OLD INCOME TAX REGIME

Income tax refund: The tax department begins processing refunds after the taxpayer verifies the form electronically. The refund is typically credited to the taxpayer's account in four to five weeks. If your refund has failed, you have to submit a “R...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present Union Budget 2024 this month. Salaried taxpayers are eagerly waiting for some much-needed tax benefits from the upcoming Budget. According to Deloitte, salaried people want Finance Minister to...

Budget 2024 Section 80D Exemption: Taxpayers who have opted for the old tax regime are hoping for an increase in the limit under section 80D in the upcoming July 2024 budget, considering the significant rise in healthcare costs.

Section 80C deduction in Budget 2024: The 80C limit has not increased in line with many people's income and costs. Because of this gap, many taxpayers use the entire 80C limit. This is why many want this limit to be increased.

Will Budget 2024 increase standard deduction: The Finance Minister in the 2023 Budget included a standard deduction of Rs 50,000 for salaried taxpayers and individuals getting pensions in the new tax regime. This standard deduction was made the auto...

New tax regime to old tax regime: Starting from April 1, 2023, if a taxpayer has not opted for the old tax system, their employer will deduct tax from their salary according to the new tax system. This change is because the new tax system will be th...

Income tax rebate: Under section 87A you can get a maximum tax rebate of Rs 12,500 under the old tax regime and up to Rs 25,000 under the new tax regime. However this rebate is only available if your income is upto a specified limit. Read to find ou...

Income tax return: Taxpayers have to file ITR if their income level exceeds the basic exemption limit or they have conducted certain specified transactions. Experts say that most taxpayers have a misunderstanding that if tax is not payable then fili...

Sudhir Kaushik of TaxSpanner.com tells readers how they can optimise their tax by rejigging their incomes and investments.

Due date of income tax return filing: Under the income tax laws, different taxpayers have different due date for filing ITR. It is important to file the tax return on or before the deadline to avoid certain penal consequences. This includes payment ...

ITR forms: The important part of ITR filing process is to identify the correct the income tax return form applicable to their incomes. Filing income tax return using wrong ITR form will make the filed ITR as defective ITR. Read on to know the correc...

Sudhir Kaushik of TaxSpanner.com tells readers how they can optimise their tax by rejigging their incomes and investments. TaxSpanner estimates that Vivek Jaiswal can have a surplus of almost Rs.60,000 if his salary is rejigged to include tax-free p...

Moonlighting, driven by side hustles and remote work opportunities post Covid-19, requires moonlighters to carefully choose the right ITR form, consider the presumptive tax regime, and submit Form 10-IEA online for tax benefits under the old regime.

Current Income tax slabs: Here are the income tax slabs for current financial year 2024-25 (assessment year 2025-26). An individual has to choose between new and old tax regime to calculate their income tax liability, subject to certain conditions. ...

Sudhir Kaushik of TaxSpanner.com tells readers how they can optimise their tax by rejigging their incomes and investments.

New vs old tax regime: Many taxpayers find it difficult to ascertain which tax regime makes them pay lower tax in a financial year. The simple answer to that is the amount of deductions claimed by you in the old tax regime. However, the amount of de...

TDS on salary tax regime: In the month of April, many salaried individuals are required to inform their employer about their preferred tax regime on the basis of which tax will be deducted from their salary income. If wrong tax regime is chosen for ...

Salary TDS, income tax regime: For the financial year 2024-25, two budgets are presented due to Lok Sabha elections 2024 happening in the months of April to June 2024. Post the election results are announced and government is formed, full budget wil...

With the start of the new financial year, companies are reaching out to their employees to select the tax regime for 2024-25. This is an important decision because you can do it only once in a financial year. Once you make a choice, your income will...