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DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOAN IN INCOME TAX ACT

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..... Dear Experts, One query please. Is deduction on account of interest on education loan admissible under Income Tax Act ? If so, under which Section of Income Tax Act ? Pl. reply. Thanks a lot in advance. - Reply By GUNASEKARAN K - The Reply = If you have taken an education loan and are repaying the same, then the interest paid on that education loan is allowed as a deduction from t .....

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..... he total income under Section 80E . However, the deduction is provided only for the interest part of the EMI. There is no tax benefit for the principal part of the EMI. Few condition for claiming deduction under 80E ; ( a ) approved charitable institution means an institution specified in, or, as the case may be, an institution established for charitable purposes and notified by the Cen .....

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..... tral Government under, clause ( 23C ) of section 10 or an institution referred to in clause ( a ) of sub-section ( 2 ) of section 80G ; (b) financial institution means a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act); or any other financial institution which the Central Gover .....

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..... nment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; ( c ) higher education means full-time studies for any graduate or post-graduate course in engineering, medicine, management or for post-graduate course in applied sciences or pure sciences including mathematics and statistics; ( d ) initial assessment year means the assessment year relevant to the previous year, .....

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..... in which the assessee starts repaying the loan or interest thereon.'. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Sh. Gunasekaran K Ji, Sir, Thank you very much for your prompt response. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Dear Sir, Is there any limitation ? - Reply By Padmanathan Kollengode - The Reply = Kasturi Sir, It is pertinent to note that defi .....

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..... nition of higher education has been amended wef 1-4-2010 as follows: (c) higher education means any course of study pursued after passing the Senior Secondary Examination or its equivalent from any school, board or university recognised by the Central Government or State Government or local authority or by any other authority authorised by the Central Government or State Government or local .....

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..... authority to do so ; Also note that the Educational loan may be taken for higher education of assessee himself or his 'relative' as defined to mean the spouse and children of that individual or the student for whom the individual is the legal guardian. Regarding the time limit, Sub-section (2) of Section 80E provides that the deduction shall be allowed in computing the .....

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..... total income in respect of the initial assess ment year and 7 assessment years immediately succeeding the initial assessment year or until the interest is paid by the assessee in full, whichever is earli er. - Reply By GUNASEKARAN K - The Reply = Dear Mr.Kasturi Sethi, There is no limit on the maximum amount of deduction . Need to obtain a repayment certificate with the break up of Principa .....

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..... l and Interest portion. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Sh.Gunasekaran K Ji and Sh.Padmanathan Kollengode Ji, I am highly thankful to both of you. My problem is solved well in time. - DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOAN IN INCOME TAX ACT - Query Started By: - KASTURI SETHI Dated:- 29-7-2023 Income Tax - Got 6 Replies - Income Tax - Discussion Forum - Kn .....

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