The new financial year will start from 1st April 2022 and from this day many rules related to income tax will be changed. These include many things from income tax on crypto assets to filing updated returns, new tax rules on EPF, and tax exemption on treatment of Covid-19.
new Delhi. The new financial year will start from 1st April 2022 and from this day many rules related to income tax will be changed. These include many things from income tax on crypto assets to filing updated returns, new tax rules on EPF, and tax exemption on treatment of Kovid-19. Although we have shared all these things with you one by one, but today we are telling you about these main changes together in this article.
Tax on profits from crypto
The tax on income from cryptocurrencies will be applicable from April 1. With the beginning of the financial year, tax of 30% will be applicable on the income, while TDS of 1 per cent will be applicable from July 1, 2022. In this regard, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had made it clear in the budget presented this time that how much tax will be levied on earnings from crypto assets. For Individuals/HUFs who get their accounts audited under the I-T Act, the TDS limit will be Rs 50,000 per annum.
No relief on losses in crypto
If there is profit in crypto then the government will have to pay tax. But on the contrary, if you have a loss in any digital asset, then you will not be able to get that loss set-off with your profit. For example if you buy two digital assets bitcoin and shiba inu. Make a profit of 100 rupees in bitcoin and lose 100 rupees in shiba inu. In this case, you will have to pay 30% income tax on the profit made from bitcoin (Rs 100). In return, the 100 rupees that you have lost in Shiba Inu will be yours. You will not be able to set-off that loss with the profit made from bitcoin. Whereas investing in the Indian stock market has the option of set-off.
Facility to file updated IT returns
In the new financial year, a special facility has been given for the income tax payers that if you want to fill ITR again by rectifying any mistake or mistake, then you can fill it. Taxpayers can now file an updated return within two years from the relevant assessment year.
NPS Deduction of State Government Employees
State government employees will now be able to claim deduction under section 80CCD(2) for NPS contribution up to 14% of their basic salary and dearness allowance by the employer, which will be in line with the deduction available to central government employees.
Tax on pf account
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to implement the Income Tax (25th Amendment) Rules, 2021 from April 1. This means that if you put only up to Rs 2.5 lakh in your EPF account, then it will be tax free. If you put more money than this, you will have to pay tax on the interest earned.
Tax relief on the cost of Covid-19 treatment
As per the June 2021 press release, tax exemption has been provided to individuals who have received funds for COVID medical treatment. Similarly, the money received by the family members on the death of a person due to Covid will also be tax exempt. But there is a condition in this that the money should be received within 12 months of the death of the person who died of Covid and it should not exceed 10 lakhs. This rule will come into effect from 1st April 2022.
