06 June 2018
If senior citizen have rs. 60000 interest from saving account, then deduction 80TTA rs. 10000 + 80TTB rs 50000 available or not? for A.Y. 2018-19
07 June 2018
A deduction of lower of Rs 50,000 or amount of specified income is allowed from gross total income. Specified income is any of the following income in aggregate: - Interest on bank deposits (savings or fixed) - Interest on deposits held in co-operative society engaged in the business of banking including co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank;or - Interest on post office deposits With the introduction of Section 80TTB exclusively for senior citizens, deduction under Section 80TTA is not available to senior citizens.
08 June 2018
Exemption U/S 80 TTB is available from F.Y.2018-19(A.Y.2019-20).The querist has asked for saving bank interest of Rs.60000/-,which is allowable U/S 80TTA to the extent of Rs.10000/-.Rs.50000/- is taxable as income from other source.