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Total income tax payable is obtained by adding two additional surcharges on calculated income tax.

Education Cess : An additional surcharge called ‘Education Cess’ is levied at the rate of 2% on the amount of income tax.

Secondary and Higher Education Cess : An additional surcharge called ‘Secondary and Higher Education Cess` is levied at the rate of 1% on the amount of income tax.

Question 69

Sangeeta is a young working lady. Towards the end of the financial year 2009 - 10, she found her total annual income to be Rs. 3, 37, 425/ -. What % of her income is payable as income tax?

Solution

Income tax payable by Sangeeta according to her salary band = 0.2*(337425-300000) + 0.1(300000-190000) = Rs. 18485

Total education cess levied on income tax = 2 + 1 = 3% of income tax 

Therefore, the total income tax payable by Sangeeta = 1.03*18485 = 19039.55.

Hence, the required percentage = $$\dfrac{19039.55}{337425}\times 100$$ = 5.64 percent

Therefore, we can say that option A is the correct answer. 


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