India offers two parallel tax regimes: the New Regime (lower rates 0-30%, no deductions) and Old Regime (higher rates but ₹1.5+ lakh in deductions under Section 80C/80D). New Regime is default from FY2024-25. But the 30% headline rate is misleading—add surcharge (10-25% of tax for incomes above ₹50 lakh, capped at 25% under the New Regime even above ₹2 crore) and 4% health & education cess. True top rate reaches 39% for ₹2 crore+ earners under the New Regime (the Old Regime's surcharge instead continues to 37%, a 42.7% top rate, for those who opt out of the New Regime). A ₹15 lakh earner pays roughly ₹2.8 lakh (~18.5%) under New Regime (income tax + cess + EPF), or ~₹97,500 (~6.5%) income tax and cess alone. TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) means most salaried employees have tax auto-deducted. Advance tax quarterly payments required if liability exceeds ₹10,000. Filing deadline is July 31 (October 31 if audited). NRIs are taxed only on India-sourced income. Use our calculator to estimate your Indian tax liability.
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India's income tax uses 7 tax slabs from 0% to 30% (New Regime). Use the calculator to estimate your take-home pay after income tax:
| Income | Rate |
|---|---|
| ₹0 - ₹400,000 | 0% |
| ₹400,000 - ₹800,000 | 5% |
| ₹800,000 - ₹1,200,000 | 10% |
| ₹1,200,000 - ₹1,600,000 | 15% |
| ₹1,600,000 - ₹2,000,000 | 20% |
| ₹2,000,000 - ₹2,400,000 | 25% |
| Over ₹2,400,000 | 30% |
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