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With the tax on EPF, how safe are your investments?
How safe are your investment and pension funds after the government proposed to tax employee provident fund?
With the government proposing to tax the interest accrued on 60% of employee provident fund, this is how your investments are impacted:
Employee Provident Fund: Interest accrued on 60% of the corpus will be taxed during withdrawal. But the tax is applicable only on deposits made after April 1, 2016.
Investment: No tax
Withdrawal: Tax on interest earned on 60% of the corpus.
Condition: The tax on the interest is applicable on those earning salaries above Rs 15, 000 per month.
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National Pension Scheme: 60% of the corpus will be taxed on withdrawal.
Investment: No Tax
Withdrawal : Tax on 60% of the corpus
Condition: Corpus fully taxable till March 31, 2016
Employer managed pension funds: Just like EPF, interest accrued on 60% of the corpus will taxed on withdarwal. On this as well, this tax is applicable from April 1, 2016.
Investment: No tax
Withdrawal: Tax on interest earned on 60% of the corpus.
Condition: The tax on the interest is applicable on those earning salaries above Rs 15, 000 per month.
Superannuation funds managed by employers: 60% of the corpus will be taxed on withdrawal.
Investment: No Tax
Withdrawal : Tax on 60% of the corpus
Condition: Corpus fully taxable till March 31, 2016
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PPF & NSC: Public Provident Fund and other small savings schemes like the National Savings Certificate remain tax free.
Investment: No tax
Withdrawal: No tax
Condition: Investments of only Rs 1,50,000 can be made per year.
Pension funds offered by LIC and other private companies: These schemes continue to remain tax-free, if designed under section 80C
Investment: No tax
Withdrawal: No tax
Condition: Interest accrued and bonuses, if applicable, are also not taxable
Read: Only EPF interest to attract tax, withdrawals will be exempted
