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TDS on Salaries - Income Tax Department

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80G<br />

80GG<br />

80U<br />

of interest <strong>on</strong> loan taken from<br />

a Financial instituti<strong>on</strong> or<br />

approved charitable<br />

instituti<strong>on</strong> for higher<br />

educati<strong>on</strong> of self or higher<br />

educati<strong>on</strong> of a relative.<br />

Higher educati<strong>on</strong> means any<br />

course of study pursued<br />

after senior sec<strong>on</strong>dary<br />

examinati<strong>on</strong> or its equivalent.<br />

D<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s to certain funds,<br />

charitable instituti<strong>on</strong>s etc.<br />

Deducti<strong>on</strong> available is the<br />

least of<br />

(i) Rent paid less 10% of total<br />

income<br />

(ii) Rs.2000/- per m<strong>on</strong>th<br />

(iii) 25% of total income<br />

Deducti<strong>on</strong> of Rs. 50,000/- to<br />

an individual who suffers<br />

from a physical disability<br />

(including blindness) or<br />

mental retardati<strong>on</strong>. Further,<br />

students taking loans for<br />

higher studies. The payment<br />

of the interest there<strong>on</strong> will be<br />

allowed as deducti<strong>on</strong> over a<br />

period of upto 8 years.<br />

Further, by Finance Act, 2008<br />

deducti<strong>on</strong> under this secti<strong>on</strong><br />

shall be available not <strong>on</strong>ly in<br />

respect of loan for pursuing<br />

higher educati<strong>on</strong> by self but<br />

also by spouse or children of<br />

the assessee or a child where<br />

assessee is a legal guardian.<br />

The various d<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

specified in Sec.80G are<br />

eligible for deducti<strong>on</strong> upto<br />

either 100% or 50% with or<br />

without restricti<strong>on</strong> as<br />

provided in Sec. 80G (see<br />

para 6.4).<br />

1) Assessee or his spouse or<br />

minor child should not own<br />

residential accommodati<strong>on</strong> at<br />

the place of employment.<br />

2) He should not be in receipt<br />

of house rent allowance.<br />

3) He should not have a selfoccupied<br />

residential premises<br />

in any other place.<br />

Certificate should be<br />

obtained from a Govt. Doctor.<br />

The relevant rule is Rule 11D<br />

in case of individuals with<br />

severe disability a deducti<strong>on</strong><br />

of Rs.75,000/- permissible.<br />

W.e.f. 1.4.2010 the amount<br />

of Rs. 75,000/- shall be<br />

enhanced to Rs. 1,00,000/-<br />

It should be noted that the aggregate amount of<br />

deducti<strong>on</strong> u/s 80C, 80CCCand 80CCD should not in any case<br />

exceed <strong>on</strong>e lakh rupees.<br />

6.4 Deducti<strong>on</strong> u/s 80 G : In respect of Secti<strong>on</strong> 80G, no<br />

deducti<strong>on</strong> should be allowed by the employer/DDO, from the salary<br />

income in respect of any d<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s made for charitable purposes.<br />

The tax relief <strong>on</strong> such d<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s as admissible u/s 80G will have to<br />

be claimed by the taxpayer in the return of income. However,<br />

DDOs, <strong>on</strong> due verificati<strong>on</strong>, may allow d<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s to the following<br />

bodies to the extent of 50% of the c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>:<br />

a. The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund,<br />

b. The Prime Minister’s Drought Relief Fund,<br />

c. The Nati<strong>on</strong>al Children’s Fund,<br />

d. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust,<br />

e. The Rajiv Gandhi Foundati<strong>on</strong>, and to the following bodies to<br />

the extent of 100% of the c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>:<br />

(1) The Nati<strong>on</strong>al Defence Fund or the Prime Minister’s<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Relief Fund,<br />

(2) The Prime Minister’s Armenia Earthquake Relief Fund,<br />

(3) The Africa(Public C<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>-India) Fund,<br />

(4) The Nati<strong>on</strong>al Foundati<strong>on</strong> for Communal Harm<strong>on</strong>y,<br />

(5) The Chief Minister’s Earthquake Relief Fund,<br />

Maharashtra,<br />

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