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Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Round off under Income Tax Section 288 A and 288 B

How to round off total income before computing tax 
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​​Section - 288A, Income-tax Act, 1961-2017
Rounding off of income.

Section 288A: The amount of total income computed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Act shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of ten rupees and for this purpose any part of a rupee consisting of paise shall be ignored and thereafter if such amount is not a multiple of ten, then, if the last figure in that amount is five or more, the amount shall be increased to the next higher amount which is a multiple of ten and if the last figure is less than five, the amount shall be reduced to the next lower amount which is a multiple of ten; and the amount so rounded off shall be deemed to be the total income of the assessee for the purposes of this Act.
 Illustration for better understanding
If the taxable income of Mr. Keshav is Rs. 2,52,844.99, then first paisa shall be ignored, i.e., 0.99 paisa shall be ignored) and  the remaining amount of Rs. 2,52,844 shall be rounded off to Rs. 2,52,840 (since last figure is less than five). If the total income is Rs. 2,52,845 or Rs. 2,52,846.01, then it shall be rounded off to Rs. 2,52,850 (since the last figure is five or above).​

Section - 288B, Income-tax Act, 1961-2017

Rounding off amount payable and refund due.

Section 288B. Any amount payable, and the amount of refund due, under the provisions of this Act shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of ten rupees and for this purpose any part of a rupee consisting of paise shall be ignored and thereafter if such amount is not a multiple of ten, then, if the last figure in that amount is five or more, the amount shall be increased to the next higher amount which is a multiple of ten and if the last figure is less than five, the amount shall be reduced to the next lower amount which is a multiple of ten.

Illustration for better understanding

If the tax Payable/refundable of Mr. Keshav is Rs.7,534.47, then first paisa shall be ignored, i.e., 0.47 paisa shall be ignored) and the remaining amount of Rs. 7,534 shall be rounded off to Rs. 7,530 (since last figure is less than five). If the total income is Rs. 7,535.00 or Rs. 7,535.47, then it shall be rounded off to Rs. 7,540 (since the last figure is five or above).​
                                 
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