How to proceed if one never paid income tax in person?

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Hi,

As an employer, every organization is required to estime income and consequent income-tax on the same for all their employees and deduct income-tax where applicable every month.  Due to this, every employer obtains declaration from employees on their investment plans for the year and for certain expenses which are allowed as deduction under the Income-tax Act.  This income-tax estimation by employer could undergo changes where there is any change in income element or investments actually made in the year end vis-a-vis those declared at the begninng of the year.  

Under income-tax act, a deduction of Rs. 150,000 is allowed where amount is invested in the streams specified by the government.  illustratively, these include Life insurance premium, housing loan repayment, public provident fund, employee provident fund, equity linked saving scheme ("ELSS") etc., Apart from these, there are also allowable deduction for house rent where it is an element of your salary, medical insurance premium etc.,  the current income-tax slab rate is as follows:

Less than 250,000 - nil

2,50,000 to 5,00,000 - 5%

5,00,000 to 10,00,000 - 20%

above 10,00,000 - 30%

Further, there is a rebate where your taxable income is less than Rs. 5,00,000 ie.  there will not be any income tax payable where your income after all the deductions is less than Rs. 5 lakhs.  Apart from the above, there is an option which could be exerciesed for alternative tax rate in which case, the aforesaid investment deductions, loss from house property etc, will not be available for adjustment against your salary income.  The alternative slab rate option under section 115BAC of the Income-tax Act, if exercised would be as under:

Less than 250,000 - nil

2,50,000 to 5,00,000 - 5%

5,00,000 to 7,50,000 - 10%

7,50,000 to 10,00,000 - 15%

10,00,000 to 12,50,000 - 20%

12,50,000 to 15,00,000 - 25%

Above 15,00,000 - 30%

Hope the above would suffice.  

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Lakshay

Hi

Considering you have only this income of Rs. 40k per month, your total income for the year would be Rs. 4.8 lacs. 

There are no taxes if your total income is less than 5 lacs. So there would be no TDS deduction even if you don't submit any investment details to the company.

The deduction for your ELSS investment is available under section 80C. You may report it accordingly in the form given by your company.

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Hello,

An Individual earning more than Rs. 2,50,000 in a F.Y. is required to compulsory file its income tax return. 

The tax applicable to an individual is charged on slab rates. In your case, for earnings of Rs. 40,000 per month, being less than Rs. 5 Lakhs in an F.Y., there would be no tax payable however return filing would be mandatory.

The investment made eligible for deductions u/s. 80C, 80D, etc, and income on such investments are also required to be declared in the income tax return. Investment in ELSS is eligible for deduction u/s. 80C.

I hope this answer satisfies your requirements. For further understanding and IT compliances, you can contact us directly or take a phone consultation.  

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CA Hunny Badlani

You may check your payslips. If your organization was deducting TDS it would be appearing in your Salary Slip and your previous company will also give you Form 16.

Again in your new job, your employer will deduct TDS and then pay salsry as your salary is above the taxable limits. You can declare the investment in ELSS to your employer. This will reduce upon some tax. Rest I will need the salary details to work out the tax calculation and advice you the amount of investments you need to make to save upon taxes.

- On the basis of Rs.40 per month, you will not be liable to pay tax though filing of ITR is mandatory. Ask declaration form from HR and fill it.

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