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Income Tax Calculator — Old vs New Regime (FY 2025-26)

Compare income tax under the old and new regimes for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27) with full official-calculator parity — salary, house-property interest, other income, regime-specific deductions, Section 87A rebate, surcharge with marginal relief, and cess.

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How this is calculated

Each regime builds total income from gross salary (less standard deduction and, for the old regime, the new-regime-disallowed salary deductions and the capped house-property loss) plus other income, less that regime's deductions. Tax = slab tax on total income − Section 87A rebate + surcharge (with marginal relief) + 4% Health and Education Cess. The new regime caps surcharge at 25%; the old regime runs to 37%.

Worked examples

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹8,00,000 · Deductions under the old regime ₹1,50,000

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹8,00,000 · Deductions under the old regime ₹1,50,000
Old regimeNew regime
Gross salary₹8,00,000₹8,00,000
Less: exempt allowances & salary deductions₹0₹0
Less: standard deduction₹50,000₹75,000
Income from salary₹7,50,000₹7,25,000
Income other than salary₹0₹0
Gross total income₹7,50,000₹7,25,000
Less: deductions₹1,50,000₹0
Total income₹6,00,000₹7,25,000
Tax on total income₹32,500₹16,250
Less: rebate u/s 87A₹0₹16,250
Surcharge₹0₹0
Health & education cess₹1,300₹0
Total tax liability₹33,800₹0

₹8,00,000 gross salary with ₹1,50,000 of old-regime deductions. Old regime ₹33,800; new regime ₹0 after the Section 87A rebate — the new regime saves ₹33,800.

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹13,00,000

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹13,00,000
Old regimeNew regime
Gross salary₹13,00,000₹13,00,000
Less: exempt allowances & salary deductions₹0₹0
Less: standard deduction₹50,000₹75,000
Income from salary₹12,50,000₹12,25,000
Income other than salary₹0₹0
Gross total income₹12,50,000₹12,25,000
Less: deductions₹0₹0
Total income₹12,50,000₹12,25,000
Tax on total income₹1,87,500₹63,750
Less: rebate u/s 87A₹0₹38,750
Surcharge₹0₹0
Health & education cess₹7,500₹1,000
Total tax liability₹1,95,000₹26,000

₹13,00,000 gross salary with no deductions. Old regime ₹1,95,000; new regime ₹26,000 after the standard deduction, lower slab rates and Section 87A marginal relief — the new regime saves ₹1,69,000.

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹25,00,000 · Deductions under the old regime ₹3,50,000

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹25,00,000 · Deductions under the old regime ₹3,50,000
Old regimeNew regime
Gross salary₹25,00,000₹25,00,000
Less: exempt allowances & salary deductions₹0₹0
Less: standard deduction₹50,000₹75,000
Income from salary₹24,50,000₹24,25,000
Income other than salary₹0₹0
Gross total income₹24,50,000₹24,25,000
Less: deductions₹3,50,000₹0
Total income₹21,00,000₹24,25,000
Tax on total income₹4,42,500₹3,07,500
Less: rebate u/s 87A₹0₹0
Surcharge₹0₹0
Health & education cess₹17,700₹12,300
Total tax liability₹4,60,200₹3,19,800

₹25,00,000 gross salary with ₹3,50,000 of old-regime deductions. Old regime ₹4,60,200; new regime ₹3,19,800 — the new regime saves ₹1,40,400 even after the old regime's deductions.

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹55,00,000

Individual · Below 60 years · Resident · Gross salary after exempt allowances ₹55,00,000
Old regimeNew regime
Gross salary₹55,00,000₹55,00,000
Less: exempt allowances & salary deductions₹0₹0
Less: standard deduction₹50,000₹75,000
Income from salary₹54,50,000₹54,25,000
Income other than salary₹0₹0
Gross total income₹54,50,000₹54,25,000
Less: deductions₹0₹0
Total income₹54,50,000₹54,25,000
Tax on total income₹14,47,500₹12,07,500
Less: rebate u/s 87A₹0₹0
Surcharge₹1,44,750₹1,20,750
Health & education cess₹63,690₹53,130
Total tax liability₹16,55,940₹13,81,380

₹55,00,000 gross salary with no deductions — the 10% surcharge applies. Old regime ₹16,55,940; new regime ₹13,81,380 — the new regime saves ₹2,74,560.

HUF · Below 60 years · Resident · Income other than salary ₹10,00,000

HUF · Below 60 years · Resident · Income other than salary ₹10,00,000
Old regimeNew regime
Gross salary₹0₹0
Less: exempt allowances & salary deductions₹0₹0
Less: standard deduction₹0₹0
Income from salary₹0₹0
Income other than salary₹10,00,000₹10,00,000
Gross total income₹10,00,000₹10,00,000
Less: deductions₹0₹0
Total income₹10,00,000₹10,00,000
Tax on total income₹1,12,500₹40,000
Less: rebate u/s 87A₹0₹0
Surcharge₹0₹0
Health & education cess₹4,500₹1,600
Total tax liability₹1,17,000₹41,600

A HUF with ₹10,00,000 of non-salary income. No standard deduction and no Section 87A rebate apply: old regime ₹1,17,000; new regime ₹41,600 — the new regime saves ₹75,400.