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Source: Live Mint I have invested in an ELSS scheme under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Does the reinvestment of dividends qualify for a rebate under Sec 80C? Yes. The dividend reinvested is treated as a fresh investment in the ELSS. Therefore, it is eligible for deduction u/s 80C within the overall limit of ₹1.50 lakh…
Source: Live Mint In Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that taxpayers with income upto ₹12 lakh do not need to pay any income tax. Aside from this, salaried taxpayers will be entitled to take an additional benefit of no tax by virtue of ₹75,000 standard deduction. Notably, these changes will come into effect from April 1…
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 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 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that Indians with incomes up to ₹12 lakh will effectively pay no income tax. They still need to pay the tax, but will receive a rebate (refund) of ₹60,000 under Section 87A of the Income Tax Act. However, certain types of income, including capital gains…
Source: Live Mint In the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that the ‘nil income tax’ slab would be raised to ₹12 lakh; however, it is often misunderstood as a tax exemption or tax deduction. Here’s what it really means. What did FM Nirmala Sitharaman say? “To taxpayers up to Rs12 lakh of…
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…
Source: Live Mint Imagine getting a salary bump, only to find that your tax bill eats up most—if not all—of your raise. While the new tax regime in Budget 2025 promises no tax on incomes up to ₹12 lakh, it doesn’t necessarily mean that earning a little more is always beneficial. Thankfully, marginal relief has…
Source: Live Mint With only two days to go before the deadline to file revised income tax return (ITR) for FY 2023-24 expires, taxpayers can claim tax rebate under section 87A. Notably, the income tax department recently released excel utilities for ITR forms ITR-2 and ITR3 to exercise the option to claim rebate u/s 87A. However, you have…
