22 July 2025
A individual has gross total income of rs.5 lakh for previous year 2025-26 including interest income of 51650 after rebate tax liability will be nil.
Is he eligible to file form 15G ? Here GTI more than basic exemption limit 400000
Section 197A(1B) of the Income Tax Act says:
> โThe provisions of sub-section (1A) shall not apply where the Amount Of Income or the aggregate of the amounts of income... exceeds the Maximum Amount which is not chargeable to income-tax.โ
My interpretation of "Maximum Amount " is gross total income .
22 July 2025
1. Yes, for AY 2026-27 it has been increased to 4 lakhs, but the income here is around 5 lakhs so not applicable to file form 15G. 2. Here, aggregate income is considered.