09/01/2026
📌 IMPORTANT DEDUCTIONS & EXEMPTIONS
UNDER NEW TAX REGIME
✅ Allowed Deductions & Exemptions
1️⃣ Standard Deduction
• ₹75,000
• Available for:
• Salaried employees
• Regular pensioners
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2️⃣ NPS – Employer Contribution
Section 80CCD(2)
• Deduction up to 14% of salary (Basic + DA)
• Allowed for all employees under the New Tax Regime
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3️⃣ Family Pension
• Deduction = Lower of:
• ₹25,000 OR
• 1/3rd of family pension received
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4️⃣ Employer-Provided Tax-Free Benefits
• Gratuity: up to ₹20 lakh (lifetime)
• Leave encashment: up to ₹25 lakh
• VRS compensation: up to ₹5 lakh
• Mobile, internet, uniform & work travel:
• Tax-free only if used for official purposes
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5️⃣ Home & Housing Loan Provisions
• Principal repayment (80C): ❌ Not allowed
• Interest on self-occupied house: ❌ Not allowed
• Interest on let-out house:
• Allowed only against house-property income
• ❌ No set-off against salary or other income
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6️⃣ Capital Gains Benefits (Continue as usual)
• Section 54:
• Sale of residential house → reinvest in another house
• Section 54EC:
• Invest in specified bonds (NHAI / REC) up to ₹50 lakh
• Section 54F:
• Sale of any long-term asset → invest in residential house
• Special tax rates under Sections 111A & 112A continue
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7️⃣ Employer / Policy Benefits That Remain Tax-Free
• Employer contribution to:
• PF / NPS / Superannuation
• Overall cap: ₹7.5 lakh per annum
• Life insurance payout on death of insured person
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❌ Not Allowed Under New Tax Regime
• Section 80C:
• PF, PPF, ELSS, LIC, Sukanya Samriddhi
• Tuition fees
• Section 80D: Health insurance
• Section 80E: Education loan interest
• HRA & LTA
• Donations (80G)
• Home loan interest (self-occupied)
• Interest on savings (80TTA / 80TTB)
• Food coupons / Meal cards
• Employee’s own NPS contribution
• (80CCD(1) & 80CCD(1B))
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🔑 Key Takeaway
✔️ New Tax Regime allows limited but important deductions, mainly:
• Standard deduction
• Employer NPS contribution
• Certain employer benefits & capital gains exemptions
❌ Most popular investment-based deductions are not available.
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