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Version 19.0
1997-2017, Nithyanand Yeswanth
DISCLAIMER
This tax calculator can be used to calculate the approximate tax payable by salaried individuals. This should NOT be used to
compute the actual taxes to be paid to the Government. The author is not resposible for any inaccuracies in the tax
computed by this calculator. If you find any inconsistency, please let me know and I will try to fix it at the earliest
PLEASE
READ
THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY
This sheet can be used to compute the tax for salaried individuals only
Enter the numbers only in the yellow-colored cells. You will not be able to enter data in other cells
Do not leave any yellow cell (that expects numbers) blank. This may lead to incorrect calculation. Instead, enter 0
Please enter your name and Date of Birth above to calculate taxes correctly (date of birth is required to calculate senior citizenship)
5 The orange colored cells (with dark red text) constitute the setup parameters, which you may have to set only once. Ensure that all setup
parameters in cells C4 to C20 and AA51 to AA72 are setup prior to using the calculator
Depending on your company policy, change cells C4 to C20 to select elements of your salary that count towards calculation of PF
If you are in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Chennai, change the location to Metro in Cell AA51. If you have moved from a metro to non-metro or
vice-versa during the year, change the cells D47 to O47
Enter the PF deduction percentage in cell AA54 depending on your company policy. In addition, if your company limits the PF to a certain
amount, enter that amount in cell AA55. If there is no PF deduction, enter 0% in cell AA54. If the PF percentage changes during the year (due
to change in employer or otherwise), change cells D48 to O48
If you have opted for VPF (Voluntary Provident Fund), change cell AA58 depending on whether the deduction is done as a percentage of salary
or as a fixed amount. If percentage, enter percentage in cell AA56. This will apply same percentage throughout the year. If percentage changes
month to month, enter the percentage for each month in cells D43 to O43 (If you leave any of these cells at 0, the default percentage from cell
AA56 will be taken for that month). If the deduction is a fixed amount, enter the amount for each month in cells D43 to O43
10
If the interest rate on PF is other than 8.5%, change the value in cell AA57
11
If you are claiming exemption on housing loan interest, remember to update cells AA60, AA61, AA62 (see below for the rules)
12
If you are claiming exemption for medical insurance that includes premium for a dependent over 65 years, change cell AA64
13
If you are claiming exemption for medical treatment for specific diseases for a dependent over 65 years, change cell AA65
14
If any of your dependents have severe (>80%) permanent physical disability, change cell AA66
15
If you have a permanent physical disability, change cell AA67 and AA68
16
If you live in company-provided house, change cell AA69 and AA70; 15% of salary will be added as perks for cities with more than 25 lacs
population (as per 2011 census), 10% for cities with population of 15 lacs to 25 lacs, and 7.5% for other cities. If rent has been paid (cells D26
to O26), the same will be deducted from this perks amount
17
If you are using company provided car for both official and personal use, update cells D44 to O44. If the company also provides driver, update
cells D45 to O45. If company bears the running and maintenance expenses for the car, update cell AA71. Also update the size of the car in cell
AA72 (in terms of engine cubic capacity)
18
If you have been out of India during the year, update cells D46 to O46 so that conveyance exemption is computed correctly
19
If you have taken company loans at discounted interest rates, please enter the details in the sheet "Perquisites"
20
You can enter the opening balance in your PF account as at the beginning of the year in cell D40 and PF loans/withdrawals in cells D39 to O39
to calculate the closing balance (including employer's contribution) in your account at the end of the year
21
Update the earnings (cells D3 to O20) with expected earnings during the year. On the deductions side, enter the expected rent payment,
Profession Tax and Life Insurance Salary deduction details for all months.
22
Enter expected bonus in Cell R21, if bonus for the year has not been paid yet. If paid, enter the actual amount
23
24
If tax has been deducted outside salary (such as TDS for bank deposit, etc.), enter the amount so deducted in cell G80
25
Enter any capital gains that are taxable at nominal tax rate (Stocks sold outside of registered stock exchanges, for example) in cell G58
26
Enter the remaining months in current financial year in Cell G82, to figure out the tax per month
27
You can change the headings for the 10 "Misc" earnings and the 9 "Oth Ded" deductions columns to suit your salary structure
28
Rent can be entered in cells D26 to O26, if deducted through salary; Otherwise enter annual figure in Q26 to S26. If you enter rent amount
in any cell between D26 to O26, do not enter any amount in cells Q26 to S26 and vice-versa
29 Enter expected investments/savings/expenses information in cells N53 to N85
30
Other exemptions entered in cell N53 is not validated. So, please be sure about the amount entered
31
Enter non-salary related other income (such as from interest) in cell N63 and Savings Bank interest in cell N62
32
You can enter the details of NSC's purchased during the last 5 years in the "NSC Accrued Interest" sheet to calculate the accrued interest
automatically. This interest is exempt under sec 80C. This interest is also taxable either on accrual basis every year or when received
33
You can enter details of Stocks sold during the year in the "Capital Gains - Equity" sheet to calculate the tax applicable
34
You can enter details of Property and Debt Mutual Funds sold during the year in the "Cap Gains - Property&Debt MF" sheet
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HRA exemption is calculated on monthly basis and added up, which may not always be correct if your HRA, Rent or Basic+DA change month
on month. In such cases, and if you have not moved from a metro to non-metro or vice-versa in the middle of the year, enter the rent only in
cells Q26 to S26 and NOT in cells D26 to O26. This will calculate the exemption on the total basis instead of monthly basis
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RULES
&
OTHER
USEFUL
INFORMATION
HRA exemption = minimum of (40% (50% for metros) of Basic+DA or HRA or rent paid - 10% of Basic+DA)
2 Transport allowance is exempt upto 1600/- per month provided the person is in India during the month
Medical bills are exempt for self and dependent family, upto 15,000/- per annum
LTA is exempt to the tune of ecomony class airfare for the family to any destination in India, by the shortest route.
LTA can be claimed twice in a block of 4 calendar years. The current block is from Jan 2014 to Dec 2017
5 Uniform allowance is exempt to the extent of bills produced for purchase of uniforms
Gratuity (max. 10 lac) , VRS (max. 5 lacs) and some such amounts are exempt upto certain limits. If you get any such payment, please find out
the exact limit for you from a tax consultant and enter in cell N53
Children's Education allowance is exempt upto 100/- per child per month plus 300/- per child per month for hostel expenses (max of 2
children only)
There is an exemption for interest on housing loan. If the loan was taken before Apr 1, 1999 exemption is limited to 30,000/- per year. If the
loan was taken after Apr 1, 1999 exemption is limited to 2,00,000/- per year if the house is self-occupied; if this is the first house and loan
amount is less than 35 lacs and house cost is less than 50 lacs and loan taken after 1-Apr-2016, there is additional 50,000 exemption; there
is no limit if the house is rented out, but the rent (less 30% of rent as std. deduction and municipal taxes) needs to be declared as income
If you have rented out your house, enter the total rent income/loss from the house (after deducting property tax and 30% of rent as standard
maintenance expenses) in cell N61
10
Medical Insurance (such as Mediclaim) premium is exempt upto 25,000/- per year for self, spouse & dependent children. Within this limit,
5,000/- could be used for preventive health check expenses. An additional 25,000/- is exempt towards premium for parents (even if they are
not dependent). If the parent(s) are above 65 years of age, an extra 5,000/- can be claimed
11
Deduction in respect of medical treatment of handicapped dependents is limited to 75,000/- per year if the disability is less than 80% and
1,25,000/- per year if the disability is more than 80%
12
Deduction in respect of medical treatment for specified ailments or diseases for the assesse or dependent can be claimed upto 40,000/- per
year. If the person being treated is a senior citizen, the exemption can go up to 80,000/-
13
Interest repayment on education loan (taken for higher education from a university for self, spouse & children) is tax exempt from the 1st year
of repayment up to a maximum of 8 years. There is no exemption for Principal payment
14
Donations to certain charities are tax exempt to the tune of 50% of donation. Please enter the amount donated in cell N70
15
If you do not get HRA, but have rented a house, an exemption is available. This will be calculated as minimum of (25% of total income or rent
paid - 10% of total income or 60,000/- per year)
16
Donations for certain scientific research and rural development are exempt, as well as donations to some charities under section 35AC or
section 80GGA. Please enter the actual amount exempt in cell N74
17
18
If you have a permanent physical disability, you can take an exemption of up to 75,000/- per year and 1,25,000 in case of severe disability
19
Investments up to 1.5 lac in PF, VFP, PPF, Insurance Premium, Housing loan principal repayment, Stamp duty/registration charges for purchase
of new home, NSC, ELSS, long term bank Fixed Deposit, Post Office Term Deposit, New Pension Scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme, etc. are
deductible from the taxable income under sec 80C. There is no limit on individual items, so all 1.5 lac can be invested in NSC, for example. An
additional 50,000 exemption is available for New Pension Scheme
20
As per clarification from IT department, all perquisites such as rent-free accommodation, company provided car, free or concessional
education facilities, employee stock option plan, free club membership, company provided credit card, gift vouchers, meal coupons, hotel stay
beyond 15 days, are fully taxable. This tax calculator calculates the tax incidence for accommodation and car. If you receive any other
perquisite, please include the value of such perquisite in cell S21
21
For the current year, Govt. prescribed rate of interest for PF is 8.75%. If the employer pays interest higher than this, the differential interest
earned is treated as perquisites
22
Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme exemption is available for investment in stock markets (direct equity or Mutual Funds). Avaialble only for
those with gross income less than 12 lacs and only for first time investors in stock market. Exemption available at 50% of investment subject
to maximum of 50,000/- invested. Investments are locked-in for three years
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UPDATE
CONTACT
ME
This tax calculator constantly gets updated to fix errors found as well as to add new features
This may also be changed when there are changes in tax rules that affect income tax computation
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10
Since I am not a chartered accountant or a tax consultant, I am not in a position to answer specfic queries related to taxation.
You will have to contact a tax consultant for your specific queries
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Deductions
Earnings
Incl PF?
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Total
Perks
Bonus
Others
Gross
Basic
DA
Convey
HRA
Ch. Educ
Medical
LTA
Uniform All.
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Misc
Total
Prof tax
PF
VPF
IT
Rent
Life Insur.
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Oth Ded
Tot Ded
Net
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0
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0
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Produced
Profession Tax
Other income
250001 - 500000
10%
500001 - 1000000
20%
> 1000000
30%
Tax on Income
Tax on dividends
Total Deductibles
Education Cess
Insurance premium & others (MF, ULIP, FD, SS, etc.) (sec 80C)
Tax
0
Limited
Balance
Produced
Limited
Appl Amt
0
0
0%
00000 - 250000
Tax rate
0
0
Produced
Limited
Gross Salary
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Produced
Limited
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Vehicle
Loan
PC
Loan
Soft
Loan
Salary
Loan
100
0.00%
0
50
4.00%
0
36
0.00%
0
36
4.00%
0
10
0.00%
0
Education
Phone Loan
Loan
Marriage
Loan
Other
Loan
Other
Loan
36
0.00%
0
15
0.00%
0
36
0.00%
0
50
0.00%
0
36
4.00%
0
Second Loan Details (if loan of same type is taken again during the year) -- see Instructions below
Original Loan Amount
Loan Taken In Month/Year
Loan Closed Month/Year
No. of instalments
Co. interest rate
EMI
Prescribed interest rate
100
0.00%
0
50
4.00%
0
36
0.00%
0
36
4.00%
0
10
0.00%
0
36
0.00%
0
15
0.00%
0
36
0.00%
0
50
0.00%
0
36
4.00%
0
10.00%
10.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
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50
0.00%
0
12.00%
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Date of Purchase
Amount invested
Accrued Interest
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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0.00
0.00
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0.00
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0.00
0.00
0.00
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0.00
0.00
0.00
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0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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Scrip/MF Name
Quantity
Purchase
Price
Brokerage
Selling
Date
Price
Brokerage
Date
Gains
LT/
ST
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Scrip/MF Name
Quantity
Purchase
Price
Brokerage
Selling
Date
Price
Brokerage
Date
Gains
LT/
ST
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total Short Term Gains
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Scrip/MF Name
Quantity
Purchase
Price
Brokerage
Selling
Date
Price
Brokerage
Date
Gains
LT/
ST
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Property Details
Price
Selling
Date
Price
Date
Gains
LT/
ST
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Short Term Gains - Property
Quantity
Purchase
Price
Selling
Date
Price
Date
Gains
LT/
ST
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Short Term Gains - Debt
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Property Details
Purchase
Price
Selling
Date
Price
Date
Gains
LT/
ST
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