The tax rates of the financial year 2014-15:-

All the Rows are called as slabs that is slab one, two, three etc.

i. Income-tax: Tax slab for individuals

Surcharge: 10% of the Income Tax, where total taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.

Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

II.Tax slabs for individuals who are resident in India above 60yrs but below 80yrs:- (Senior Citizens)

Surcharge: 10% of the Income Tax, where total taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.

Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

The above table consists of tax slabs for persons who are above 60yrs who are termed as Senior Citizens. I would like to explain the calculation of tax here.

In the first slab a relaxation up to Rs.2, 50,000 is given to Senior Citizens so no tax I levied up to Rs.2, 50,000 for them.

Coming to the second slab where the total income exceeds Rs.2,50,000 but does not exceed Rs,500,000 then the tax is 10% of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs.2,50,000 but does not exceed Rs.5,00,000 i.e. if suppose the income is Rs.2,60,000 then the tax is Rs.2,60,000 * 10% which is Rs. 26,000.

Coming to the next  third slab where the total income exceeds Rs.5,00,000 but does not exceed Rs10,00,000 then the tax calculated is as follows i.e. if suppose the income is Rs.5,50,000 then the tax calculated is Rs.25,000 which is taken from the previous slab and then 20% of the amount which is exceeded by Rs.5,00,000, here the amount  which is exceeded by 5,00,000 is Rs.50,000 so the tax is Rs.25,000+50,000*20%=Rs.35,000.

Coming to the fourth slab where the total income exceeds Rs.10,00,000 the tax is calculated as follows Rs.1,25,000à(5,00,000-10,00,000=5,00,000*20%=100,000 taken from 3^rd slab+25000 taken from 2^nd  slab)  plus 30% of the amount which  exceeds Rs10,00,000 i.e. if the income is Rs10,50,000 then the tax to be paid is 1,25,000+50,000*30%= 140,000.

III.Tax slab for individual residents who are above 80yrs: – (Super Senior Citizens)

Surcharge: 10% of the Income Tax, where total taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.

Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

The Method of Calculation of tax Shown for the Senior Citizens is also to be applied in all the rest cases above.

iv. Co-Operative Societies:

Surcharge: 10% of the Income Tax, where total taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.

iii. Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

V. Firm

i. Income-tax: 30% of total income.

ii. Surcharge: 10% of the Income Tax, where total taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.

iii. Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

VI. Local Authority

i. Income-tax: 30% of total income.

ii. Surcharge: 10% of the Income Tax, where total taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.

iii. Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

VI. Domestic Company

i. Income-tax: 30% of total income.

ii. Surcharge: The amount of income tax as computed in accordance with above rates, and after being reduced by the amount of tax rebate shall be increased by a surcharge

• At the rate of 5% of such income tax, provided that the total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore.
• At the rate of 10% of such income tax, provided that the total income exceeds Rs. 10 crores.

iii. Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

VII. Company other than a Domestic Company

i. Income-tax:

• @ 50% of on so much of the total income as consist of (a) royalties received from Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government
  or the Indian concern after the 31st day of March, 1961 but before the 1st day of April, 1976; or (b) fees for rendering technical services received from Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern after the 29th day of February, 1964 but before the 1st day of April, 1976, and where such agreement has, in either case, been approved by the Central Government.
• @ 40% of the balance

ii. Surcharge: The amount of income tax as computed in accordance with above rates, and after being reduced by the amount of tax rebate shall be increased by a surcharge as under

• At the rate of 2% of such income tax, provided that the total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore.
• At the rate of 5% of such income tax, provided that the total income exceeds Rs. 10 crores.

iii. Education Cess: 3% of the total of Income Tax and Surcharge.

Credits for the tax tables:-Finotax

-By Taruni Banda

Nitish Banka

Nitish Banka is an advocate practicing in Supreme Court of India and can be reached at [email protected] or 9891549997