Tax Filing 2025: Old vs New Regime - Key Deductions You Can Still Claim Under Both

LegalDev | Last updated: 30 August 2025

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The 2025 tax filing season presents a choice between the old and new tax regimes. While the new regime aims for lower tax rates and simplicity by removing many deductions, certain benefits remain common to both. These include the Standard Deduction for salaried individuals and pensioners, employer contributions to EPF and NPS up to a limit, and gratuity payouts. The article details these shared deductions and highlights popular ones like Section 80C, 80D, and HRA that are exclusive to the old regime.

The new tax regime introduced in 2020 changed the way people look at taxes. The old regime provided different exemptions and deductions, while the aim of the new regime is to reduce the tax rate and bring more money directly to the taxpayer. But in the process, the new regime removed a lot of deduct

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