education from any financial institution or an approved charitable institution. The loan
taken for either pursuing a full-time graduate or post-graduate course in engineering, medicine or management, or a post-graduate course in applied science or pure science.

The deduction is available for the first year when the interest is paid and for the subsequent seven years. Up to March 2005, deduction was available for the repayment of principal a
aggregating to Rs 40,000 a year.

(4) Deductions Under Section 24(b) :

Under this section, interest on borrowed capital for the purpose of house purchase or construction is deductible from taxable income upto Rs.1,50,000/- is deductible from income. (certain conditio
fulfilled)

PS : 1A) Section 80CCF

: Infrastructure Bonds : (NOT PERMITTED FROM FY 2012-13) onwards) :

Section 80CCF allowsed you to invest an additional Rs. 20,000 in infrastructure bonds, and such an investment was reduced from your taxable income in addition to the Rs.100,000
you get from the other instruments listed above.
You were to get the tax benefit only in the year in which you have invested in these instruments.

TAX FREE INCOMES :

Some of the incomes are completely exempted from income tax and that too without any upper limit. The following incomes which are tax free :(a) Interest on EPF / GPF / PPF
(b) Interest on GOI Tax Free Bonds / Tax Free Bonds issued with specific stipulation to this effect
(c) Dividends on Shares and Mutual Funds. Dividend income from companies / Equity Oriented Mutual funds is completely exempt in the hands of investors. Dividend is also tax free in the hands o
case of debt-oriented Mutual Fund schemes. (However, the Asset Management Company is liable to deduct 22.44% distribution tax in case of non individuals / non HUF investors and 14.025%
individuals or HUF investors.)
(d) Capital receipts from Life Insurance policies i.e. sums received either on death of the insured or on maturity of Life insurance plans. However, in case of life insurance policies issued after Mar
exemption on maturity payment u/s 10(10D) is available only if premium paid in any year does not exceed 20% of the sum asssured;
e) Interest on Saving Bank accounts in banks upto Rs10,000/- per year (from FY 2012-13)
(f) Interest earned was Tax Free up to INR 3500/- per year in single and INR 7000/- in Joint account up to 2011-12. From 2012-13 FY, interest up to INR 10,000/- per year either in single or joint account

(f) Long term capial gains on sale of shares and equity mutual funds after 01/10/2004, if security transaction is paid / imposed on such transactions.

GIFT TAX :

Gift tax was abolished with effect from October 1, 1998. The gifts are no longer taxable in the hands of donor or donee. However, w.e.f. September 1, 2004, any gift received by an individual or
included in taxable income, if the amount of tax exceeds Rs.25,000/-. However, gifts received from any of the following will continue to remain tax free :(i) Spouse;
(ii) Brother or sister;
(iii) Brother or sister of the spouse;
(iv) Brother or sister of either of the parents of the individual;
(v) Any lineal ascendant or descendant of the individual
(vi) Any lineal ascendant or descendant of the spouse of the individual
(vii) spouse of the person referred to in (2) or (6) or received on the occasion of marriage or under a will by way of inheritance

Capital Gains :

Capital gains arise when an individual sells at a profit certain assets like property or shares or mutual funds or bonds etc The treatment of such income is not the same as income from other
There are two types of capital gains, viz Short Term Capital Gains or Long Term Capital Gains.
(a) Short Term Capital Gains : Capital gain is considered as Short Term Capital Gain, if immovable property is sold / transferred within three years of acquiring the same. Similarly, if shares or other
securities such as mutual funds are sold within one year of purchase, the profit earned is treated as Short Term Capital Gain.
Short term capital gain is included in the gross taxable income and normal tax rates are applicable. However, w.e.f. 1st October, 2004, the short term capital gains from sale of equity shares or units
oriented mutual fund schemes are taxed only at a flat rate of 10%, irrespective of the tax slab on other sources of income, provided securities transaction tax is paid on such sale.
(b) Long Term Capital Gains : Capital gain is considered as the Long Term, if the immovable property is sold after three years from purchse, or financial securties such as shares, deep discount bond
of open ended or close ended schemes of mutaula funds are disposed (i.e. sold / redeemed / transferred) after holding the same for more than twelve months, then the gain is considered to be long te
capital gain.
Long term capital gains on transfer of listed shares / units of equity oriented mutual funds schemes has been exempted from tax w.e.f. 1st October, 2004, provided securities transaction tax has been
such sale. For assets other than the listed shares / units of mutual funds schemes, tax is payable in respect of long term capital gains at a flat rate of 20% and the amount of gain has to be adjusted
inflation through indexation benefit.
Long term capital gains tax in respect of bonds and debt securities or debt oriented mutual fund schemes listed on stock exchanges is payable at a flat rate of 10% of the capital gains amount. In ca
individual wishes to avail the benefits of indexation, then tax has to be paid at normal long term capital gains tax rate of 20%.

Section 54EC of the I-T Act, 1961 : Relief from Capital Gains Tax

You can make good use of this Section to save Taxes specially when you sell some property. The Income Tax laws provides for taxes on long-term capital gains at 20 per cent for individuals
foreign firms and 30 per cent for domestic companies. However, Section 54EC of the I-T Act, 1961, provides relief from capital gains tax. Under this Section, gains on transfer of a long-term capit
asset can be exempted from tax if the money is invested in bonds of specified institutions such as NABARD, the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), SIDBI or the National Highway Authority
India. Such bonds are redeemable after three years. However, to save tax, you have to invest in these bonds within six months from the date of transfer of the original asset. Thus investing in thes
bonds will effectively mean that your money is locked in for three years. If you want to buy a new property one or two years after transferring the original asset, you will have to either wait or look f
alternative funds. After the lock-in period or on the maturity of the bonds, the investor is free to put in his money in any kind of asset. However, the interest on the bond is taxable.

On the other hand, State Bank of India, offers SBI Capgains Plus Scheme where lock-in period is absent, a slightly higher interest rate compared to the capital gain tax saving bonds is offered.
proceeds of the sale of the capital asset can be parked in the fixed deposit scheme under the Capgains Plus plan at an interest rate marginally higher than what bonds under Section 54 EC wou
fetch. The interest earned will be taxed at prevailing rates. However, unlike the bonds under 54 EC, the depositor cannot put the money in a different kind of asset. The plan stipulates that r
investment should be made on the specified asset only. Therefore, this scheme is a boon for people who have sold their property but haven't been able to purchase the property within the
period. Once a final decision is taken on the property you want to reinvest in, you can opt for an exit from SBI Plan, but you will need to get a certificate of consent from the assessment

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ARCHIVES
SOME OLD NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO SMALL SAVING FUND SCHEMES

RBI/2011-12/483
DGBA.CDD. No. H- 6506 /15.02.001/2011-12
April 3, 2012

Dear Sir/Madam,
Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968 (PPF, 1968) and
Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, 2004 (SCSS, 2004) - Revision of interest rates
Please refer to our circular RBI/2011-12/359 dated January 20, 2012 regarding interest rates on small savings schemes, wherein it
was indicated that as per Governments decision on revision of interest on small savings schemes, the interest rates on various
small savings schemes for every financial year will be notified by the Government before April 01st of that year.
2. The Government of India have vide their Office Memorandum (OM) No. 6-1/2011-NS.II (Pt.) dated March 26, 2012, advised the
rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the financial year 2012-13. Accordingly, the rates of interest on PPF, 1968
and SCSS, 2004 for the financial year 2012-13 effective from April 01, 2012, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment
built-in in the schemes, will be as under:
Scheme
Rate of interest w.e.f.
Rate of interest w.e.f.
01.12.2011
01.04.2012
5 year SCSS, 2004
9.0% p.a
9.3% p.a
PPF, 1968
8.6% p.a
8.8% p.a
3. The contents of this circular may be brought to the notice of the branches of your bank operating the PPF, 1968 and SCSS,
2004 schemes. These should also be displayed on the notice boards of your branches for information of the PPF, 1968 and
SCSS, 2004 subscribers.

Yours faithfully,
(Sangeeta Lalwani)
Deputy General Manager

No. 6-1/2011-NS.ll (Pt.)

Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
New Delhi,
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Revision of Interest rates for small savings schemes.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Finances O.M. of even number

dated 11th November, 2011, vide which the various decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee for Comprehensive Review of Na
Savings Fund (NSSF), were communicated to all concerned.
2. One of the decisions of the Government based on the recommendations of the
Committee relates to revision of interest rates every financial year, to be notified before 1st April of that year. Accordingly, the rates of interest on various small savings
schemes for the financial year 2012-13 effective from 1.4.2012, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under:
Scheme
Saving deposit
1 year time deposit
2 year time deposit
3 year time deposit
5 year time deposit

Rate of interest
w.e.f.1.12.2011
4.0
7.7
7.8
8.0
8.3

Rate of interest
w.e.f.1.4.2012
4.0
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5

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5year recurring deposit

5year SCSS
5year MIS
5year NSC
10 year NSC
PPF

8.0
9.0
8.2
8.4
8.7
8.6

8.4
9.3
8.5
8.6
8.9
8.8

3. Necessary notifications, including those requiring amendments to rules of small savings schemes will be notified separately.
4. This has the approval of Finance Minister.
source-http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/InterestRate_SmallSaving_26032012.pdf
********

Notification for Launch of 10-Year National Savings Certificate

November 29, 2011
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Notification for Launch of 10-Year National Savings Certificate (IX-Issue), 2011 Issued

In accordance with the decisions taken by the Government on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), hea
Shyamala Gopinath, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Notifications on changes made in various small saving schemes except 10-Year National Savings Certificate, have a
issued on 25th November 2011.
The Notification for launch of new savings instrument, namely 10-Year National Savings Certificate (IX-Issue), 2011, has been issued today, the 29th November, 2011.
The major highlights of this scheme are as follows:
o Investments in Certificate will earn Interest at the rate of 8.7% p.a.

compounded semi-annually.
100, the depositor will get Rs. 234.35 on maturity of the Certificate.
o This Certificate will be available in the denominations of Rs. 100, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000, Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10,000.
o There is no upper limit for investment in the Certificate.
o This Certificate can be transferred from a post office where it is registered to any other post office and it can be pledged as a security.
o On investment of Rs.

The scheme will come into effect from 1st December 2011. Details of the notification are attached herewith and can also be seen on the website of the Ministry of
http://www.finmin.nic.in

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