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Taking a home loan can help you save tax as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Even more so after the announcements made during the latest financial budget 2020: Tax benefits for home loans remain unchanged, though the timeline for availing loans for affordable housing has been extended for a year –…

Under the objective “Housing for all”, the government has now extended the interest deduction allowed for low-cost housing loans taken during the period between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020. Accordingly, a new Section 80EEA has been inserted to allow for an interest deduction from AY 2020-21 (FY 2019-20).The existing provisions of Section 80EE…

Any individual who has applied for a loan for higher education can avail the benefits of tax saving provided by Section 80E of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Even if an individual has availed the maximum available deduction of INR. 1,50,000 under section 80C, they can still avail deduction under Section 80E. Note: Section 80C…

Section 80U of the Income Tax Act, 1961 includes provisions for tax deduction benefit to individual taxpayers suffering from a disability. In order to claim tax deduction under section 80U, the individual must be certified as a person with a disability by appropriate medical authority. The disability act also provides a definition of severe disability…

The amount of donation which can be claimed as a deduction under section 80G is determined as per certain rules. You can claim either 100% or 50% of the amount donated as a deduction subject to ‘With’ or ‘Without’ the upper limit. How much of the amount donated can be claimed as deduction and whether…

Individual: An individual can claim a deduction of up to Rs 25,000 for the insurance of self, spouse, and dependent children. An additional deduction for the insurance of parents is available to the extent of Rs 25,000 if they are less than 60 years of age, or Rs 50,000 (as per the Budget 2018) if…

Earlier the tax deductions allowed for the NPS investments was only limited to Rs. 1 lakh. However, the same was amended in the budget of 2015 to encourage more people to invest in pension schemes. Amendments in the sections pertaining to NPS were announced in Budget 2015 by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely. The limit of…

For most employees, House Rent Allowance (HRA) is a part of their salary structure. Although it is a part of your salary, HRA, unlike basic salary, is not fully taxable. Subject to certain conditions, a part of HRA is exempted under Section 10 (13A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The amount of HRA exemption is…

In the year 2013-14 the government of India introduced rebate u/s 87A. This rebate provides benefits from your taxes payable. This benefit can be claimed when your taxable income does not exceed prescribed limits for the relevant financial year. For the FY 2019-20 if you are having taxable income up to? 5, 00,000 then you…