Income Tax Slab 2019 is not changed for Taxable Income above Rs.5 lakh

Income Tax Slab 2019 is not changed for Taxable Income above Rs.5 lakh

Yesterday the budget 2019 was presented in the Parliament and everybody expected some announcement would be made on Income Tax Slab for 2019-2020

As expected, the FM announced that those who are having taxable income up to Rs.5 Lakh need not to pay income tax. This announcement gave the impression that, the Income Tax exemption limit is increased from Rs.2.5 Lakh to Rs.5 Lakh and the Tax Slab 2019-2020 will be changed[ Read the PIB News].

But later it is clarified that those who are having Taxable income up to Rs.5 lakh after deductions under Section 80C will get full rebate under Section 87 A. The FM also made it clear that Income Tax Slab is not changed for the individuals coming under the taxable Income net of above Rs.5 Lakh. It implies that if one’s taxable Income is more than Rs.5 Lakh, the individual cannot claim the rebate under Section 87 A. See Example below

From the above example, we came to know that if one’s Taxable Income is up to Rs.5,00,000, he gets full rebate under 87 A and need not to pay any Tax. Whereas one’s Taxable Income is Rs.5,01,000, he cannot claim rebate under Section 87 A and he has to pay Rs.13208 as Income Tax for earning Rs.1000 income above of Rs.5 Lakh.

Is that Correct..? To extend this benefit to the all Tax paying Salaried class , either this rebate under 87 A should be given to all without restricting it to below Rs.5 Lakh or Income Tax Slab may be changed accordingly to make Nil Tax for Income from 2.5 lakh to 5 lakh.