General conditions applicable to all sections
a. Deductions u/s 80C to 80U cannot exceed Gross Total Income. [Section 80A]
b. Deduction u/s 80C to 80U is available only from normal income. [Balance Income / Regular Income]. It is not available from special income and casual income.
Note 1: For computation of tax total income is divided into 3 categories.
(a) Special Income (b) Casual Income (C) Normal Income
Note 2: Special incomes are income charged under the head capital gain. They are subjected to concessional rates of tax. There are two types of special income
i. LTCG and
ii. STCG (STT paid)
Note 3: LTCG STT paid is exempt from tax u/s 10(38). STCG is treated as normal income.
Note 4: Casual incomes are lotteries, income from races etc.,
E.g. Suppose Income from Salary is 5,000 and LTCG 10,000, STCG (STT paid) 20,000 and Casual Income 60,000. Now the deduction u/s 80C to 80U cannot exceed 5,000.
Deduction under section 80C
a. Section 80C(1). Deduction under section 80C is available only to individual or HUF whether the assessee is a resident or Non-resident, Indian citizen or a foreign citizen (Deduction u/s 80C is not allowed to Firm, Company, etc.)
b. As per section 80CCE maximum deduction allowed u/s 80C + 80CCC + 80CCD (Only Employee’s Contribution / Individual contribution) is Rs. 1,50,000.
c. Deduction is allowed in that year in which investment or expenditures is made.
E.g. Suppose where the employee contributes towards RPF on 1-4-2016, then deduction is available in the PY 2016-17, since contribution is made in the PY 2016-17.
d. Gross qualifying amount (Prescribed savings + expenditure) shall be allowed as deduction even if the amount is paid out of exempted income or out of borrowed fund.
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