Income tax calculator in excel hindi

Every year there are changes in the Income Tax rules of India in the Union Budget. Keeping these changes in mind we come up with our Income Tax Calculator India every year. The latest budget was presented in February 2021 and made the following changes.

Income Tax Changes in Union Budget 2021

There was No major changes in income tax in Budget 2021. The only change was the interest earned on contribution of more than Rs 2.5 Lakh in a year through EPF or VPF would be added to the income and taxed at marginal tax rate.

Also the biggest change in Budget 2020 regarding income tax was introduction of new tax slabs in case you do not want to take benefit of various tax deductions like standard deduction, Chapter VI A deductions, HRA benefit, LTA, home loan interest for self-occupied homes etc. continues.

From last year you have the option to choose on what you want to follow:

1. New Tax Slabs but forgoing all tax deductions
2. Continue with old tax slabs with all tax deductions

The income tax calculator India calculates the tax outgo using both the above tax slabs and you can choose what suits you.

You can download the income tax calculator 2021 (for FY 2021-22) in excel by clicking the button below.

How to use the Income Tax Calculator India for FY 2021-22 (AY 2022-23)?

The picture below shows how the income tax calculator India for FY 2021-22 (AY 2022-23) looks like. You can edit all cells in Orange colour.

Section 1: Basic Details

The top cells ask for your name and PAN Number. It’s optional field and is meant in case you want to use it for multiple people.

Date of Birth is mandatory field as the tax slab is different for people aged below 60, between 60 to 80 years and more than 80 years.

Section 2: Salary Income

The next fields ask information about gross salary income.

• In case you are employed, get HRA and rent out do fill in the details
• Standard Deduction is Rs 50,000 from Budget 2019 onwards and is applicable to salaried and pensioners only.
• Do mention Any Other Exempted Receipts/ allowances like LTA, etc
• In case you have paid Professional Tax as happens in Maharashtra and some other states do mention that. This is tax exempt.

Section 3: Income from other sources

Input all the other income like Interest income from fixed or recurring deposits. You can also include income from gifts received if its more than Rs 50,000 and from non-relatives.

Section 4: Loss from Home Loan Interest

In case you have home loan, fill up the columns to reflect the same. You get tax benefit on interest under section 24. Budget 2018 onwards there is additional benefit for first time buyers of affordable homes. You can also claim tax benefit on interest paid on home improvement loan.

Section 5: Tax Deductions – Chapter VI A

Fill in the tax deductions you want to claim. It covers Section 80C for investments like EPF, VPF, PPF, SCSS, etc.

Additionally, you can claim tax deduction up to Rs 50,000 by investing in NPS u/s 80CCD(1B). this is in addition to Section 80C.

Section 6: More Tax Deductions

There are several cases where you can claim tax deductions like buying medical insurance, etc. Mention the same accordingly.

• Medical Insurance premiums (for Self or parents)
• Interest Paid on Education Loan
• Medical Treatment of handicapped Dependent
• Expenditure on Selected Medical Treatment for self/ dependent
• Donation to approved funds
• For Rent in case of NO HRA Component (Budget 2016)
• For Physically Disable Assesse
• In case your employer contributes to NPS account on your behalf, you can claim up to 10% of your basic salary as tax deductible.
• There is also tax deduction for interest paid on purchase of electric vehicles.

Section 7: Income Tax Calculation (Old Tax Slabs)

This section is auto-computed based on your inputs and displays your final tax outgo. There

Section 9: Calculating Income Tax with New Tax Slab under new Regime

This section computes the Income Tax with Lower Tax Slab under new Regime announced in Budget 2020. This would help you to determine which tax regime suits you.

How to Calculate Income Tax in India?

In case you want to calculate your income tax without using the Income Tax India calculator, it’s not very difficult. You need to follow following steps using the below example.

Amit is salaried employee with following salary structure.

• Basic Salary: Rs 6,00,000
• HRA: Rs 3,00,000
• Special Allowance: Rs 60,000
• LTA: Rs 40,000
• Total CTC: Rs 10,00,000

Step 1: Calculate Gross total income from salary:

The table below shows the calculation for gross taxable income from salary.

Step 2: Tax Deductions

Amit had made the following investments to save tax. These will be deducted from the gross income to arrive at net taxable income.

• EPF deduction from salary – Rs 60,000
• PPF Investment – Rs 1,50,000
• Medical Insurance Premium – Rs 25,000
• Total Tax Deduction = Rs 1,50,000 + 25,000 = Rs 1,75,000 (PPF & EPF both come under section 80C and have a tax deduction upper limit of Rs 1.5 lakh)

Step 3: Other Income

Amit also had Rs 20,000 from interest from fixed deposits with banks.

Step 4: Net Taxable Income

The table below shows the Net Taxable Income for Amit

Step 5: Calculating using Income Tax Formula

Old Regime:

New Regime:

As you can see the tax liability changes hugely depending on what tax regime you choose. So you should plan carefully. You can also check the official Income Tax website for calculating your income tax.

Income Tax Calculator FY 2020-21 Excel

Budget 2020 had introduced the new Vs old tax slabs. Below are the tax slabs

Income Tax Calculator FY 2019-20 Excel

Following changes were made in Budget 2019 applicable for FY 2019-20:

1. Rebate under Section 87A changed from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500 or 100% of income tax (whichever is lower) for individuals with income below Rs 5 Lakhs (from Rs 3.5 Lakhs)
2. Standard Deduction raised for Salaried & Pensioners from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000
3. Increased Tax for super-rich: Surcharge increased to 25% for income between 2 to 5 crore & to 37% for income beyond Rs 5 crores
4. Additional Tax Deduction of Rs 1.5 lakhs u/s 80EEA on home loans on purchase of affordable home
5. Additional Tax Deduction of Rs 1.5 lakhs u/s 80EEB on Auto loans on purchase of Electric vehicles
6. No Tax on Notional Rental Income from Second House
7. Capital gains exemption on reinvestment in two house properties: Tax payers can now buy two houses on sale of 1 house if the capital gains are less than Rs 2 crore. This benefit can be availed only once in lifetime
8. TDS threshold increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000 on Bank Interest Income

You can download the Income Tax Calculator in Excel for FY 2019-20 from the link below.

Income Tax Calculator FY 2018-19 Excel

Budget 2018 has made some changes to Income tax for individual. There has been no changes in the income tax slab, however there have been some changes related to salaried/pensioner tax payers and senior citizens.

1. No Change in Income Tax Slabs
2. 1% additional health cess taking total cess on income tax to 4% (2% education cess & 1% higher education cess continues). This will marginally increase income tax for every tax payer.
3. Standard Deduction of Rs 40,000 to Salaried and Pensioners. However transport allowance (Rs 19,200 per annum) and medical reimbursement of Rs 15,000 has been abolished. So the net benefit for salaried would be Rs 5,800 only bringing marginal relief. However Pensioners would gain as they did not have transport & medical allowance.
4. 10% Long Term Capital Gains Tax on Equity and Equity based Mutual Funds introduced.
5. Medical Insurance premium exemption for senior citizen increased from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 u/s 80D
6. Medical expenses will see increased tax benefits for senior citizens. 100,000 on critical illness u/s 80DDB
7. Rs 50,000 exemption for interest income from Bank or Post Office Fixed/Recurring Deposits for Senior Citizens

Income Tax Calculator FY 2017-18 Excel

In Budget 2017, the finance minister has made little changes to this. We highlight the changes and give you the new tax calculator for FY 2017-18 [AY 2018-19].

1. Tax reduced from 10% to 5% for Income from Rs 2,50,000 – Rs 5,00,000 leading to tax saving of up to Rs 12,500.
2. 10% surcharge on income tax if the total income exceeds Rs 50 Lakhs but less than Rs 1 crore
3. For people with net taxable income below Rs 3.5 lakh, the tax rebate has been reduced to Rs 2,500 u/s 87A
4. NO RGESS Tax exemption from FY 2017-18
5. Interest deduction on rented property capped at Rs 2 Lakh

Income Tax Calculator FY 2016-17 Excel

In Budget 2016, the finance minister has made little changes.

1. There has been no change in the income tax slabs.
2. For people with net taxable income below Rs 5 lakh, the tax rebate has been increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 u/s 87A. This would benefit people who have net taxable income between Rs 2.7 Lakhs to Rs 5 Lakhs.
3. Additional exemption for first time home buyer up to Rs. 50,000 on interest paid on housing loans. This would be applicable where the property cost is below Rs 50 Lakhs and the home loan is below Rs 35 lakhs. The loan should be sanctioned on or after April 1, 2016.
4. Tax Exemption u/s 80GG (for rent expenses who do NOT have HRA component in salary) has been increased from Rs 24,000 to Rs 60,000 per annum. This is a good move to align the exemption amount with today’s rent and keep the section relevant.
5. For people with net taxable income above Rs 1 crore, the surcharge has been increased from 12% to 15%
6. Dividend Income in excess of Rs. 10 lakh per annum to be taxed at 10%
7. 40% of lump sum withdrawal on NPS at maturity would be exempted from Tax. This rule now also applies to EPF. So now in case of EPF income tax would be applicable on 60% of the corpus on maturity.
8. Presumptive taxation scheme introduced for professionals with receipts up to Rs. 50 lakhs. The presumptive income would be 50% of the revenues.
9. Exemption to employer’s contribution to recognized provident funds limited to 1.5 lakh. Earlier, the cap was up to 12% of salary

Income Tax Calculator FY 2015-16 Excel

The tax slabs have remain unchanged but there have been some changes in terms of Transport Allowance, Medical Insurance benefits and exemption for Physically challenged tax payers.

1. Transport Allowance increased to Rs 1,600 from Rs 800
2. Increase in Medical Insurance Premium exemption limit from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 u/s 80D (up to 30K for Senior Citizens)
3. Sukanya Samriddhi Account a new investment option u/s 80C
4. Very Senior Citizens (above 80 Years of age) to be allowed deduction of Rs 30,000 for medical expenditure in case they do not have health insurance
5. Additional exemption of Rs 50,000 under sec 80CCD for investing in NPS (New Pension Scheme)
6. Increase in the limit of deduction available for treatment of chronic diseases u/s 80DDB from Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000
7. Rs 25,000 increase in deduction available to persons with disability and severe disability u/s 80DD and 80U
8. 2% surcharge on Super rich (i.e. individuals with income > 1 crore)

Income Tax Calculator FY 2014-15 Excel

We have incorporated the 3 changes that happened in Budget 2014 (presented on July 10, 2014)

1. Income up to Rs 2.5 lakhs for General Public and up to Rs. 3 lakhs for Senior citizens are now exempted from paying Income tax. Earlier this limit was Rs 2 Lakhs for General Public and rs 2.5 Lakhs for Senior Citizens.
2. The exemption limit for investments under section 80C has been raised from Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 1.5 Lakhs. 
3. The exemption on paying interest on Home Loan has been raised from Rs 1.5 Lakhs to Rs 2 Lakh.

Income Tax Calculator FY 2013-14 Excel

The finance minister, P Chidambaram in his Budget 2013-14 kept the income tax rates unchanged. The table below shows the summary of tax slabs for FY 2013-14.

There are two minor changes:

1. Super rich have to pay more taxes. A surcharge of 10% on Rs 1 crore plus income earners have been imposed. This is for one year only and would impact about 42,800 people only
2. The middle class with income of up to Rs 5 lakhs would receive tax credit of Rs 2,000 for FY 2013-14. This essentially means people with income up to Rs 5 lakhs have reduced tax burden of Rs. 2,060 for FY 2013-14.

Income Tax Calculator FY 2012-13 Excel

Below is the Income Tax Slab for FY 2012-13. A significant difference is there is no more distinction between men and women as far as taxes are concerned.

Income Tax Calculator FY 2011-12 Excel

Below is the Income Tax Slab for FY 2011-12.

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