Tax Exemption: All you Need to Know

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2024-08-02

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Any earning individual knows what tax is and how it works. With several types of tax out there, a lot of the hard-earned money goes towards it. This is where tax exemption comes to play. Tax exemption is the practical reduction or removal of the money that goes into paying the compulsory amount of money to the Government. This process is vital in boosting long-term investments and providing the financial scope for life insurance planning.

Tax Exemption Earning

While tax exemptions are related to tax deductions, the latter is when a taxable income is excluded from taxation given that the necessary conditions are met. This can also be done by reducing the gross income of the taxpayer. Exemptions are a part of the tax-saving plan, which allows the taxpayer to exercise their right to remove all or some parts of their taxable amount.

Tax-exempt earnings are excluded from the compulsory tax criteria set by the state or federal government. These incomes are not deducted in terms of the taxable amount for the particular financial year and so remain completely free of tax. Investment in mutual funds is a great example of tax-exempt income as the interest earned on mutual bonds is not liable to state or federal taxes.

Some of the common tax-exempt earnings include shares from a partnership firm, income from gratuity, amount under voluntary retirement, and capital gains.

Tax Savings Insurance Plan

Financial security is one of the most talked-about topics today. While it might be unrealistic to always be financially secure, being prepared for the financial hurdles is surely possible. There are many tax benefits with life insurance that provide an opportunity for you to take your present and future expenses into consideration to ensure that you are never off the road. While there are many kinds of insurance plans that can save you on rainy days, life insurance becomes the most crucial of them.

Life insurance plans offer the family members of an insurance holder a degree of financial freedom after the insurance holder’s death. This policy becomes increasingly crucial for families where a single member is the sole breadwinner. This puts a great amount of responsibility on a single member of the family. A specifically curated life insurance plan can help sole earners of a family to manage such responsibilities better.

Can a Term Insurance Plan help you Save Tax?

Yes. Term insurance plans are amongst the most popular insurance plans. They play a vital role in tax-exemption as they offer affordable and premium offers specific to your requirements.

These plans provide financial benefits and also protects your family from critical diseases like cancer, diabetes, etc. The death-related benefits of term plans can be utilized after a specified time has passed from the day of policy purchase, which is fully exempt from the Income-tax policy of India. Additionally, a deduction is also provided in the premium amount that has been paid by the late investor to contribute to their coping.

Term plans also allow the beneficiaries to utilize the tax-saving plans under section 80C, section 80D, and section 10(D). The ideal approach to choosing the best insurance plan shall include thorough research on these allowances and benefits to find the one that best matches your needs.

If you are looking for a term insurance plan that provides ample coverage at a reasonable rate, you should consider iSelect Smart360 Term Plan by Canara HSBC Life Insurance.

FAQs Related to Section 80GG

Adjusted total income is that part of your Gross Total Income for the financial year which excludes the following incomes:

a) Income received from a foreign company
b) Any income received as an NRI that is taxable at a special rate
c) Long-term capital gains of the financial year
d) Short-term capital gains that are taxable at 10% under section 111A
e) Deductions from gross total income under sections 80C to 80U except for 80GG

Yes, it applies to all categories of individual taxpayers including NRIs.

No, you cannot claim deduction under section 80GG if you are receiving a home rent allowance with the salary. Deduction under section 80GG is available only to those individual and HUF taxpayers who are either self-employed or not receiving HRA as part of the salary.

Paying rent for residential property allows you to avail of tax deductions either as HRA or under section 80GG. While deduction for HRA is available based on the allowance received and rent paid, section 80GG is available to you when you do not receive HRA but live on rent. Section 80GG deduction is limited to the minimum of the following three:

a) Rs 5000 per month or Rs 60,000 for the financial year
b) Rent paid over 10% of Adjusted Total Income
c) 25% of the Adjusted Total Income

Yes, you can claim a deduction under section 80GG while staying with your parents. However, you need to meet the following conditions:

a) There is a rent agreement between you and your parents
b) You are paying rent to your parents which they show as income in their ITRs for the relevant financial years

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