Only 23 days after the presentation of the budget, Russia attacked Ukraine and the war that started between the two countries is still going on. But this war put the whole world in trouble. There was a huge jump in the prices of all other commodities including crude oil. The prices of food and drink skyrocketed, especially wheat and edible oil. And its effect was also seen in India.

In April 2022, the retail inflation rate reached 7.79 percent. And after that remained above 7 percent for several months.  From petrol diesel to cooking gas and PNG-CNG became expensive. After the rise in the inflation rate, the Reserve Bank of India started making loans expensive, then the EMI of the people became expensive. Firstly, the common man was troubled by inflation, on top of that the banks made the EMI expensive 5-6 times. Due to which the budget of every household has deteriorated.

In such a situation, the eyes of the taxpayers are on the fifth budget of the second term of the Modi government. The question arises whether the Modi government will give relief to the taxpayers by reducing the tax rate.

There is no benefit of tax rebate on income above 5 lakhs.

During the meeting with the stakeholders regarding the budget, the stakeholders have demanded the Finance Minister to reduce the tax burden on common taxpayers and rationalize it. At present, no tax has to be paid on income up to Rs 2.50 lakh. But 5% tax has to be paid on income from Rs 2.50 to Rs 5 lakh.

Those whose income is less than Rs 5 lakh, the government gives tax rebate of up to Rs 12,500 under rule 87A. That is, those with taxable income less than Rs 5 lakh do not have to pay any tax. But if the taxable income of a taxpayer is more than Rs 5 lakh and less than Rs 10 lakh, then he has to pay 20% tax directly. Such people do not even get the benefit of Rs 12,500 tax rebate under 87A. And 20 percent tax has to be paid on income above 5 lakhs and 30 percent tax on income above 10 lakhs.

Relief to corporate, burden on taxpayers!

For example, if a taxpayer’s taxable income is Rs 7 lakh, then he has to pay tax of Rs 52,500, and if someone’s taxable income is Rs 12 lakh, he has to pay tax of Rs 1,72,500. Actually taxpayers have to pay 20% tax directly after 5%. There is no middle tax slab of 10 per cent. That’s why there is a demand to rationalize the tax slabs. The government has reduced the corporate rates in 2019 but has not given any relief to the common taxpayers. While taxpayers have had to face inflation since the Corona period in the last few years.

Chances of reduction in tax slab rate!

In such a situation, taxpayers want the government to change the tax slab rate. It is not at all fair to collect 20% income tax directly after 5%. Tax experts are demanding to increase the income tax exemption limit from Rs 2.50 lakh to Rs 5 lakh and to impose 10% tax on income between Rs 5 to 10 lakh. Anyway, this is the last full budget of the Modi government before the Lok Sabha elections, in such a way taxpayers hope that the Modi government will not disappoint them.

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Whose income is taxable, he has to pay tax on his income. At present, tax is collected from taxpayers according to Old Tax Regime and New Tax Regime. However, before the budget, people should keep one thing in mind.

Budget 2023

Before the budget, it should be known that people may have to pay up to 30 percent tax on income. As the income increases, the tax rate also increases. Different tax slabs are prescribed for different incomes in India, according to which tax is paid. The tax rate has also been fixed for the financial year 2020-21.

30 percent tax

Although 30 percent tax rate in India is paid on different income according to Old Tax Regime and New Tax Regime. If a person uses Old Tax Regime while paying income tax, then he will have to pay 30 percent tax on separate income and if he chooses New Tax Regime, then he will have to pay 30 percent tax according to different slabs.

Old Tax Regime

If someone chooses Old Tax Regime while paying income tax and his age is less than 60 years, then that taxpayer will have to pay 30% tax on income above Rs 10 lakh annually for FY 2020-21. In this slab, according to the age, senior citizens also get relaxation.

New Tax Regime

On the other hand, if a person is paying tax according to the New Tax Regime, then for FY 2020-21, those taxpayers will have to pay 30 percent tax on earning more than Rs 15 lakh. In this slab, the tax slab is the same for all age groups.

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However, it has to be kept in mind that you will get the benefit of the new income tax rates only if you do not take advantage of any kind of deduction and tax exemption. Taxpayers who want the benefit of deduction and tax exemption can continue with the old system of tax. Let us know what has changed in the tax rates.

No change in tax rate on such income. Income of Rs 2.5 lakh will not be taxed. This discount was already there. No changes have been made to this. Income from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh will also attract 5 per cent tax as before. People with income above Rs 5 lakh have got a big relief.

Tax rate reduced on income above Rs 5 lakh, now income of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh will attract 10 per cent tax. Income from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 10 will now attract 15 per cent tax. Income between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12.5 lakh will now attract 20 per cent tax. Income between Rs 12.5 lakh and Rs 15 lakh will now attract 25% tax. Those earning more than Rs 15 lakh will be taxed at 30 per cent as before.

New and old rates of income tax

After filing the income tax return, if you become a tax liability, then you have to pay tax to the central government. If you are filing Income Tax Return (ITR) on your own, then you should know how much tax the government charges on the annual income.

It is mandatory for every person earning income from job, business or profession in India to pay income tax. The condition for this is that your income exceeds the general limit of tax exemption of Rs 2.5 lakh.

In this case, the relief is available only to those people whose earnings are less than the basic exemption limit. Let us know about the slabs set by the government for tax exemption or tax liability.

Tax exemption on investment of 1.5 lakhs

If you invest in tax saving investment options under section 80C, then through this, you can get tax exemption on investments up to Rs 1.5 lakh.

National Pension System (NPS), Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) and section 80D as well as section 24 of the Income Tax Act, you can save tax on certain expenses separately.

Income tax is levied on the income of an individual in a phased manner. As your earnings increase, so will the tax rate. In fact, the tax rates are decided according to the income slab. The government reviews the income tax slab rate every year in the Union Budget.

First slab of 5% 

If the taxable income is between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, then 5% tax will have to be paid on it. Keep in mind that taxable income is arrived at after deducting the amount of tax benefit on investments and expenses etc. made for tax saving from the total income.

Second slab of income tax of 20%

On the same lines, you had to pay income tax at the rate of 20% on income of five to ten lakh rupees.

Third slab of 30 %

The third income tax slab for the common taxpayer was 30%. For this, your annual taxable income should be more than Rs 10 lakh.

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