What is Standard Deduction for Salaried Employees

One of the important changes in Budget 2018 was the re-introduction of Standard Deduction for income tax calculation. What is the standard deduction limit, your eligibility with this deduction in both tax regimes, impact on salaried employees and pensioners and how it is useful in income tax calculation? We will answer all these questions in this article.

Standard Deduction is a flat deduction available to salaried employees and pensioners. This helps to reduce taxable income while calculating income tax with Old Tax Regime. For example, if your gross income is Rs. 6 Lacs from salary, standard deduction of Rs. 50,000 in old tax regime and Rs. 75,000 in new tax regime will be applicable, due to which your taxable income will become Rs. 5.5 Lacs and Rs. 5.25 lakh, on which income tax will be calculated. Hence this helps in saving your income tax!

Budget 2024 Update:

Standard Deduction of Rs. 75,000 is now available in new tax regime from FY 2024-25. In Budget 2024, the benefit of this deduction was extended to new tax regime and will now be available in both tax regimes for FY 2024-25. This is a welcome move for salaried employees and pensioners. Businessman will still not get this benefit of standard deduction in any regime.

More information about Standard Deduction in New Tax Regime here.

Standard Deduction Introduction – Budget 2018

Standard Deduction was introduced in Budget 2018 with limit of Rs. 40,000 for FY 2019-20. This was introduced to replace two existing components:

Transport Allowance of Rs. 19,200
Medical Reimbursement of Rs. 15,000

This helped salaried employees and pensioners save their income tax even if they were not claiming above mentioned components during income tax calculation.

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Standard Deduction – Budget 2019

In Interim Budget 2019, the deduction limit was increased to Rs. 50,000, thus giving more joy to salaried employees and pensioners. This helped in saving more income tax!

What is the standard deduction 2024?

Currently the standard deduction limit is Rs. 50,000 in old regime and Rs. 75,000 in new regime for FY 2024-25 and is applicable to both Salaried employees and pensioners. Only Businesses won’t get the chance to claim this flat deduction for income tax calculation purpose.

Who are eligible for standard deduction?

Salaried employees and pensioners above 60 years of age can claim this Deduction while calculating income tax.

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Is Standard Deduction available in both Tax Regime?

From FY 2024-25 standard deduction of Rs. 50,000 will be available in old Tax Regime and Rs. 75,000 in new tax regime for salaried and pensioners.

Standard Deduction Calculation Examples

Let’s say for example your gross salary is Rs. 6,00,000. Below is the calculation of your Taxable income in FY 2023-24:

Particulars	Old Tax Regime	New Tax Regime
Gross Salary	Rs. 6,00,000	Rs. 6,00,000
Standard Deduction	– Rs. 50,000	– Rs. 75,000
Taxable Income	Rs. 5,50,000	Rs. 5,25,000

Standard Deduction Calculation Example FY 2024-25

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Which is Better Old or New Tax Regime?

There is no best option for an individual. It depends of your own income and investments you make while selecting Old Tax Regime.

If you are selecting New tax regime than you need to check if making some investments can help you save income tax while keeping Old Tax Regime in mind. If you can save tax with Old tax regime and go for it else new tax regime can be selected.

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Conclusion

Standard deduction is a good option to save income tax with Old Tax Regime. If you are salaried employee or pensioner than automatically this option gets enabled for you while filing ITR (Income Tax Return).

You get this standard deduction in both tax regimes with mentioned limits for salaried employees. So assess your options with income and investments while using this Income Tax Excel Calculator and help yourself save income tax!

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