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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced zero tax for individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh in Budget 2025, with marginal relief for those slightly above. For incomes up to nearly Rs 12.75 ...

Here’s how marginal relief helps, and what happens when your income crosses the threshold. Imagine getting a salary bump, only to find that your tax bill eats up most—if not all—of your raise.

However, once an individual's income exceeds Rs 12.75 lakh, they will no longer be eligible for marginal relief and will be subjected to the regular tax rates as per the CBDT. The income tax ...

How much tax do I have to pay? Calculate now At the heart of the confusion lie two terms: rebate and marginal relief. Simply put, a rebate is a deduction that eliminates tax liability for ...

One of the centrepieces of the NDA government’s tax policy was the sharp cut in corporate income tax rates done in September 2019. While the idea was to bring down the tax liability and ...

ensures that the top marginal personal income tax rate does not differ materially from the corporate income tax rate. In addition to the problem of exemptions and deductions tending to narrow the tax ...

non-salaried taxpayers earning just above ₹12 lakh also stand to benefit through a mechanism known as marginal relief. This provision ensures that taxpayers with income slightly exceeding ₹12 lakh are ...

Marginal tax relief for Rs 12 lakh: Individuals having taxable income of Rs 12 lakh will not required to pay any tax from FY 2025-26. However, there can be taxpayers whose taxable income exceeds Rs 12 ...

In this case, the individual will be required to pay a tax of ₹10,000,” the ministry further noted in its FAQ. For an annual income of ₹12.5 lakh, the tax with marginal relief will be ₹50,000, ...

Sitharaman also proposed tweaking the tax slabs under the new income tax regime. Salaried employees would now effectively pay no tax on incomes up to Rs 12.75 lakh after taking into account the ...