• Tax on ULIP proceeds

I paid 72000 every year starting 24 Feb 2014 till 24 Feb 2019 for 5 years. This is ulip from icici prudential. I surendered policy on 24 Sep 2020 for 4L. Sum assured for this policy was 720000. How do I compute tax if any I need to pay and where should I declare this while filing returns?
Asked 4 years ago in Capital Gains Tax

- As the premium paid was not more than 10% of the sum assured and it is surrendered after 5 years hence no taxation. It is exempt u/s 10 and report the same under exempt income column in ITR.

Vivek Kumar Arora
CA, Delhi
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Hi

 

Since the policy is surrendered after holding for 5 years, the surrender value is exempt under section 10 of the income tax act. Report the same as exempt income in your ITR 

Lakshita Bhandari
CA, Mumbai
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Hi

 

As per section 10 (10D) of the income-tax Act, if the sum assured in a life insurance policy is at least 10 times the annual premium, then proceeds from the policy—maturity or early surrender—are tax free, given ULIPs come with a lock-in of 5 years.

As it is exempted income you need to show under exempt income.

Karishma Chhajer
CA, Jodhpur
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Since its a unit linked insurance plan, if its entire amount/ contribution was eligible for 80C and since the premium was below 10% of sum assured I think your entire proceeds would be exempt under section 10.

 

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Naman Maloo
CA, Jaipur
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