CIRCULAR NO : 20/2015
F.No. 275/192/2015-IT(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 2nd December, 2015
SUBJECT: INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION FROM SALARIES DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015-16 UNDER SECTION 192 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961
Reference is invited to Circular No.17/2014 dated 10.12.2014 whereby the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income under the head “Salaries” under Section 192 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter ‘the Act’), during the financial year 2014-15, were intimated. The present Circular contains the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income chargeable under the head “Salaries” during the financial year 2015-16 and explains certain related provisions of the Act and Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereinafter the Rules). The relevant Acts, Rules, Forms and Notifications are available at the website of the Income Tax Department- www.incometaxindia.gov.in.
2. RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2015:
As per the Finance Act, 2015, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head “Salaries” for the financial year 2015-16 (i.e. Assessment Year 2016-17) at the following rates:
2.1 Rates of tax
2.2 Surcharge on Income tax:
2.3.1 Education Cess on Income tax:
2.3.2 Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Income-tax:
3. SECTION 192 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961: BROAD SCHEME OF TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE FROM “SALARIES”:
3.1 Method of Tax Calculation:
3.2 Payment of Tax on Perquisites by Employer:
3.2.1 Computation of Average Income Tax:
3.2.2 Illustration:
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