The DTC will replace the Income Tax Act, and rings many changes in personal and corporate taxation. It will come into effect starting April 1, 2012. Here we demystify what the impact of the DTC will be towards the personal taxation for salaried individuals.Following on from its original proposal last year, the Government had issued a revised discussion paper in June 2010. In its original form the DTC was expected to bring about far reaching changes in the personal taxation slabs and available exemptions. Fast forward to today, and whats been tabled in Parliament appears to be a watered down version of the DTC.
The following are the newly announced tax slabs for individuals:
The following are the newly announced tax slabs for individuals:
- For Individual (Men, Women & HUF) - The big change is that the same tax slabs will apply to men and women. Now both are eligible for Rs 2 lakhs tax free exemption, whereas previously it used to be up to Rs 1.6 lakhs for men and up to Rs 1.9 lakhs for women.
Tax Rate | DTC Parliamentary Bill (Aug 2010) | Current Slab under Income Tax Act | Original DTC |
Nil | Upto Rs 2,00,000 | Upto Rs 1,60,000 | Upto Rs. 1,60,000 |
10% | From Rs 2,00,001 to Rs 5,00,000 | From Rs 1,60,001 to Rs 5,00,000 | From Rs 1,60,001 to Rs 10,00,000 |
20% | From Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 10,00,000 | From Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 8,00,000 | From Rs 10,00,001 to Rs 25,00,000 |
30% | Above Rs 10,00,000 | Above Rs 8,00,000 | Above Rs 25,00,000 |
- For men or women earning up to Rs 8 lakhs the net annual tax saving under the new DTC bill is going to be a maximum of Rs 4,000.
- For men or women earning between Rs 8 lakhs to Rs 10 lakhs the net annual tax saving is going to be a maximum of Rs 24,000.
- For men or women earning above Rs 10 lakhs, there is no additional net annual saving available under the direct tax code other than the Rs 24,000 as mentioned in the above example as well.
- For Senior Citizens - For those above 65 years of age, the tax exemption limit has been raised to Rs 2.5 lakhs from Rs 2.4 lakhs, for a net new saving of Rs 1,000 per annum.
Tax Rate | DTC Parliamentary Bill (Aug 2010) | Current Slab under Income Tax Act | Original DTC |
Nil | Upto Rs 2,50,000 | Upto Rs 2,40,000 | Upto Rs. 2,40,000 |
10% | From Rs 2,50,001 to Rs 5,00,000 | From Rs 2,40,001 to Rs 5,00,000 | From Rs 2,40,001 to Rs 10,00,000 |
20% | From Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 10,00,000 | From Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 8,00,000 | From Rs 10,00,001 to Rs 25,00,000 |
30% | Above Rs 10,00,000 | Above Rs 8,00,000 | Above Rs 25,00,000 |
Tax Deductions :
1. Currently, the Income Tax Act offers individuals an annual deduction of Rs 1 lakh under 80C that can be used for instruments such as PPF (up to cap of Rs 70,000), PF, NPS scheme, ELSS, premium for pure life insurance or ULIP, principal repayment of home loan, NSC, fixed deposits with a maturity of five years, payment of tuition fees for full-time education for up to 2 children. In the current financial year (April 2010 through March 2011), one can get an additional deduction of Rs 20,000 for investing in certain notified infrastructure bonds under 80CCF. Additionally, 80D gives a deduction of Rs 15,000 towards medical insurance.
2. Under the DTC Bill, some of the above deductions have changed. What was previously available as the 80C deduction of Rs 1 lakh is now available as a deduction towards investments only in retiral accounts such as PPF, PF, NPS, and in savings schemes as notified by the Government. These are all eligible for taxation under EEE treatment. ¬EEE refers to the tax incidence - exempt at time of investment, exempt during accumulation, and exempt at withdrawal. These will be available for the tax year starting April 1, 2012.
3. Additionally, an aggregate deduction of Rs 50,000 is available for premium for pure life insurance, health insurance and tuition fees for two children.
4. As a result, the total deduction available is Rs 1.5 lakhs.
5. Please note that under the previous 80C deduction investments in ELSS and ULIPs were eligible for the Rs 1 lakh deduction, as was a deduction towards repayment of principal for an outstanding home loan. Under the DTC Bill all these three options are no longer eligible for a deduction.
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