Extension of tax benefits under section 80CCD to private sector employees - THE FINANCE (No. 2) BILL, 2014

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..... Extension of tax benefits under section 80CCD to private sector employees - THE FINANCE (No. 2) BILL, 2014 - News and Press Release Dated:- 13-7-2014 - News - Extension of tax benefits under section 80CCD to private sector employees Under the existing provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 80CCD of the Act, if an individual, employed by the Central Government or any other e .....

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..... mployer on or after 1st January, 2004, has paid or deposited any amount in a previous year in his account under a notified pension scheme, a deduction of such amount not exceeding ten per cent. of his salary is allowed. Similarly, the contribution made by the Central Government or any other employer to the said account of the individual under the pension scheme is also allowed as deduction under s .....

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..... ub-section (2) of section 80CCD, to the extent it does not exceed ten per cent. of the salary of the individual in the previous year. Considering the fact that for employees in the private sector, the date of joining the service is not relevant for joining the New Pension Scheme (NPS), it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 80CCD to provide that the condition of the date of join .....

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..... ing the service on or after 1.1.2004 is not applicable to them for the purposes of deduction under the said section. This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2015 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to assessment year 2015-16 and subsequent assessment years. [Clause 28 ] - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanageme .....

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