The Article on " TAX PLANNING FOR FY 2023-24 CONTAINS 5 PARTS
PART I : MAJOR CHANGES IN TAX RULES FOR FY 2023-24 CLICK HERE
PART 2 : TAX RATES/SLABS FOR FY 2023-24 CLICK HERE
PART 3 : TAX REBATES FOR FY 2023-24 CLICK HERE
PART 4 : CALCULATE YOUR INCOME TAX/ADVANCE TAX FOR FY 2023-24
: READ THIS PART BELOW
PART 5 : TAX ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS CLICK HERE
PART 4 : CALCULATE YOUR INCOME TAX/ADVANCE TAX FOR FY 2023-24 : READ THIS PART BELOW
INCOME TAX CALCULATOR INDIA
TAX CALCULATOR 2023 - ESTIMATE YOUR INCOME AND TAX LIABILITY
( TAX CALCULATOR FOR AY 2024-25 ( FY 2023-24 )
BEFORE GOING TO THE TAX CALCULATOR :
1. Estimate your expected total income including salary, interest or any other income for the current year April 2023 to March 2024. Please note that interest on Fixed Deposits / Recurring Deposits is to be included . Also Note the dividends received by you are also to be included in your annual income from FY 20-21 onward .
2. Take stock of payments like Provident Fund paid payable by your employer , Insurance Premium you have paid or any other instrument you have purchased or to be purchased which is eligible for Tax concession under old tax regime .Collect the details of Housing loan and education loan installments to be paid during the year and interest paid/payable for them for the year .
3. Now you can estimate your income tax using either e-filing website or calculator tool both provided by the income tax department .
4. In the e-filing website , you can estimate your tax either by logging- in to your PAN account or without logging in .
5. Advantage of using e-filing website , the website gives the estimate in both the old regime and new regime simultaneously and hence you need not calculate twice .
CALCULATE THE INCOME TAX EASILY
Estimate your income tax through e-filing website of income tax department
ESTIMATING INCOME TAX IN E-FILING WEBSITE WITHOUT LOGGING IN :
1. Go to e-filing website by clicking here
2. Click on the " Income tax Calculator " in the quick links .
3. Now you can either use " Basic calculator " or " Advanced calculator "
4. BASIC CALCULATOR : Just enter the details
a. Assessment year
b . Residency status
c. Senior citizen status
d. total income estimated
e. Total deductions estimated .
You will get the estimated income tax both under the old tax regime and the new tax regime . I will give you a rough idea of the tax you may have to pay in the current year .
5. ADVANCED CALCULATOR :
Enter the following details
a. Old tax regime or new tax regime
b. Assessment year
c . Residency status
d. Senior citizen status
e. Fill your income details
i) Interest from Saving’s bank account
(ii) Other Interest Income
(iii) Winning from Lottery, crossword puzzles etc.
(iv) Any other income
f : Fill in the deductions details :
1. Deductions u/s 80C (LIC, PF, PPF, NSC, Repayment of Housing Loan, etc.)
2. Deduction u/s 80CCC (Payment in respect Pension Fund)
3. Deductions u/s 80CCD(1) (Employee’s / Self-employed contribution towards NPS)
4. Deductions u/s 80CCD (1B) (Additional Employee’s contribution towards NPS)
5. Deductions u/s 80CCD (2) (Employers contribution towards NPS)
Total
6. Deductions u/s 80D (MediClaim Premium)
7. Deductions u/s 80G (Donations)
8. Deductions u/s 80E (Interest on Loan for Higher Education)
9. Deductions u/s 80EE (Interest on Loan taken for Residential House)
10. Deductions u/s 80TTA (Interest on Savings Bank Account)
11. Deductions u/s 80TTB (Interest on Deposits)
12. Any other deduction
Now you will get the estimate of your taxable income and Income tax payable.
You may enter TCS / TDS already deducted to know net income tax yet to be payable by you .
ESTIMATING INCOME TAX IN E-FILING WEBSITE AFTER LOGGING IN :
1. Go to e-filing website and login
2. Enter your PAN Number and password , OTP[ and log-in
3. Go to " Income & Tax estimator " and click
4. Your basic information and TDS / TCS amounts are already filled in
5. Fill in remaining information on your income and deductions .
6. Click on " Estimate Tax "
7. The system will give the tax payable by you in both old and new regimes simultaneously with detailed analysis .
8. Now you can decide which system old or new tax regime is beneficial to you .
9 Try to reduce tax liability by checking whether any other yax deduction you can utilize .
Estimate income tax using tool provided by Income tax Department
Go to Income Tax Department, Govt of India website
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/tools/income-tax-calculator-234ABC.aspx
and calculate the estimated income tax liability for the current year .
For the Fy 2023-24 , just like earlier years , you have option pay income tax under two regimes
1. Under new simplified tax regime using newly introduced section 115bac of IT act which has lower rates , but without many tax rebates
2. Using old tax regime which was available in Fy 2019-20 with same tax rates and same tax rebates .
You can decide which one to use at the time of submission of IT Returns for FY 2023-24 , BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR CHOICE OF OPTION ( which can be changed later ) to your employer if you are salaried persons or pensioners .
You can calculate Income tax liability under both regimes below and find which is beneficial .
INCOME TAX CALCULATOR OLD REGIME
OR
INCOME TAX CALCULATOR NEW REGIME
HOW TO CALCULATE WHICH IS BETTER FOR YOU : OLD OR NEW ?
TAX CALCULATION UNDER NEW REGIME
1. Go to Income Tax Department, Govt of India website
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/tools/income-tax-calculator-234ABC.aspx
and calculate the estimated income tax liability for the current year
2. Select Assessment Year 2024-25
3. Whether you want to opt for taxation under 115BAC ; Select YES
( Complete the total exercise once with YES )
3. Select your gender or senior citizen status
4. Enter your Residential status
5. Enter your expected salary / pension without ANY DEDUCTION
6. Enter other income like Interest
Now you will total Total Taxable income and your Tax liability under the new regime . Note down the tax liability under the new regime .
TAX CALCULATION UNDER OLD REGIME
7. Now go back to the question : Whether you want to opt for taxation under 115BAC ; Select NO
8. Now Enter your expected salary / pension after Standard Deduction of Rs 50,000 .
9. Enter other income like Interest
10 . Enter all your eligible deductions like life insurance premium paid / payable , housing loan interest , education loan interest , Medical insurance , interest received from bank under section 80TTA / 80 TTB .
( To opt for the old regime , one has to know the various rebates available and it is the same as in FY 2019-20 . To know all rebates / deductions available , CLICK HERE
Now you will get Total Taxable Income under old regime and Tax Payable under old regime .
COMPARE :
Now compare the tax amount between Old regime and New regime and decide whether to opt for old regime or new regime .
You can then intimate your employer your choice . If your employer allows you to file your option on-line , do so . Remember the once you intimate the option to your employer , it cannot be revoked . But you may select a new option while filing IT Returns .
If you opt for old regime , you have to inform your employer the details of the investments made in tax saving instruments also . Otherwise TDS will be more than the TDS under new regime .
NOTES :
1. For tax rates and various concessions available under various sections of Income Tax act , CLICK HERE . Verify whether you can utilize any of the concessions and the amount you can invest to avail maximum concession under the each section .
2. While purchasing insurance policy or any other financial instrument like pension plan, mutual fund etc. discuss with the financial advisors / consultants / agents etc who are selling the product regarding the tax concessions available specifically for the instrument in question and reconfirm by going to the website of the issuer .Some advisors/consultants who have their interest in selling these products may mis-inform you about the concessions available .
3. Verify such concessions are useful to your tax plan and you can make use of such concession for the present year .
4. Beware of the instruments like unit linked policies , ELSS etc which are linked to market performance . Such instruments will perform only when stock markets. perform . Some times long terms returns are shown with illustrative rates which may look lucrative . Please remember that those rates are only illustrative and the such returns may become illusive if Net Asset Value ( NAV ) does not grow and if sellers do not guarantee the return . Know the risks of investing in such high risk products .
5. If instruments warrant repetitive payments say monthly or annually , please check your financial position with regard to affordability of the product for you for long term .
6. After making all the payments and investments and after getting the total income correctly calculated , you can go again to income tax Dept site and arrive final tax liability .
7. If you are eligible to submit form 15H or 15G to the banks , do it well in time , preferably at the beginning of the financial year or immediately now , for avoiding TDS on interest paid by the bank .
8. Keep the records of all your financial transactions . Money borrowed from friends , Jewelry inherited/purchased ,Gifts received, wedding expenditures, cash remitted to your account etc can be questioned by IT officers and can be taxed up to 83 % of the value if IT Officer is not satisfied about your explanation . As per amended section 115BBE , an assessing officer can invoke 60 % tax ,15 % surcharge ,3 % cess with an added penalty of 10 % .To avoid such hefty payment of tax , keep records of your transactions to enable yourself to explain sources of funds .
9. For authentic details of all the matters relating to Income tax ,go to the website of Income Tax Department ,Government of India :http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/
Income Tax calculator on salary :
CALCULATE TAX RELIEF FOR SALARY ARREARS UNDER SECTION 89(1)
HOW TO CALCULATE RELIEF ON TAX ARREARS UNDER SECTION 89 (1 ) :
Let us assume that you have received arrears in Financial year 2021-22 . The arrears pertain to salaries of FY 20-21 , 21-22 , 22-23 and 21-22 . Then
1. Calculate Income tax on salary with arrears for the fy 2023-24 Say the income tax is A
2. Calculate Income tax on salary for the year fy 23-24 after reducing the arrears pertaining to fy ,20-21 & 21-22 , 22-23 for the fy 2023-24 Say the income tax is B
3. The difference is extra tax payable by you for fy 2023-24 is C = A - B
4. Now note down the income tax already paid for earlier years with your income without arrears . Say you have paid Income tax D for fy 2020-21 , E for FY 21-22 & F for FY 22-23 . Total Tax paid earlier is D+ E+ F = H
5. Add the income arrears pertaining to each earlier years to your income reported and calculate taxes for each year and say the new tax payable is I for FY 20 20-21 , J for fy 21-22 & K for FY 22-23 . Total tax payable now for earlier years is I+ J+ K = L
6. The additional tax payable on account of arrears for previous years is M = L- H
Now under rule 21A , you can chose either C or M whichever is beneficial to you . That means either you can pay total tax of A or
B+ M whichever is beneficial .
To know about rules for tax relief on salary arrears , you may go HERE
ADVANCE TAX CALCULATOR
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