Deduction u/s 80tta

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Sarthak Abhyankar (Querist)
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19 July 2013 Sir,
Deduction of Rs.10000/- on Saving Bank Interest U/S 80TTA is available only to below income of Rs.500000/- assessee??
If this is right???
Please help
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CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta

CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta (Expert)
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19 July 2013 No. Available irrespective of level of Income.

For giving additional income tax deduction on Interest on Saving Bank Account new section 80TTA under Income Tax Act,1961 was introduced through Finance Act, 2012. This additional deduction u/s 80TTA is applicable only to individual and HUF on interest income from bank saving account .i.e this deduction is not applicable on interest received on time deposit/term deposit.

Eligible Assessee for section 80TTA: only Individual and HUF are elegible under this section, so a firm, an association of persons or a body of individuals will not get the benefit of this section.

Deduction Limit/ Maximum Deduction under Section 80TTA: Rs 10,000/- or actual interest receipt from saving bank account , which ever is lower. Example1. if person receive interest of Rs 15000/- from saving bank account then he has to pay tax on Rs 5000/- and Rs 10,000/- he can claim as deduction u/s 80TTA. Example2. if person receive interest of Rs 9000/- from saving bank account then he don’t have to pay tax on Rs 9000/- and Rs 9,000/- can be claimed as deduction u/s 80TTA.