NPS (National Pension Scheme) Tax Benefits: Any individual, who avails the NPS, can claim a deduction in tax up to 10 percent of his/her gross income.
NPS (National Pension Scheme) Tax Benefits: Under the National Pension Scheme (NPS), all Indian citizens and NRIs between age 18 and 60 years can invest and claim tax deductions of up to Rs. 1.5 lakh u/s 80C every year, and an additional Rs. 50,000 u/s 80CCD(1B).
All the tax benefits which are entitled to an individual are available only for investments in Tier I account.
Tax benefits under the NPS:
Any individual, who avails the NPS, can claim a deduction in tax up to 10 per cent of his/her gross income, which means the maximum deduction claimed can be within the limit of Rs 1.5 lac.
Exclusive tax benefits under Section 80CCD (1B):
* Section 80CCD relates to the deductions available for an individual under the contributions made to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) or the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
* Under the NPS, an individual can avail an additional deduction of up to Rs 50,000 for investment. This additional amount is over and above the deduction of the prior Rs 1.5 lac bracket.
Tax benefits for Corporate Sector:
* Benefits for a Corporate Subscriber:
An additional tax benefit, apart from the above two, can be availed by the subscribers under the Corporate Sector. Up to 10 per cent of an individual’s salary (Basic + DA) is deductible from the income which comes under the tax slab, without any monetary limit.
* Corporates:
Up to 10 per cent of an individual’s salary (Basic + DA) can be deducted as ‘Business Expense’ from their Profit and Loss Account.
To make sufficient investment to avail the tax benefit, a subscriber can approach a Service Provider under the entities known as Points of Presence (PoP-SP) or visit the https://enps.nsdl.com to make an additional contribution in their account.
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