Total taxable income of the assessee II In association with Ernst & Young, we have attempted to give below a simple income-tax calculator which helps individual taxpayers to estimate the tax liability at a given income level. The income tax rates applicable for financial year 2007-2008 and financial year 2008-2009 of individuals are listed below:
Tax on the above Surcharge @ 10%
EXISTING SLAB RATES (FINANCIAL YEAR 2007-2008) Category
Tax Rates II
I Male (age upto 64 years)
TAX RATES
Taxable Income (Rs.) 0-110,000 110,001-150,000 150,001-250,000 250,001 onwards
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [A] III
Resident Female (upto 64 years) Rate % NIL 10 20 30
Taxable Income (Rs.) 0-145,000 145,001-150,000 150,001-250,000 250,001 onwards
Rate % NIL 10 20 30
Tax payable on Income of Rs 1,000,000 100% of income in excess of Rs 1,000,000
Senior Citizens (65 and above) Taxable Income (Rs.) 0-195,000 195,001-250,000 250,001 onwards
Rate % NIL 20 30
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [B]
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [C] = [A] or [B] whichev
SLAB RATES (AS PER BUDGET 2008-2009) Category
Tax Rates II
I Male (age upto 64 years)
TAX RATES
Taxable Income (Rs.)
0-150000 150001-300000 300001-500000 500001 onwards
III
Resident Female (upto 64 years) Rate %
NIL 10 20 30
Taxable Income (Rs.)
Rate %
0-180000 180000-300000 300001-500000 500001 onwards
NIL 10 20 30
Senior Citizens (65 and above) Taxable Income (Rs.)
Rate %
0-225000 225001-300000 300001-500000 500001 onwards
NIL 10 20 30
Surcharge: Surcharge of 10% of the total tax liability is applicable where the total income exceeds Rs.10 lakhs. Cess: An education cess of 2% and a secondary and higher education cess of 1% is payable on the amount of income tax and surcharge. Marginal Relief: This relief is provided to ensure that the additional income tax payable, including surcharge, on excess of income over Rs.10 lakhs is limited to the amount by which the income is more than Rs.10 lakhs. Income Tax calculator (Refer to steps below) Marginal Relief = [A] - [C] ENTER CATEGORY
Resident Female(upto 64 years) Amount Particulars
Male Pre- Budget
Post- Budget
Resident Female (upto 64 years) Pre- Budget Post- Budget
Senior Citizen (65 and above) Pre- Budget Post- Budget
Rs.
Total Income excluding income taxable at special rates
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Gross Total Income
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
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Income tax payable
309,000
265,000
305,500
262,000
296,000
257,500
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Total Income tax payable
309,000
265,000
305,500
262,000
296,000
257,500
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Add: Surcharge Payable
30,900
26,500
30,550
26,200
29,600
25,750
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Add: Education cess @ 2%
6,798
5,830
6,721
5,764
6,512
5,665
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Add: Higher Education cess @ 1%
3,399
2,915
3,361
2,882
3,256
2,833
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350,100
300,250
346,130
296,850
335,370
291,750
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Less: Deductions under section 80C for specified investments (Note 2)
Taxable Income- Rounded off under section 288A of the Act
Male Resident Female(upto 64 years) Senior Citizen (65 and above)
Total taxable income of the assessee
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [A] Tax payable on Income of Rs 1,000,000 100% of income in excess of Rs 1,000,000 Total Income Tax payable (Rounded off as per section 288B) of the Act
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [B] The following steps should be followed while using the tax calculator: Step 1. Enter the total income which is chargeable to tax at normal rates in the right most column.
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [C] = [A] or [B] whichev
Step 2. Enter the total amount of investments eligible for deductions under Section 80C of the Income-tax Act ('Act'). Step 3. The total income-tax payable will be calculated by the tax calculator on the basis of the details provided in Step 1 and Step 2. Marginal Relief = [A] - [C] Note 1: The shaded portion appearing in the tax calculator is an illustrative example and no amounts should be entered in this portion. The individual tax payer should use the last column to calculate the total tax liability. Note 2: In computing the total income the amounts paid or deposited in the previous year, towards premium on Life Insurance policies, Provident Funds, specified mutual funds, tuition fees for children etc. can be claimed as a deduction to the maximum of Rs 100,000 per annum under Section 80C of the Act. Note 3: This is a simple tax calculator and will help individual tax payers in arriving at the estimated tax liability. It may not be applicable to all situations. The individuals should not rely on this calculator for finding out the actual income-tax liability.
VANITHA NAGARAJ BELUR PAN : AEUPV3105P Assessment Year : 2007-2008 Residential Status : Not Ordinarily Resident
Annexure 2
Computation of Marginal Relief and Income Tax payable by the assessee
Particulars
Amount
Tax payable by the assessee will be least of [A] and [B] Total taxable income of the assessee Income - R/Off
ADD
ADD
1,004,833 1,004,830
Tax on the above Surcharge @ 10%
247,949 24,795
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [A]
272,744
Tax payable on Income of Rs 1,000,000 100% of income in excess of Rs 1,000,000
246,500 4,830
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [B]
251,330
Tax payable (including surcharge) - [C] = [A] or [B] whichever is less
251,330
Marginal Relief = [A] - [C]
21,414