Saving Interest Deduction under Sec.80TTA, 80TTB and Exemption under Sec. 10(15)(i)

     How to save tax on saving income for the F.Y. 2019-20
Government collects taxes in order to run different projects in different fields such as health, education and infrastructure. The minimum threshold limit for F.Y. 2019-20 as per the financial budget is as below: -
AGE LIMIT (As individual or Karta of HUF)
INCOME THRESHOLD
Up to 60 years
INR 2,50,000


From 60 to 79 Years
INR 3,00,000


80 Years or more
INR 5,00,000

It is mandatory for an individual to file return if the income of a financial year increased this threshold. The department provides various deductions under different sections to the assessee’s, who are filing return before the due date. Let’s talk about deduction and exemptions from saving interest income.

1.   Section 80TTA – This section provides the deduction of saving interest up to a maximum limit of Rs. 10,000. This deduction is available to all assessee (individual and HUF) except for senior citizens.

2.   Section 80TTB – This section is available to senior citizens (assessee of 60 years or more). The assessee can avail a deduction of all type of interest income (Saving, Fixed, or Post office deposits) up to a maximum of Rs. 50,000.
 
PARTICULARS
80TTA
80TTB
Assessee
Individual or HUF Except Senior citizens
Only Senior citizens
Type of income
Saving Interest
All type of Interest
Deduction Amount
10,000
50,000


3.   Section 10(15)(i) This section provides exemption on notified incomes by the government. On 3rd June, 2011, Government notified the post office saving bank interest exemption up to Rs. 3,500 for an individual account and up to Rs. 7,000 for joint account holder.


To Conclude – An individual assessee can claim up to Rs. 13,500 while senior citizen can avail up to Rs. 53,500 of income in the form of deduction and exemption of interest income through filing ITR before due date.
 

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