02 March 2012
Form 15H You must be above 65 years of age to submit the Form 15H Estimated tax for the previous assessment year should be nil. That means he did not pay any tax for the previous year because his income is not coming under the taxable limit. This form should be submitted to all the branches where you have the deposit. For example you have deposit in three SBI bank branchaes Rs.100000 each. You must submit the Form 15H to each branch. Submit this form before the first payment of your interest. It is not mandatory but it will avoid the TDS deduction. In case of the delay, the bank may deduct the TDS and issue TDS certificate at the end of year. You have to file the IT returns and claim the refund from the Income Tax. To avoid these proces, good idea to submit the forms at the beginning of the assessment year. If the total income from the interest is above Rs.10000 incase of deposied in the banks or Rs.5000 incase of deposited in the companies like Tata Motors, Mahindra Finance,etc. Note that for the banks the total interest is calculated in each branch separetly. If you have deposit in the many different branches, it will not be accumulated for the tax purpose. But, you will have to submit the details in the IT returns. TDS will be deducted at the rate of 10% p.a. up to 10 lacs. A fresh Form 15H needs to be furnished for each deposit that is placed with the Bank. For example you have many fixed deposit accounts in the same branch, you will have to submit for the each deposit. A consolidated TDS Certificate in Form 16A, for TDS deducted during a financial year will be issued in the month of April of the following financial year. Deposits held by minors are also subject to TDS. The credit for the TDS can be claimed by the person in whose hands the minor’s income is included. Form 15G The above points are applicable to the Form 15G aswell, except the Form 15H is only for the senior citizen. Form 15G is for everyone whose income is below the taxable limit. You cannot submit the Form 15G if you are already the tax payer.
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