Budget 2018: Tax Proposals….Direct Tax

  • Farmer Producing Companies with turover less than Rs.100 crore – 100% tax deduction
  • Real Estate – Difference between fair/guideline value and actual consideration, no addition
  • MSME – 25% corporate tax rate for Companies having less than Rs.250 crore for Financial Year 2016-17
  • No change in personal income tax
  • Salary Tax Payers: A standard deduction of Rs.40000/- in lieu of transportation and medical allowance. Benefit pensioners also
  • Senior Citizens: Interest income on Fixsed Deposit and Post Office deposits exemptions up-to Rs.50000/-. Relief of TDS on deposits
  • Medical Insurance – 80D icreased to Rs.50000/- for Senior Citizens
  • Deduction for specified medical ailments increased to Rs,100000/-
  • Long Term Capital Gains: Proposed to tax LTCG from listed securities exceeding Rs.100000/- without indexation
  • Tax on distributed Income of Mututal Funds
  • Health & Education Cess: 4% Health and Education Cess

 

 

Budget 2018: Tax Proposals….Direct Tax

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