New Guidelines For Tax Exemptions On High-Premium Life Insurance Policies

For premiums past this restrict, the proceeds might be added to the earnings.

New Delhi:

The Revenue Tax division has prescribed a mechanism for calculating earnings proceeds from life insurance coverage insurance policies the place combination annual premium exceeds Rs 5 lakh.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Revenue Tax Modification (Sixteenth Modification), Guidelines, 2023, prescribing rule 11UACA for calculating earnings with respect to sum acquired upon maturity of life insurance coverage insurance policies whereby the quantity of premiums exceed Rs 5 lakh and such coverage/insurance policies are issued on or after April 1, 2023.

In response to the change, for insurance policies issued on or after April 1, 2023, the tax exemption on maturity advantages underneath Part 10(10D) will solely be relevant if the combination premium paid by a person is as much as Rs 5 lakh a yr.

For premiums past this restrict, the proceeds might be added to the earnings and taxed at relevant charges.

The change in tax provision with regard to life insurance coverage insurance policies, besides ULIP, was introduced within the Union Finances 2023-24.

AMRG & Associates Joint Companion (Company & Worldwide Tax) Om Rajpurohit stated based on the method, any surplus quantity acquired on maturity can be topic to tax underneath the pinnacle “earnings from different sources”.

AKM International Tax Companion Amit Maheshwari stated the availability was launched to nullify tax benefits given to investments disguised as insurance coverage insurance policies. Since this provision would influence many people, particularly the wealthy, CBDT has issued pointers to take away difficulties, which is a welcome transfer.

The rules are elaborate and provides numerous examples on the computation of the consideration eligible for exemption, Maheshwari added.

The taxation provision for the quantity acquired on the dying of an insured has not been modified and that continues to stay exempt from earnings tax. PTI JD TRB HVA DRR

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