Dear Sir,
Hope you are doing well !!
You can claim/take following benefits:
1. All deposits made to your PPF account can be claimed as deductions u/s 80C. Section 80C allows for a maximum deduction of Rs.1.5 lakhs per year inclusive of all investment instruments. You need to submit PPF pass book for the same. You can download it online.
2.The interest income earned on your RD is not exempted from income tax. It is taxable.You need to add the interest income as ‘income from other source’ when you file your IT returns.
Section 80TTA deduction is not available on interest income from fixed deposits, recurring deposits, or interest income from corporate bonds.
3.Section 80TTA provides a deduction of Rs 10,000 on interest.
- The deduction allowed is interest received on saving accounts or Rs. 10,000 whichever is lower.
- If interest earned is more than 10,000 then balance amount will be taxable as before i.e considered as Income from Sources and taxed as per your slab rate.
- The deduction is in addition to deduction of Rs. 1.50 Lakh of section 80C of the Income Tax Act-1961.
4. You can claim the house rent allowance (HRA) exemption under Section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
The HRA exemption is available for least of the following amounts:
a) Actual HRA amount received from the employer;
b) The amount of rent you pay for your house in excess of 10% of your basic pay;
c) Fifty per cent of the basic salary, if you reside in a metro city, and 40% of the basic pay for non-metro cities.
You will have to submit rent receipt/rent agreement to the employer for availing the HRA exemption.
Thanks & Regards,
Payal Chhjed