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Source: Live Mint Though the announcement was widely welcomed, it failed to address a critical question – does income from capital gains affect a person’s eligibility for the rebate? In other words, if a person with a ₹12 lakh salary earns an additional ₹1 lakh from capital gains, will they lose the rebate or will…
Source: Live Mint About 83.9 million Indians have filed income tax returns (ITRs) for financial year 2023-24 (FY24) as of December 2024. Of these, only 28.2 million (or 34%) paid tax, while the remaining 55.7 million (66%) had zero tax liability. This data was released by the finance ministry in a response to queries during…
Source: Live Mint In Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revised the income slabs under the new tax regime, thus offering relief to the middle-class taxpayers. Now, there is no income tax payable for those earning up to ₹12 lakh. However, if you have seen the tax slabs, you must have noticed that there is…
Source: Live Mint For decades, India’s salaried class viewed themselves as a minority—sandwiched between the elite and what they believe is the world’s largest population of the “politically pampered”. And in most Budgets, they found the discourse to be dominated by farmers, the poor, women and other groups. Which is why the record ₹1 trillion…
Source: Live Mint But here’s the catch: While Budget 2025 offers a welcome increase in the tax rebate limit, only certain types of income qualify for this benefit. Capital gains, whether from property sales or stock market profits, are excluded from the rebate, meaning Mr. A’s tax savings won’t be as generous as he initially…
