Tax-free interest income up to Rs 1 lakh for senior citizens, suggests SBI Research
Section 80TTB Income Tax exemption limit for senior citizens: Interest income of up to Rs 50,000 from savings accounts, fixed deposits and recurring deposits is currently exempted from income tax for senior citizens under Section 80TTB of the Income Tax Act. SBI Research suggests in its recent report that this limit should be increased to Rs 75,000/Rs 1 lakh. Also Read – Will Union Budget 2023 Help in Boosting the Indian Economy? “Under 80TTB interest income from deposits by senior citizen (Savings bank accounts, fixed deposits, recurring deposit accounts) up to Rs 50,000 is exempted from income tax. This threshold may be increased to Rs 75,000 / Rs 1 lakh which still will have much lower fiscal cost,” writes Dr Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, SBI. SBI Research also suggested that the Government should increase the maximum age limit for subscription to Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) to 12 years as a one-time measure to boost small saving deposits...