This discussion clarifies how to report annuity pension income received after retirement from an NPS corpus. It addresses whether this pension can be reported under the 'salary' head in your Income Tax Return (ITR) to claim the standard deduction. The advice suggests reporting it under 'Others' and using the annuity provider's name as the employer name for ITR purposes.
16 June 2024
Hi, My employer had a superannuation fund . Later it was transferred to NPS. Further contribution from employer went into same NPS account. On my retirement as per the rule I bought an annuity pension from the required portion of the NPS corpus through an annuity service provider. My questions : 1. Can I report this pension under salary head in ITR to claim standard deduction? 2. If yes, what should I mention as Employer Name for the same ?