For the Assessment Year 2008-09
Taxable income slab (Rs.).......Rate (%)
Up to Rs. 1,50,000 .......................................................................... 0%
Rs. 1,50,001 – Rs. 3,00,000 .......................................................... 10%
Rs. 3,00,001 – Rs. 5,00,000 .......................................................... 20%
Rs. 5,000,001 - upwards ............................................................... 30%*
Up to 1,80,000 (for women) ............................................................ 0%
Up to 2,25,000 (for resident individual of 65 years or above)............. 0%
*A surcharge of 10 per cent of the total tax liability is applicable where the total income exceeds Rs 1,000,000.
Note : -
Education cess is applicable @ 3 per cent on income tax, inclusive of surcharge if there is any.
A marginal relief may be provided to ensure that the additional IT payable, including surcharge, on excess of incomeover Rs 1,000,000 is limited to an amount by which the income is more than this mentioned amount.
Agricultural income is exempt from income-tax.
Exemption under 80C
There is an exemption of Rs. 1,00,000/- ( Rupees One Lakh Only ) under Section 80C.
Investment shoud be made between April 1 2008 to march 31, 2009 to claim exemption for that financial year.
Investment in below given schemes would be considered for rebate under section 80C
Life insurance premium
Provident Fund
Public Provident Fund
Pension plans
Equity Linked Saving Schemes of mutual funds
Infrastructure bonds
National Savings Certificate
Housing Loan - Principal
The limit under section 80C is Rs 100,000/- irrespective of how much you are earn and under which tax bracket you fall.
You are free to invest in any schemes which comes under 80C as there are no sub-limits under this overall Rs 100,000 amount.
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