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Deduction from gross total income

Rajagopal M S (BPO) (52 Points)

22 November 2011

Can a person claim deduction for interest on loan taken for pursing his MCA from his salary income.

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Raj

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CA GOVIND KRISHNA AGARWAL (CA) (202 Points)
Replied 22 November 2011

Yes,Deduction is Claimed Under Section 80E.

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Phalgun (Audit Manager) (327 Points)
Replied 22 November 2011

Yes under Section 80E. The deduction is allowed from the year in which loan was borrrowed upto 8 years.

kartik Goenka (chartered Accountancy) (239 Points)
Replied 22 November 2011

Yes he is eligible to take deduction U/S 80E. as amended that all education loan taken eligible after 10+2 course. therfore interest is deductable.

Gajanana Pai (CA Final Student) (38 Points)
Replied 22 November 2011

Yes Deduction can be claimed under Sec 80E of I.T Act 1961.

Ankur A Mehta (CA) (375 Points)
Replied 23 November 2011

Yes. Deduction is available u/s 80E. The word ' higher education' is used in the section that means above 12th.. So for MCA he can claim deduction of interst on loan under this section

CS RAJESH C.CHOUDHARY (ASSISTANT MANAGER) (14607 Points)
Replied 23 November 2011

Dear Raj,

The deduction under section 80E is available to an individual if following conditions are satisfied:

1. Deduction available only to Individual not to HUF or other type of Assessee.

2. Deduction amount: – The amount of interest paid is eligible for deduction and moreover there is no cap on the amount to be deducted. You can deduct the entire interest amountfrom your taxable income. However there is no benefit available on the repayment of principal amount of the loan.

3. Deduction available if Interest is been paid during the previous year and was paid out of income chargeable to tax which means if repayment is made from income not chargeable to tax thandeduction will not available.

Note: – Earlier to previous year 2006-07 the above deduction was available only forInterest on loan taken and repaid by the assessee for his own studies.

4. Interest should have been paid on loan taken by him from any financial institution or any approved charitable institution for the purpose of pursuing his higher education. Interest on Loan taken from relatives or friends will not be eligible for deduction under section 80E.

a. approved charitable institution means an institution specified in, or, as the case may be, an institution established for charitable purposes and [approved by the prescribed authority] under clause (23C) of section 10 or an institution referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 80G;

b. financial institution means a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act); or any otherfinancial institution which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;

5. Loan should have been taken for the purpose of pursuing higher studies of Individual , Spouse, Children of Individual or of the student of whom individual is legal Guardian.

Higher studies means full-time studies for any graduate or post-graduate course in engineering, medicine, management or for post-graduate course in applied sciences or pure sciences including mathematics and statistics;

Income tax department has added (W.e.f. A.Y. 2010-11) additional fields of studies (including vocational studies) pursued after passing the Senior Secondary Examination or its equivalent from any school, Board or University recognised by the Central or State Government will also be covered underdeduction in respect of interest paid on loan taken for higher education.

6. Interest should have been paid for the loan taken for the purpose of pursuing his higher education or of the spouse and children. From A.Y. 2010-11 Relative also includes student for whom the individual is the legal guardian.

7. Deduction period: - Deduction shall be allowed in computing the total income in respect of the initial assessment year* and seven assessment years immediately succeeding the initial assessment year or until the interest is paid by the assessee in full, whichever is earlier.

The tax benefits on education loan are only valid once you start the repayment and moreover they are only available up to eight years. For instance if your loan tenure exceeds eight years, you cannot claim for deductions beyond eight years.

Hence it is better that the education loan is repaid within eight years. Unless if the loan amount is very high and it is difficult to afford a high amount of equated monthly installment (EMI), one should not opt for education loan with longer tenure.

*Initial assessment year means the assessment year relevant to the previous year, in which the assessee starts paying the interest onthe loan.

8. Loan should be in the name of Individual: - Deductions on education loan can only be claimed if the loan has been taken in your own name. If your parents, spouse or sibling has taken the loan for your studies, then you are not entitled to get tax benefit.

9. The loan includes not only tuition or college fees but also other incidental expenses for pursuing such studies like hostel charges, transport charges etc.

10. Repayments of education loan NOT covered under Section 80C.

11. There is no condition that the course should be in India.

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Tony John (Chartered Accountant) (6085 Points)
Replied 23 November 2011

Deduction under Section 80E can be claimed provided such interest is paid in the previous year and from income chargeable to tax for higher education of assessee or his relative.

Rajagopal M S (BPO) (52 Points)
Replied 23 November 2011

Thanks everyone.

CA Ram (CA) (310 Points)
Replied 23 November 2011

Yes. Deduction is available u/s 80E. The word ' higher education' is used in the section that means above 12th.. So for MCA he can claim deduction of interst on loan under this section