Income Rates & Exemption Limits

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Aranya Dey (Querist)
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16 September 2008 What is the exemption limits for general,women & senior citizen as well as the tax slabs for the Asstt. Year 2009-10

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CA Nallathambi Srinivasan (Expert)
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16 September 2008 Please find below the required details.

For individuals, HUF, Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of individuals (BOI):

For Year 2008-2009
Taxable income slab (Rs.) Rate (%)
Up to 1,50,000 Up to 1,80,000 (for women)
Up to 2,25,000 (for resident individual of 65 years or above) NIL
1,50,001 - 3,00,000 10
3,00,001 - 5,00,000 20
5,000,001 upwards 30*

*A surcharge of 10 per cent of the total tax liability is applicable where the total income exceeds Rs 1,000,000.

Note:
Education cess is applicable @ 3 per cent on income tax, inclusive of surcharge if there is any.
A marginal relief may be provided to ensure that the additional IT payable, including surcharge, on excess of income over Rs 1,000,000 is limited to an amount by which the income is more than this mentioned amount.
Agricultural income is exempted from income-tax.