Income Tax is a type of tax that you directly pay to the government depending upon the income or profit you have earned during a financial year. The government further utilizes the received income tax amount in maintaining and developing the country’s infrastructure such as schools, hospitals etc. Content Index
In India, there are two types of taxes in India in the new tax regime under tax slabs in india and they are:
i. Direct Taxes Direct taxes are those taxes that are directly borne and paid by the individual person to the government. One common example of direct tax is Income tax. These taxes are known as direct taxes as there is no involvement of intermediary source and it is directly paid to the government under income tax rate.
ii. Indirect Taxes Indirect taxes are those taxes that are passed on to the intermediary sources for payment. GST is one such Indirect tax. For Example: Such as Taxes paid by the Customer at the time of buying the goods to Retailer, Retailer to Manufacture and Manufacture to Govt.
As per Section 2(31) of Income Tax Act under income tax slab 2021-22 a person includes:
Age and Income are the two factors that define Income tax slab rates. Here is the income tax slab for ay 2020-21
i. Individuals and HUFs below 60 years of age
Income Tax Slab | Income Tax Rates |
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Less than 2.5 lakhs INR | Not applicable |
Greater than 2.5 lakhs INRbut less than 5 lakhs INR | 5% of the amount exceeding 2.5 lakhs INR |
Greater than 5 lakhs INR but less than 10 lakhs INR | 20% of the amount exceeding 5 lakhs INR |
Greater than 10 lakhs INR | 30% of the amount exceeding 10 lakhs INR |
ii. Individuals above 60 years of age (Senior Citizen)
Income Tax Slab | Income Tax Rates |
---|---|
Less than 3 lakhs INR | Not Applicable |
Greater than 3 lakhs INR but less than 5 lakhs INR | 5% of the amount exceeding 3 lakhs INR |
Greater than 5 lakhs INR but less than 10 lakhs INR | 20% of the amount exceeding 5 lakhs INR |
Greater than 10 lakhs INR | 30% of the amount exceeding 10 lakhs INR |
iii. Individuals above 80 years of age
Income Tax Slabs | Income Tax Rates |
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Less than 5 lakhs INR | Not Applicable |
Greater than 5 lakhs INR but less than 10 lakhs INR | 20% of the amount exceeding 5 lakhs INR |
Greater than 10 lakhs INR | 30% of the amount exceeding10 lakhs INR |
iv. Co-operative Societies
Income Tax Slabs | Income Tax Rates |
Less than 10,000 INR | 10% of the income |
Greater than 10,000 INR but less than 20,000 | 20% of the amount exceeding 10,000 INR. |
Greater than 20,000 INR | 30% of the amount exceeding 20,000 INR. |
v. Foreign Companies On any income received by a foreign company 40% income tax is applicable according to the Income-tax department.
vi. Domestic Companies There are two tax slab rate for domestic companies, they are:
Turnover | Income Tax Rates |
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Less than 50 Crore INR | 25% of Income |
More than 50 Crore INR | 30% of Income |
vii. Local authorities The Income tax rates in tax slabs on local authorities is 30% as per Income Tax Rules1962.
The government of India uses the below-mentioned three ways to collect the Income-tax even in income tax slab for ay 2021-22:
Below listed are the major income heads under income tax slab 2020-21 from which the taxes are deducted. i. Income from Salaries This head will be applicable to those employees who are falling under section 15 of the Income Tax Act. It is important for an employer to disclose every single detail regarding the tax deductions and the net paid income to his/her employees in Form 16. ii. Income from Capital Gains According to this head, any amount of income earned by a taxpayer from the sale of capital assets is taxable. Note: For the purpose of Income Tax act capital assets includes lands, buildings, bonds, debentures, equities, jewellery, etc. iii. Income from House Property According to this head, the income tax will be levied on the rental income earned by a taxpayer by renting out his house. It shall be noted that the property cannot be used for professional/business purposes under this head. iv. Income (Profits) from Business According to section 30 to 43D of the Income Tax Act, any profits earned by a taxpayer either from business or through rendering professional services are considered to be taxable under this head. This is the reason why this head is also known as Profits and Gains from Business or Profession. v. Income from Other Sources Any income received by a taxpayer other than the above-listed sources falls under this head. Here is the list of income sources that comes under the head of other sources (This List is not exhaustive):
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