| Normal Income | Special Income | Casual Income | Also deduction cannot Exceed GTI |
| Available | Not - Available | Not- Available |
| Section | Assessee | Nature of payment | Amount of dedn | Other Points | |||
| 80C Specified Saving & Expenditure | Ind / HUF Resident / Non resident Indian / Foreign Citizen | 1. | LIP for self, spouse & child. (max 10% of assured amount). Maturity amount exempt if (a) premium for all years do not exceed 10% of assured amount. (b) on death. Otherwise taxable u/h other sources. | Combined Maximum deduction u/s 80C + 80CCC + 80CCD (only EE’s contribution) RS. 1,50,000 | 1. Payment out of loan or exempted income deduction allowed. | ||
| 2. | ULIP | 8. | All PF (SPF, RPF, PPF, ASAF) except URPF | 2. Deduction is allowed in the FY of payment | |||
| 3. | FD for 5 years | 9. | Tuition fees in India (max 2 child) (formal school/university/college) | ||||
| 4. | ELSS | 10 | Investment in Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme | ||||
| 5. | NSC | Repayment of housing loan | |||||
| 6. | Infrastructure shares / bonds | 11. | |||||
| 7. | Pension funds of MF | ||||||
| Section | Asseese | Nature of payment | Amount of Deduction | Other Points |
| 80CCC Pension fund | Ind R/NR IC/FC | Contribution to Pension Fund of insurance companies. (Annuity scheme or any other Pension Plan) | Combined Maximum deduction u/s 80C + 80CCC + 80CCD (only EE’s contribution) Rs. 1,50,000 | Payment should be made out of taxable income |
| Section | Asseese | Nature of payment | Amount of Deduction | Other Points |
| 80CCD Pension fund - NPS | Ind R/NR IC/FC | Contribution to Pension Fund set up by CG. (New Pension Scheme) | ER : max 10% SAS for ER (no limit of Rs. 1,50,000) + EE : max 10% of SAS for EE (limited to Rs.1,50,000) | Payment should be made out of taxable income. |
| An additional deduction of upto Rs. 50,000 over and above Rs. 1,500,00 is allowed to an individual | Lumpsum with drawal by EE : 40% exempt by others : Fully taxable | on death : 100% exempt |
| Section | Assesee | Nature of payment | Amount of Deduction | Other Points | |
| 80D Health Insurance Premium | Ind / HUF R/ NR IC/FC | Contribution to health insurance premium & for preventive health check up. | Self, Spouse & Dependent children | Parents (dependent / Not dependent) | Payment should be made out of taxable income. Payment of premium in cash deduction not allowed. |
| Max 25,000. (Resident Senior Citizen max30,000) | Max 25,000. (Resident Senior Citizen max30,000) | ||||
| Contribution in CGHS scheme dedn allowed. Overall deduction cannot exceed Rs.25,000 / Rs. 30,000 / Rs. 50,000 /55,000 or Rs. 60,000 as the case may be. | Resident very senior citizen (80 years): Dedn of Rs. 30,000 is allowed in case of medical expenditure even if no insurancepremium is paid | ||||
| Preventive health check up max Rs. 5,000 even if payment is made in cash. | Preventive health check up max Rs. 5,000 even even if payment is made in cash. | ||||
| Section | Assesee | Nature of payment | Amount of Deduction | Other Points | |
| 80DD Disabled dependent | Only resident Ind / HUF IC/FC | Maintenance + normal medical treatment of dependent person with disability. | Spouse & children | Brothers, Sisters & Parents | Certificate of disability by Govt. Doctor is furnished. Double benefit of 80DD & 80U not available. |
| wholly or mainly dependent on such individual for his support and maintenance and is not dependent on any other person for his support and maintenance | |||||
| Normal disability (atleast 40%) | Fixed Rs. 75,000 | ||||
| Severe disability (atleast 80%) | Fixed Rs. 1,25,000 | ||||
| Disability : Blindness, low vision, leprosy cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation, mental illness |
| Section | Assesee | Nature of payment | Amount of Deduction | Other Points | |
| 80DDB Medical treatment of specified disease | Only resident Ind / HUF IC/FC | Medical treatment of specified disease. | Self, Spouse & children | Brothers, Sisters & Parents | Specified disease. Cancer, AIDS, Neurological disease etc |
| wholly or mainly dependent on such individual for his support and maintenance and is not dependent on any other person for his support and maintenance | |||||
| Actual expenditure or Rs. 40,000 (in case of RSC (60 years) : Rs. 60,000; RVSC (80 years): Rs. 80,000) whichever is lower less medical insurance is the amount of deduction | |||||
| Section | Assesee | Title | Amount of Deduction | Other Points | |
| 80U Disabled | Only resident Ind (IC/ FC) | Assessee himself is disabled. | Normal disability (atleast 40%) | Fixed Rs. 75,000 | Double benefit of 80DD & 80U not available |
Severe disability (Atleast 80 %) | Fixed Rs.1,25,000 | ||||
| Section | Assesee | Title | Amount of Deduction | Other Points | |
| 80E Interest on higher ed. | Ind (R/ NR / IC/ FC)) | Interest on loan taken for higher education after + 2. | Any amount of interest is allowed as deduction for max 8 years. Repayment of loan is not allowed as deduction. | Loan is taken by ind for himself, spouse or for child. Higher education can be in India or outside India | |
| Section | Assesee | Title | Amount of Deduction | Other Points | ||
| 80G Dona tion | All assessee | Donations | Part A (Govt. fund) | Part B (Private fund) | Cash donation | |
| any amount donated is eligible for deduction. | only 10% of AGTI is eligible for deduction. (AGTI = GTI–LTCG–STCG STT paid – all deductions except 80G | Upto 10,000 Excess of 10,000 | Allowed Not allowed | |||
| 1. What is the maximum deduction allowed under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act? | ![]() |
| 2. Can I claim deductions under both Section 80C and Section 80D? | ![]() |
| 3. Can I claim deductions under Section 80U if I have a physical disability? | ![]() |
| 4. Can I claim deductions under Section 80G for donations to charitable organizations? | ![]() |
| 5. Are there any additional deductions available under Section 80E for education loans? | ![]() |