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14 December 2009 plz describe in brief deduction u/s 80c, can it is include post office RD.

CA SURENDRA KUMAR RAKHECHA

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14 December 2009 No, Post office RD is not available for deduction u/s 80C.

LIC premia paid, tuition fee, home loan instalments, NSC etc. are eligible for deduction.

Murtaza I Bhagat

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15 December 2009 P.O RD is included in u/s 80C.
only NSC from Post office is Deductible u/s 80C
Section 80C:
This section has been introduced by the Finance Act 2005. Broadly speaking, this section provides deduction from total income in respect of various investments/ expenditures/payments in respect of which tax rebate u/s 88 was earlier available. The total deduction under this section (alongwith section 80CCC and 80CCD) is limited to Rs. 1 lakh only. The following investment/payments are eligible for deduction u/s 80C.
Insurance Premium For individual, policy must be in self or spouseâ€™s or any childâ€™s name. For HUF, it may be on Life of any member of HUF.
Sum paid under contract for deferred annuity For individual, on life of self, spouse or any child .
Sum deducted from salary payable to Govt. Servant for securing deferred annuity for self-spouse or child Payment limited to 20% of salary.
Contribution made under Employeeâ€™s Provident Fund Scheme.
Contribution to PPF For individual, can be in the name of self/spouse, any child & for HUF, it can be in the name of any member of the family.
Contribution by employee to a Recognised Provident Fund.
Sum deposited in 10 year/15 year account of Post Office Saving Bank
Subscription to any notified securities/notified deposits scheme. e.g. NSS
Subscription to any notified savings certificate, Unit Linked Savings certificates. e.g. NSC VIII issue.
Contribution to Unit Linked Insurance Plan of LIC Mutual Fund e.g. Dhanrakhsa 1989
Contribution to notified deposit scheme/Pension fund set up by the National Housing Scheme.
Certain payment made by way of instalment or part payment of loan taken for purchase/construction of residential house property.
Condition has been laid that in case the property is transferred before the expiry of 5 years from the end of the financial year in which possession of such property is obtained by him, the aggregate amount of deduction of income so allowed for various years shall be liable to tax in that year.
Contribution to notified annuity Plan of LIC(e.g. Jeevan Dhara) or Units of UTI/notified Mutual Fund. If in respect of such contribution, deduction u/s 80CCC has been availed of rebate u/s 88 would not be allowable.
Subscription to units of a Mutual Fund notified u/s 10(23D).
Subscription to deposit scheme of a public sector, company engaged in providing housing finance.
Subscription to equity shares/ debentures forming part of any approved eligible issue of capital made by a public company or public financial institutions.
Tuition fees paid at the time of admission or otherwise to any school, college, university or other educational institution situated within India for the purpose of full time education of any two children. Available in respect of any two children

S.Siju Gemin

S.Siju Gemin (Expert)
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15 December 2009 No, Post office RD is not available for deduction u/s 80C

In brief the following are eligible for deduction u/s 80C:-

1) Life Insurance Premium < 20% of sum assured
2) Non Commutable deferred annuity
3) Deffered annuity-Govt employee <=20% of salary
4) Contn. (not being loan repayment) towards statutory provident fund & recognised PF
5) Contn towards 15 year PF
6) Contn towards approved superannuation fund
7) Subscription to NSC VIII issue
8) Contn to Unit Linked insurance plan of UTI
9) ULIP of LIC Mutual fund
10) Annuity plan of LIC
11) Notified units of MF or UTI
12) Notified pension fund set up by Mutual fund or UTI
13) Subscription to National Housing Bank
14) Subscription to scheme of Public sector company engaged in Housing
15) Tution fees
16) Purchase/ Construction of residential property(Including repayment of Loan)
17) Approved debentures or equity shares in a public company