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Income slabs, tax rates: a lowdown
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March 02, 2005

The way the Income Tax department calculates the tax on each slab can be confusing.

For instance, a young reader who earns an annual income of Rs 450,000 asked whether his tax rate of 30% would entail dishing out Rs 135,000. The answer is: No.

Here, we show you how the percentages are levied according to each income slab.

Note, this does not take into account the following:

This is just to indicate how percentages are calculated on the tax slabs.

Also: when we say current year, we refer to the current financial year (April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2005). When we speak of next year, we refer to the next financial year -- April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006.

Income slabs and tax rates
Current year

Next year

Tax rates

Rs 0 - 50,000

Rs 0 - 100,000

No tax

Rs 50,001 - Rs 60,000

Rs 100,001 - 150,000

10%

Rs 60,001 -150,000

Rs 150,001 - 250,000

20%

Above Rs 150,000

Above Rs 250,000

30%

Taxable income more than Rs 850,000

Taxable income more than Rs 10,00,000

Surcharge 10%

TAX YOU WILL PAY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR

Annual income = Rs 450,000 
Total tax =  Rs 109,000
Education cess @ 2 % = Rs 2,180
Total tax payable = Rs 109,000 + 2,180 = Rs 111,180

Income slab

Tax rates

What it means for the tax payer

Rs 0 - 50,000

No tax

-

Rs 50,001 - 60,000

10%

Since no tax is levied up to Rs 50,000, tax in this case is calculated on Rs 10,000 (Rs 60,000 - Rs 50,000).

Rs 10,000 x 10% = Rs 1,000

Rs 60,001 - 1,50,000

20%

Since you have already paid tax on Rs 60,000, you now pay tax on Rs 90,000 (Rs 1,50,000 - Rs 60,000).

Rs 90,000 x 20% = Rs 18,000

Above Rs 1,50,000

30%

You have already paid tax on Rs 1,50,000, so you now pay tax on Rs 3,00,000 (Rs 4,50,000 - Rs 1,50,000).

(Rs 3,00,000 x 30%) = Rs 90,000

TAX YOU WILL PAY FOR THE NEXT YEAR

Annual income = Rs 450,000 
Total tax =  Rs 85,000

Income slab

Tax rates

What it means for the tax payer

Rs 0 - 100,000*

No tax

-

Rs 100,001 - 150,000

10%

Since no tax is levied up to Rs 100,000, tax in this case is calculated on Rs 50,000 (Rs 150,000 - Rs 100,000).

Rs 50,000 x 10% = Rs 5,000

Rs 150,001 - 250,000

20%

Since you have already paid tax on Rs 150,000, you now pay tax on Rs 100,000 (Rs 250,000 - Rs 150,000).

Rs 100,000 x 20% = Rs 20,000

Above Rs 250,000

30%

You have already paid tax on Rs 250,000, so you now pay tax on Rs 200,000 (Rs 450,000 - Rs 250,000).

(Rs 200,000 x 30%) = Rs 60,000

* The slab for women is Rs 125,000 and Rs 150,000 for senior citizens.

A surcharge of 10% will be levied once the taxable income is more than Rs 10 lakh (Rs 1 million). Currently the surcharge is 10% if the income is more than Rs 850,000.

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