interest on education loan


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17 July 2010 dear sir

Is Interest on Education loan of a dependent(son)eligible for deduction @100% u/s 80E apart from claim Rs.1 lakh u/s 80C.

thanks
Nagarajan

17 July 2010 Yes it is apart from 80C.

17 July 2010 agreed.
For detail analysis all about section 80E.
You can click on below link

https://www.taxguru.in/income-tax/deduction-under-section-80e-for-interest-on-education-loan-taken-for-self-and-relatives.html

17 July 2010 yes Interest on Education loan relates sec.80 E it is in addition/apart to sec.80C.

17 July 2010 agreed

17 July 2010 yes but dependent must be relative i.e spouse , childeren or student whose assessee is legal guardian

19 July 2010 Relative should be there but where it is mentioned legal guardian?

If a loan is taken for a major child then deduction not available? Is that what u mean to say Gaurav?

19 July 2010
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 under deduction 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.

THERE IS NO CONDITION THAT RELATIVE SHOULD BE DEPENDENT.


19 July 2010 thanks to all

Nagarajan


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