80C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80D – Deduction under Income Tax Act –

Why has the government of India has provided various deductions such as 80C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80D?

Deduction from 80C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80D is some of the most used deductions used by an individual to save taxes. The income tax department with an aim to inculcate saving and investment habits among individuals, and spread awareness for health insurance, has provided tax benefits under sections 80C and 80D. In the current era where education cost has increased and people take education loan to cover the cost of education, the government by providing deduction under 80E for the interest paid on education loan.

80C & 80CCC, 80CCD

80C is one of the most favorable sections and can be regarded as a gift to an individual given by Income-Tax Authorities to save some taxes. It is one of the most widely used sections for reducing taxes. Whenever you watch any news channel before the financial budget, you will hear people’s demand to increase the limits provided under Section 80C. The benefit under this section is provided to individuals and HUFs.

Note – Companies, LLPs, Partnership Firm, AOI, BOI, and other forms of business cannot avail the benefit under this section.

What is the current limit under 80C?

  • ⦁ The current overall limit under section 80C is Rs. 1,50,000.
  • ⦁ Even if you invest under 80CCC, the overall limit is still Rs. 1,50,000 (In easier sense limits combined for both 80C and 80CCC is Rs. 1,50,000) with an exception that you can avail the extra tax benefit of Rs. 50,000 if you invest in NPS covered under section 80CCD(1B).

Instrument covered under section 80C?


The instrument for Tax Deduction
80CFollowing instrument qualifies for a deduction under section 80C – Public Provident Fund, Employees Provident Fund (the employees’ contribution, Equity Linked Saving Scheme (ELSS Mutual Fund), Life Insurance Premium, Stamp duty, and registration charges when a new property is purchased, principal payment for housing loan, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna, National Saving Certificate (NSC), ULIP Policies, Tax Saver FD for 5 years, Infrastructure Bond, Senior citizen savings scheme (SCSS), etc.
80CCC Deduction for life insurance annuity plan.80CCC allows a deduction for payment of premium/contribution for annuity pension plans.
Note – Pension received from the annuity or amount received upon surrender of the annuity, including interest or bonus accrued on the annuity, is taxable in the year of receipt.

Note – The contribution above is combined with Rs 1.5 Lakh (limit allowed u/s 80C).
80CCD(1) Deduction for NPSEmployee’s contribution under NPS is deductible under section 80CCD(1) –

Maximum deduction allowed is least of the following
– 10% of salary (Basic Salary+Dearness Allowances) (in case taxpayer is employed) and
– 20% of gross total income (in case of self-employment).

Note – The contribution above is combined with Rs 1.5 Lakh (limit allowed u/s 80C).
80CCD(1B) Deduction for NPSAdditional deduction of Rs 50,000 per year is allowed for the amount deposited into the NPS account eligible under section 80CCD(1B).

Note – Contributions made to Atal Pension Yojana are also eligible for deduction under 80CCD(1B).
80CCD(2) Deduction for NPSBenefit in this section is allowed only to salaried individuals and not self-employed.
Employers’ contribution is allowed for deduction up to
– 10% of basic salary plus dearness allowance.

80D

80D – Deduction for payment of Medical Insurance Premium –

Section 80D is allowed as a deduction for money spent on maintaining your health and health insurance and assumes great significance in your tax planning and managing personal finance.

The deduction is available for payment of premiums for health insurance policies and medical expenses for senior citizens.

Who can avail the deduction, for whom and up to what amount?

⦁ Any individual or HUF can avail of deduction u/s 80D.

⦁ The deduction is available for payment of insurance premium of –

  • ⦁ Self
  • ⦁ Spouse
  • ⦁ Dependant children
  • ⦁ Parents
InsuredDeduction Amount in Rs.
 Age Below 60 yrs.Age Above 60 yrs.
Self, Spouse, and Children25,00050,000
Parents25,00050,000
Max Deduction50,0001,00,000
Opt Preventive Healthcare*5,0005,000

What is Preventive Heath Checkup, and what qualifies for deduction?

⦁ To promote the habit of getting your body checkup every year, the government started giving deductions for a preventive health checkup from 2013-14. The idea of preventive health check-ups is to identify any illness and mitigate risk factors at an early stage through frequent health checkups.

⦁ The expenditure for health checkups can be made in cash.

⦁ Maximum deduction for self, spouse, and family is Rs. 5,000 (subject to overall ceiling mentioned above) and Rs. 5,000 for parents (subject to overall ceiling mentioned above).

Can we claim a deduction for Medical Expenses of Parents who are senior citizen?

⦁ In case your parents are senior citizens and they don’t have any active health insurance policy and they are not filing their Income Tax Returns, then you can claim expenditure incurred on their medical treatment as expenses subject to a maximum deduction of Rs. 50,000.

⦁ Expenditure can be made in cash.

⦁ Senior citizen includes super senior citizen.

Note –

  • ⦁ Cash Payment for paying health insurance premiums is not allowed as a deduction, hence the premium has to be paid electronically or cheques.
  • ⦁ In case premium or expenditure is paid on behalf of grandparents or siblings or working children or any other relative, then the deduction is not allowed.
  • ⦁ HUF can claim a deduction under Section 80D for a medical insurance taken for any of the members of the HUF.. deduction will be Rs 25,000 if the member insured is less than 60 years, and will be Rs 50,000 if the insured is 60 years of age or more.

For Other deductions available for individuals – Read More.

Latest Income Tax Updates for FY 2022-23.

Latest Income Tax Updates for FY 2022-23.

As we know, the latest income tax updates for FY 2022-23 have been proposed in the finance budget presented on 1st Feb 2022. The changes for the Financial year 2022-23 are mentioned below:

  • ⦁ Provision for filing ‘Updated Income Tax returns’ within 2 years from the end of relevant AY.
  • ⦁ Reduced AMT rates for Co-operatives from 18.5% to 15%.
  • ⦁ Reduced surcharge for Co-operatives with a total income of 1cr to 10Cr.
  • ⦁ Tax relief for persons with disability: Allow annuity payment to differently-abled dependents when parents attain the age of 60 years.
  • ⦁ Deduction for National Pension Scheme for State Government employees u.s 80CCC made at par with Central Govt.
  • ⦁ Start-ups established before 31.03.2023 (earlier–31.03.2022; now extended by 1 year) will be provided tax breaks.
  • ⦁ Last date for commencement of manufacturing for claiming lower tax regime under Section 115BAB to be 31.03.2024 (earlier 31.03.2023; now extended by 1 year).
  • ⦁ Virtual digital assets (Cryptocurrency): Income from transfer of virtual digital assets to be taxed at 30%; No deduction for expenses other than the cost of acquisition; No set-off of losses.
  • ⦁ TDS @ 1% on consideration above a specific threshold.
  • ⦁ The gift to be taxed under section 56(2)(x).
  • ⦁ No repetitive appeals for a common question of laws.
  • ⦁ Off-shore banking units/ IFSC income to be provided exemptions.
  • ⦁ A surcharge of certain AOPs to be capped at 15%.
  • ⦁ Surcharge on Long Term Capital Gains on any assets to be capped at 15%.
  • ⦁ Health and education cess not allowable as business expenditure u/s 37.
  • ⦁ No set-off of losses against undisclosed income detected during the search.

𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧: 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦.𝟮𝟳𝟭𝗗 / 𝟮𝟳𝟭𝗘

S.269SS and S.269T mandate that transactions in the nature of acceptance/repayment of loan/ deposit etc should be done through account payee cheque or account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account. Non-adherence of provisions of S.269SS or S.269T invites penalty u/s 271D & E, respectively. However, S.273B provides a safe harbor if such default is because of a reasonable cause.

In its recent judgment Mumbai ITAT has observed, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗯𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Such business constraints, exigencies, and administrative convenience 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦.𝟮𝟳𝟯𝗕 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

[ 𝗠/𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝘁𝗱., 𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗡𝗼.𝟯𝟬𝟰𝟵 & 𝟰𝟬𝟱𝟰 /𝗠𝘂𝗺/𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵]

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Only ITC Reflecting in GSTR-2B (GST Returns) can be claimed from 01-01-2022.

First: – Section 16(2)(aa) notified from 1 Jan 2022

(aa) the details of the invoice or debit note referred to in clause (a) have been furnished by the supplier in the statement of outward supplies and such details have been communicated to the recipient of such invoice or debit note in the manner specified under section 37.

It means from 1 Jan 2022 Input available only as when as come in GSTR-2B

Effects of New Sub-clause 16(2)(aa)
• ITC cannot be availed beyond GSTR-2B.
• No concept of Provisional Credit.
• If GSTR-1 is filled by the supplier beyond the cutoff date, then ITC will not be available in the same month.

In simple language, we can claim only that amount of ITC in GST Returns, which is reflected in GSTR-2B.