1 Mar 2005

Tax Brackests

Posted by Vijay S in Business | 8:08pm

The new budget scrapped all benefits under section 88 and Section 80L has been omitted.Investors continue to have the benefit to reduce their tax liabilities by investing the maximum sum of Rs 1 lakh.

Investments in small savings schemes, ELSS, contributions to insurance policies and pension plans etc have all been made a part of the eligible Rs 1 lakh. In the earlier tax regime, people with 5Lac or more gross income could not claim benefits under Section 88. However with the new tax regime, this is wiped out and they can avail the benefits of 1Lac scheme.

The income level for applying the 10% surcharge has been hiked from the erstwhile Rs 8.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh at present.

This really deserves an applause for Chidambarams efforts to simplify the taxation and giving the investor an oppurtunity and chance to decide on his investment strategy irrespective of tax dependency on type of investments.

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1 Mar 2005

The Jijia

Posted by Vijay S in Business | 12:53pm

I could never imagine that a Tughlak will be born again in this Era. A intellectual like Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram could become a laughing stack is pitiable. I'm paying income tax on my income. What is the point in paying 10/- on every 10K withdrawl of mine. This hopeless government can do nothing who are eating crores under Fodder, Lakhubhai and other scams, but are inclined to exploit the middle class and the job holders. This is highly ridiculous. If not sincere in duty, it could have pretended that it's sincere. Instead it has come out with such worthless and irritating schemes. No wonder one day this Government will put tax on every bread you purchase to eat and on every time you go to toilet. Shame on it.

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