Release Notes

Saral TaxOffice

  • Income Tax module enabled for AY 2019-20.

Saral IncomeTax

Finance Bill 2018 changes affecting AY 2019-20 are incorporated. Some of the major changes are mentioned below:

  • Education Cess and SHEC is discontinued. Health & Education Cess to be levied @4% instead of current 3% (w.e.f AY 2019-20).
  • Deduction under 80D, the limit of Rs. 30000 is increased to Rs. 50000 for Senior Citizen.
  • Deduction under 80DDB, the differentiation between senior citizen and super senior citizen is removed and the deduction limit in both the case is increased to Rs. 1,00,000.
  • For senier citizen and super senior citizen new deduction section 80TTB is introduced with maximum of 50000 limit.
  • Standard deduction of Rs. 40000 u/s 16(ia) proposed for salaried employees.
  • Section 44AE, being a heavy goods vehicle, an amount equal to Rs. 1000 per ton of gross vehicle weight for every month is introduced.
  • Capital Gains: Insertion of new section 112A under capital gain. As per this section, the long term capital gain arising on transfer of equity shares of a company, units of equity oriented fund, and units of business trust shall be calculated @10% if such capital gain exceeds 100000.Note that the benefit of indexation will not be allowed in this case.
  • For Producer companies new deduction section 80PA is introduced with 100% deduction limit.