30 July 2015
Income Tax Deduction Under section 80CCC and 80CCD
DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 80CCC Deduction in respect of contribution to certain pension funds.
As per section 80CCC, where an assessee being an individual has in the previous year paid or deposited any amount out of his income chargeable to tax to effect or keep in force a contract for any annuity plan of Life Insurance Corporation of India or any other insurer for receiving pension from the Fund referred to in clause (23AAB) of section 10, he shall, in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of this section, be allowed a deduction in the computation of his total income, of the whole of the amount paid or deposited (excluding interest or bonus accrued or credited to the assessee’s account, if any) as does not exceed the amount of one lakh rupees in the previous year. Where any amount paid or deposited by the assessee has been taken into account for the purposes of this section, a rebate/ deduction with reference to such amount shall not be allowed under section 88 up to assessment year 2005-06 and under section 80C from assessment year 2006-07 onwards. Limit- Deduction shall exclude interest or bonus accrued or credited to the employee’s account, if any and shall not exceed Rs. 1 lakh and The aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and sub section (1) of Section 80CCD shall not exceed Rs.1,50,000/- (Section 80CCE). Please note that Limit of deduction Under section 80CCC is enhanced to Rs. 1.50 from One Lakh with effect from assessment year 2016-17 and for subsequent assessment years. Limit of deduction under 80CCC raised to Rs. 1.50 Lakh DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 80CCD Deduction in respect of contribution to pension scheme of Central Government. Section 80CCD(1) allows an employee, being an individual employed by the Central Government or by any other employer on or after 01.01.2004, or any other assessee being an individual, a deduction of an amount paid or deposited out of his income chargeable to tax under a pension scheme as notified vide Notification No. F.N. 5/7/2003- ECB&PR dated 22.12.2003 (National Pension System –NPS) or as may be notified by the Central Government. However, the deduction shall not exceed an amount equal to 10% of his salary (includes Dearness Allowance but excludes all other allowance and perquisites). The deduction under section 80CCD(1) shall not exceed Rs. 1,00,000/-. As per Section 80CCD(2), where any contribution in the said pension scheme is made by the Central Government or any other employer then the employee shall be allowed a deduction from his total income of the whole amount contributed by the Central Government or any other employer subject to limit of 10% of his salary of the previous year. If any amount is standing to the credit of the employee in the pension scheme referred above and deduction has been allowed as stated above, and the employee or his nominee receives this amount together with the amount accrued thereon, due to the reason of (i) Closure or opting out of the pension scheme or (ii) Pension received from the annuity plan purchased and taken on such closure or opting out then the amount so received during the FYs shall be the income of the employee or his nominee for that Financial Year and accordingly will be charged to tax. Where any amount paid or deposited by the employee has been taken into account for the purposes of this section, a deduction with reference to such amount shall not be allowed under section 80C. Further it has been specified that w.e.f 01.04.09 that any amount received by the employee from the new pension scheme shall be deemed not to have received in the previous year if such amount is used for purchasing an annuity plan in the same previous year. It is emphasized that as per the section 80CCE the aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and Section 80CCD(1) shall not exceed Rs.1,50,000/-. However, the deduction under Section 80CCD(1)shall not exceed Rs.1,00000 but contribution made by the Central Government or any other employer to a pension scheme u/s 80CCD(2) shall be excluded from the limit of Rs.1,00,000/- provided under this Section. Budget 2015 Proposes Additional deduction of Up to Rs. 50000/- Under Section 80CCD for National Pension System contribution The existing provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 80CCD, inter alia, provides that in the case of an individual, employed by the Central Government on or after 1st January, 2004, or being an individual employed by any other employer or any other assessee being an individual who has in the previous year paid or deposited any amount in his account under a pension scheme notified or as may be notified by the Central Government, a deduction of such amount not exceeding ten per cent. of his salary is allowed. It is proposed to omit sub-section (1A) and insert a new sub-section (1B) so as to provide that an assessee referred to in sub¬section (1), shall, be allowed an additional deduction in computation of his total income, of the whole of the amount paid or deposited in the previous year in his account under a pension scheme notified or as may be notified by the Central Government, which shall not exceed fifty thousand rupees. It is also propose to provide that no deduction under this sub-section shall be allowed in respect of the amount on whcih deduction has been claimed and allowed under sub-section (1). Consequential amendments have been proposed in sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of section 80CCD. These amendments will take effect from 1st April, 2016 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2016-17 and subsequent assessment years. Read more- Sec. 80CCD- Additional deduction for National Pension System contribution.
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