New IT regime

I want to know if Std deduction of Rs.50,000 and benefit of section 80TTB are available to a resident senior citizen under new tax regime.

Replies (8)
Quick Summary
This discussion clarifies whether resident senior citizens can claim the standard deduction of Rs. 50,000 and the benefits of Section 80TTB under the new tax regime in India. The consensus is that these specific deductions are *not* available under the new regime, which applies uniformly to all individuals without special provisions for senior citizens. While these benefits are available under the old tax regime, taxpayers must omit them when calculating tax liabilities under the new system.

Yes , both deduction are available for sr citizens of Indian residence.
No deduction available

The new Tax Regime is uniformly applicable to all eligible individual assessees who opt for it.. There is no special provision or distinction made to Senior citizens.

 No deduction such as Standard deuction, Professional Tax, Entertainment Allowance on Salaries/pension.is admissible.

Likewise no deductions under Chapter VI  such as80C,80D, 80E and so on - except Section 80CCD(2) and 80JJAA -  will be admissible. So no deduction under80TTA or 80TTB will be admissible. 

Please keep it in mind that I wanted to know if these benefits of std deduction and section 80TTB are available to a resident senior citizen under the new tax regime. I know those were available under old tax regime and I got those benefits last year when I filed ITR-1 for FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21)

This year FY 2020-21 (AY 2021-22) I want to calculate my tax liabilities under both old and new regime for comparison.

That is why I wanted to know whether those benefits are available under new regime also.

Kindly, clarify.

Under the old regime a senior citizen (above 60 ) will be eligible for Standard deduction and 80TTB deduction. So you can take these deductions in the Tax calculation. according to the Tax Slab for Senior citizens.

Under the  new regime Standard deduction and 80TTB is not available for Senior citizens. So you have to omit these two and calculate your tax according to the Tax Slab for the new Tax regime. ( There is no seperate tax slab for Senior Citizens in the new tax regime. It is the same for all individuals including Senior citizens)

Rightly said by Mr Devanathan.. 80TTB deduction is not available under new tax regime

Yes, what Mr Devanathan has stated is correct.

No.  There are for old regime.

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
05 October 2026
Senior Accountant

Vision IT Peripherals Pvt Ltd

Mumbai

B.Com

View Details
Company
08 October 2026
Account Executive

Elite Taxation

New Delhi

CA Foundation

View Details
Company
07 October 2026
Senior Account Manager

Amplio Invest

Mumbai

M.Com

View Details
Company
06 October 2026
Assistant Manager - Audit and Compliance

Ravi K Jain & Co

Noida

Others

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 21 September 2026
CA Article Assistant

KK & Company Chartered Accountant

Pune

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 October 2026
Article Assistant

Malhotra Rajesh & Associates

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 08 October 2026
ARTICLE TRAINEE

S.B.G. & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details
Company
10 October 2026
Accounts Associate Level 1

Abic and Mani Chartered Accountants

Kottayam

B.Com

View Details