An individual resident who is 60 years or above in age but less than 80 years at any time during the previous year is considered as Senior Citizen for Income Tax purposes. A Super Senior Citizen is an individual resident who is 80 years or above, at any time during the previous year.
Forms Applicable
Tax Slabs for AY 2022-23Senior and Super Senior Citizens can opt for the Existing Tax Regime or the New Tax Regime with lower rate of taxation (u/s 115 BAC of the Income Tax Act) The taxpayer opting for concessional rates in the New Tax Regime will not be allowed certain exemptions and deductions (like 80C, 80D,80TTB, HRA) available in the Existing Tax Regime.
Surcharge, Marginal Relief and Health & Education cess
Investments / Payments / Incomes on which I can get tax benefitSection 24(b) – Deduction from Income from house property on interest paid on housing loan and housing improvement loan. In case of self-occupied property, the upper limit for deduction of interest paid on housing loan is ₹ 2 lakh. However, this deduction is not available for person opting for New tax Regime. Interest on loan u/s 24(b) allowable is
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Tax deductions specified under Chapter VIA of the Income Tax Act These Deductions will not be available to a taxpayer opting for the New Tax Regime u/s 115 BAC, except for deduction u/s 80CCD(2) which will be allowable under New Tax Regime as well.
In addition to tax benefits applicable regardless of age of taxpayer, there are certain enhanced / additional benefits for Senior / Super Senior Citizen. The additional benefits are listed below: Paper filing of Income Tax Return Super Senior Citizens (aged 80 years or more) have the option to submit their ITR using Form 1 or 4 in offline / paper mode. The e-Filing option also remains available to them. Relief from payment of Advance Tax As per Section 208, every person whose estimated tax liability for the year is ₹ 10,000 or more, shall pay his tax in advance, in the form of Advance Tax. But, Section 207 gives relief from payment of Advance Tax to a Resident Senior Citizen. Thus, a Resident Senior Citizen, not having any Income from Business or Profession, is not liable to pay Advance Tax. Income tax deduction on interest on bank deposits Section 80TTB of the Income Tax Act allows tax benefits on interest earned from deposits with banks, post office or co-operative banks. The deduction is allowed for a maximum interest income of up to ₹ 50,000 earned by the Senior Citizen. Both the interest earned on saving deposits and fixed deposits are eligible for deduction under this provision. Also, u/s 194A of the Income Tax Act, no Tax is Deducted at Source (TDS) on interest payment of up to ₹ 50,000 by the bank, post office or co-operative bank to a Senior Citizen. This limit is to be computed for every bank individually. Tax benefits with respect to medical insurance and expenditure According to Section 80D of the Income Tax Act, Senior Citizens may avail a higher deduction of up to ₹ 50,000 for payment of premium towards medical insurance policy. The limit is ₹ 25,000 in case of Non-Senior Citizens. Further Section 80DDB of the Income Tax Act allows tax deduction on expenses incurred by an individual on himself or a dependent towards the treatment of specific diseases as stated in the act. The maximum deduction amount in case of a senior citizen is ₹ 1 lakh (₹ 40,000 for Non-Senior Citizen taxpayers). Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 28-Sep-2022 How do pensioners fill up income tax returns?Table of contents. Step 1: Calculation of Income and Tax.. Step 2: Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) Certificates and Form 26AS.. Step 3: Choose the right Income Tax Form.. Step 4: Download ITR utility from Income Tax Portal.. Step 5: Fill in your details in the Downloaded File.. Step 6: Validate the Information Entered.. Which ITR is used for senior citizen?A very senior citizen filing his return of income in Form ITR 1/4 can file his return of income in paper mode, i.e., for him e filing of ITR 1/4 (as the case may be) is not mandatory. However, he may go for e-filing if he wishes.
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