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FCI Issues Circular on Income Tax Implications for NPS

March 6, 2023 by Eliza Leave a Comment

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has issued a circular on February 13, 2023, providing clarification on the provisions under the Income Tax Act of 1961 related to the National Pension System (NPS). The circular states the implications of the current provisions of the Income Tax Act on the transactions made under the NPS. The circular is approved by the Executive Director (DCPS) and is signed by Hemant Kumar Varshney, AGM (DCPS).

Clarification on the provisions under Income Tax Act’ 1961 pertaining to NPS

FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA
HEADQUARTERS
16-20, BARAKHAMBA LANE
NEW DELHI – 110001

No. DCPS / 1 / Wage Revision / 2017-2018

Dated: 13th Feb, 2023

Circular No. FCIDCPS-02/2023

Subject: Clarification on the provisions under Income Tax Act’ 1961 pertaining to National Pension System (NPS).
Implications of the prevalent provisions of Income Tax Act’1961 on the transactions affected under National Pension System (NPS) are stated hereunder:-

Sl. No.IssueClarification
1Eligible deduction on the contribution made by a Member Employee.Contribution by a Member Employee whether mandatory (being 2% of Salary) or voluntary, however, restricted to Rs. 50,000/- is an allowable deduction under Section 80CCD (1B).
2Tax implications on Employer Contribution to NPS.Employer Contribution to NPS shall be included in working out the ‘Value of Perquisite’ as per Rule-3.
3Applicable provisions on partial withdrawal from NPS.Lump Sum withdrawal for specified reasons, limited to 25% of the total contribution by Member Employee, is exempt under Section 10 (12B) of Income Tax Act’1961.
4Applicable provisions on ‘Premature Exit’ from NPS.Permissible withdrawal upto 20% of the Corpus of the Member Employee is taxable and is to be included as part of Salary and tax deductions may be applied thereupon. The remaining 80% corpus of the Member Employee shall have to be mandatorily converted in Annuity, which is taxable as per Tax-Slab in the year of payout.

This issues with the approval of the Executive Director (DCPS).

(Hemant Kumar Varshney)
AGM (DCPS)

Source: https://fci.gov.in/

FCI Issues Circular on Income Tax Implications for NPS

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