Sunday , November 24 2024

Can the government change the limit of Income Tax Section 80C and 80D?

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget for the financial year 2024-25 on July 23. In today's time, the pace of inflation is increasing rapidly, meanwhile the salaried people are expecting relief from this budget. For the last few years, these people are expecting tax exemption. For your information, let us tell you that there has been no significant change in tax slab, deduction, exemption in the last few years. In such a situation, these people are expecting a change in the tax slab. Apart from this, it is expected that there may be a change in section 80C in this budget. Under Section 80C of Income Tax, you get the benefit of tax exemption up to Rs 1.5 lakh on investing in schemes like Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, EPF, PPF, National Savings Certificate, Equity Linked Savings Scheme, National Pension System etc.

If media reports are to be believed, this time in the budget, the government can increase this exemption from two to three lakh rupees. This will benefit crores of taxpayers of the country. No changes have been made in Income Tax Act 80C for the last few years.

For the past few years, there was a demand to increase this tax exemption. In the pre-consultation meeting held before the budget, CA institutes had demanded from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to increase the exemption under 80C.

Apart from this, the tax exemption on premium received on health insurance under 80D can also be doubled. There has been no change in 80D for the last few years.

In the consultation meeting held before the budget, CA institutes had suggested to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to increase the exemption available under 80D. It is worth noting that in the last few years, the health insurance premium is increasing at the rate of 10-25 percent every year. Therefore, to provide relief to the people, the government can increase the exemption available under 80D.