Form 15G and 15H – A Detailed Guide

POSTED BY Jagoinvestor ON May 1, 2021 COMMENTS (474)

Many people whose income doesn’t fall under the tax slab have mostly invested in products such as FD through which they can earn interest. But can we do anything to make sure that the bank does not deduct TDS on interest earned if our total income is not taxable?

If you all don’t know then let me highlight to you that it is mandatory for banks to deduct TDS on our interest income. If our income is not taxable and we also earn interest from other financial products etc..then we will have to provide Form 15G and 15H to the bank so that bank doesn’t deduct TDS since our income is not taxable.

In this article, I will be discussing all aspects related to Form 15 and 15H.

What is form 15G and 15H?

What are Forms 15G and 15H?

Forms 15G/15H are forms that an individual can submit to ensure that the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is not deducted on the interest income if she/he meets the applicable conditions. Always remember, that if an individual wants to claim tax deduction through Form 15G/15H, then the individual must have a Permanent Account Number (PAN).

Form 15G is to be filled by individuals aged below 60 yrs and Form 15H is to be filled by senior citizens aged 60 yrs and above. You can click on this link if you want to download the form directly from the website. If you want to have a look at the form, click on the link below,

Eligibility Criteria to fill these Forms –

a) For Form 15G –

  • An Individual or HUF or trust or any other assessee
  • Only Indian Resident can apply
  • Age should be less than 60 years old
  • Tax calculated on their Total Income should be nil
  • The total interest income for the year should be less than the basic exemption limit of that year

b) For Form 15H –

  • A Resident Indian Individual
  • Age should be 60 yrs or more (senior citizen) during the year for which you are submitting the form
  • Tax calculated on their Total Income should be nil

Who all are not eligible to fill these forms?

The following are not eligible for submission of Form 15G/15H –

  • Company (Private and Public)
  • Partnership Firm
  • Non-Resident Indian (NRI)
  • An Individual whose estimated total income or the aggregate total income exceeds the basic exemption limit.

Can these forms be filled online or just offline?

a) Form 15G (online and offline) –

An individual can choose to submit Form 15G offline or online, depending on the facilities provided by their bank or financier. Firstly they need to check if their bank allows submission of Form 15G online. If this facility is available in their bank, they can simply log on to their internet banking account and fill up the form online. Once you have filled up the form, recheck the details, and hit submit. For your future reference, you can download the submitted form.

The other option is to fill a physical form and submit it to the bank. The forms are available in the Income Tax Portal. You can download the form and get printouts of the same. You can then submit these duly signed documents to the bank or financier where you have the savings accounts. You can also submit it at the post office or the company you work for depending on your requirement.

Currently, there are 2 banks that provide online filling of the forms. If you have an account in the below 2 banks then you log in through internet banking and fill these forms –

b) Form 15H (online and offline) –

You can submit Form 15H online or offline mode. To submit it offline, you need to download the form from the Income Tax portal as discussed above. Once you have completed filling the form, you can submit these forms at your bank or post office or your employer (in the case of Provident fund).

If your bank or financier allows submission of Form 15H online, you can log on to your internet banking and fill up the form. You can submit the form directly using internet banking. For your future reference, you can download the submitted form.

Currently, there are 2 banks that provide online filling of the forms. If you have an account in the below 2 banks then you log in through internet banking and fill these forms –

A detailed guide on how to fill the form through SBI Internet Banking –

Different other scenarios where these forms can be utilized –

a) TDS on EPF withdrawal –

TDS is deducted on EPF balance if it is withdrawn before 5 years of continuous service. If an individual had less than 5 years of service and plans to withdraw their EPF balance of more than Rs.50,000, then they can submit Form 15G or Form15H. However, to fill this form the tax on an individual’s total income including EPF balance withdrawn should be nil.

b) TDS on income from Corporate Bonds –

If an individual holds corporate bonds, then TDS is deducted on them if their income from these bonds exceeds Rs 5,000. They can submit Form 15G or Form 15H to the issuer requesting the non-deduction of TDS.

c) TDS on post office deposits –

Post offices that are digitized also deduct TDS and accept Form 15G or Form 15H, if an individual meets the conditions applicable for submitting them.

d) TDS on Rent –

TDS is deducted on rent exceeding Rs 2.4 lakh annually. If the tax on an individual’s total income is nil, then they can submit Form 15G or Form 15H to request the tenant to not deduct TDS.

e) TDS on Insurance Commission –

TDS is deducted on insurance commission if it exceeds Rs 15000 per financial year. However, insurance agents can submit Form 15G/Form 15H for non-deduction of TDS if the tax on their total income is nil.

FAQs –

i) What will happen if I forget to submit the form on time to the bank?

If you forget to submit these forms on time then the bank will deduct the TDS. However, one can claim the deducted TDS by filing an ITR.

ii) What is the difference between Form 15G and Form 15H?

Both are self-declaration forms that an individual will have to submit to the bank once they open a fixed deposit. While Form 15G is for those who are below 60 years and come under Hindu Undivided Families (HUF), Form 15H is for everyone who is 60 years and above.

iii) Is the form provided by banks one and the same? Or is it different?

The forms which banks provide are a little different from the actual form which is available on the income tax website. However, both type of forms serves the same purpose. You can have a look at the form in the above section.

iv) Can HUF, NRIs submit Form 15G/Form15H?

HUF can submit Form 15G if it meets the conditions but Form 15H is only for individuals. NRIs cannot submit Form 15G or Form 15H. These can only be submitted by resident Indians.

v) Do I need to submit Form 15G/ Form 15H at all the branches of the bank?

Yes, you must submit one at each branch of the bank from which you receive interest income though TDS is deducted only when total interest earned from all branches exceeds Rs 10,000.

vi) Does filing Form 15G/Form15H mean my interest income is not taxable?

Form 15G/Form 15H is only a declaration that no TDS should be deducted on your interest income since the tax on your total income is nil. Interest income from fixed deposits, recurring deposits, and corporate bonds is always taxable.

vii) Will my interest income become tax-free if I submit Form 15G/Form15H?

Interest income from fixed deposits and recurring deposits is taxable. For senior citizens deduction of Rs.50,000 is available under section 80TTB for the interest income from fixed deposits/post office deposits/deposits held in a co-operative society. You should submit this form only if the tax on your total income is zero along with other conditions.

viii) I have submitted Form 15G and Form 15H but I also have taxable income, What should I do?

You must inform your bank that the tax on your total income is not zero. The bank will make changes and deduct TDS accordingly. You should report the entire interest income in your tax return and pay tax on it as applicable.

ix) Do I have to submit this form to the income tax department?

You don’t need to submit these forms directly to the income tax department. Just submit them to the deductor, and they will prepare and submit these forms to the income tax department. At times these forms can also be filled and submitted in the bank.

x) Is there any time limit for submitting these forms?

There is no time limit or due date for submitting Form 15G/15H to the bank. However, it is advisable to submit it at the beginning of the financial year (i.e. Apr 01) or as and when the new deposit is created.

xi) What is the time limit during which these forms are valid?

Forms 15G/15H are valid for one financial year ending on Mar 31 of every year. So, you will have to submit these forms every year if you are eligible. Submitting them as soon as the financial year starts will ensure that no deduction is done on any interest income earned.

xii) Is there any other way NRIs can refrain from TDS deduction as they are not eligible for Form 15G and 15H? 

For any NRI, whose TDS is more than his/her tax liability, such excess tax can be claimed as a refund from the Indian Tax Department (ITD) by filing the Return of Income in the particular Financial Year. Such excess TDS results in loss to NRI due to the time interval between the tax deducted and refund of such excess tax, which may take generally 1 to 2 years.

In order to address the above situation, a procedure has been prescribed under the Act, whereby NRI recipient of income can apply online to ITD (in a prescribed format) along with the relevant supporting documents to issue a Tax Exemption Certificate (TEC) authorizing the payer of income (who deducts tax) to deduct tax at a lower rate or Nil rate, as the case may be.

In the case of NRIs, whose actual tax liability is lower than the rate of tax prescribed under the Act, it is beneficial to obtain a TEC. An NRI should apply for TEC under few situations listed below –

NRI tax

Procedure – The Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (from the International taxation ward of the ITD) of an NRI generally issues a TEC between 2 to 4 weeks from the date of application.

Validity – TEC is normally valid for the period for which such TEC is obtained (i.e. a Financial Year) and for the specific income as stated in the TEC.

Filing Return of Income – NRI who has obtained the TEC has to compulsorily file his Return of Income in India for that Financial Year.

xiii) How can an individual make use of these forms?

These forms can be used only if the tax calculated on the individual’s total income is nil for the financial year. Both forms – Form 15G and Form 15H – have a validity of one financial year. That is why either of them is required to be submitted at least once every financial year. Forms 15G and 15H are basically submitted to save TDS on interest income.

For example, Banks deduct TDS on FDs when interest income is more than Rs 10,000 in a financial year. But if the total income is below the taxable limit, then Form 15G and Form 15H have to be submitted to the bank requesting them not to deduct any TDS on the interest.

Points to Remember –

  • An individual can only submit Form 15G/15H to a bank with a valid PAN, if an individual doesn’t have a valid PAN then, the tax will be deducted at 20%.
  • It is advisable to submit a copy of the PAN card with the cover letter.
  • The individual should make sure he/she receives an acknowledgement while submitting Form 15G/15H. This acknowledgement can be kept for future reference.
  • Acknowledgement of submission of PAN details is useful if a dispute with the bank arises.
  • The individual will need to submit the details of the Form 15G/15H submitted by him/her to other banks as well as the interest income amount mentioned in these forms.
  • As the individual has submitted his/her PAN, the respective assessing officer will have access to all the information submitted by the individual to other banks and will cross check if there is any incorrect information submitted by the individual or not.
  • There is a provision for imprisonment for a minimum of three months if an individual is found to have provided incorrect information in the declaration forms.

A short video on How to Fill these Forms –

a) Form 15G –

b) Form 15H –

Conclusion –

So this was all that I wanted to share in this article. If you have any queries then you can post them in the comments section.

474 replies on this article “Form 15G and 15H – A Detailed Guide”

  1. Ankit says:

    If form 15G is given to the deductor then what’s the point of TDS statement 26AS?

    1. Jagoinvestor says:

      It will show NIL in that case.. form 26AS is just a place where one can see all their TDS deducted entry. It can be NIL

  2. Shreya Singh says:

    Thanks for sharing this detailed guide on form 15g and 15h it cleared out all my queries regards with the topic.

  3. Naman says:

    Most people are not aware of 15G and 15H but here you shared all information is very informative.
    Thanks for all…

  4. Srinivas says:

    Some points.

    Form 15G/H is a declaration to the bank by individual HUF stating that a person’s income is less than taxable limit.

    Some banks(ICICI) print these forms with deposit details and the customer has to sign on that. Can check with your bank.

    In many places, it was mentioned that the customer needs to meet the criterion of tax. One should remember that the responsibility of verification will be with customer and not a banker. If one submits an incorrect form and subsequently query comes, the customer is answerable and not the bank or firm.

    One need not worry whether he/she has to submit 15G/H. Bank will provide the correct format as per the conditions.

    It is advisable to submit at the beginning as TDS once deducted, the bank cannot give back. One has to go through the tax return filing route to recover the same.

    1. Jagoinvestor says:

      Thanks for sharing Srinivas

  5. shrinivas says:

    sir recently I had sold my property and I had cleared all my loans and obligations and I had balance amount of 10 lakhs I am giving this amount to my wife which she has no income sources she want to keep this amount for fd to avoid tax what to do.

  6. Rao says:

    I submitted Form 15G for some of my FDs last year as I did not know what my earnings in my 1st year of retirement would be. TDS was deducted in other FDs. Around Oct, I suspected income would exceed 5 lacs (taxable income more than 2.5 lacs after standard & 80c deduction) and paid Advance tax of 10000, just in case. Will I have to pay penalty & interest for not paying tax in 1st 2 quarters? Also, will I be in 10% or 20% tax slab for income above 4 lacs?

    I read that form 15g should not be submitted if gross income (without exemptions) is above taxable limit. For FD with cumulative interest, bank deducts tds on quarterly /half-yearly interest paid. The reduced amount added to principal, reduces further interest due, hence reducing maturity value. With exemptions, final taxable income may be less than minimum taxable limit. When one claims back the tds amount from IT dept, the interest on the tds is not gained, hence there is loss to taxpayer. Isn’t that unfair to a low income person?

    1. Hi Rao

      This query belongs to CA domain, hence we are not the right people to comment on this issue.

      I suggest you get in touch with a CA for this in your city.

      We also have a CA partner incase you want to explore that, Just fill in your details here and they will give you a complimentary call back

      https://www.jagoinvestor.com/solutions/ca-services

      Manish

  7. Ghouse says:

    Hi sir my mother is pension person the bank say submit form G or H how to going on this process plz help me

    1. Just take the form from bank, and submit it back after filling it up !

  8. SANATAN PRAMANIK says:

    DEAR MANISHJI,
    I AM SANATAN PRAMANIK, WORKING UNDER THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED. I maintained tax returns. I am salary holder. I had ppf and 2 fd (90,000.00) pl. tell how i maintain tax deduction. I had land property (HUF) so what sujest to tax saving matter.

    1. Hi SANATAN PRAMANIK

      I am not clear on what is your question. Please repeat it with more clarity

      Manish

  9. Bedanshumishra says:

    An FD worth 300000 in the name of a minor under guardianship of mother is eligible to submit 15G with mothers pan???

    1. I am not sure on that. Talk to bank on this

  10. Dibyendu says:

    Sir,
    There is a speculation that if the interest income will exceed 90000/- per year then the 15g form will not be valid.Is there any truth of this word?

    1. Hi Dibyendu

      I have not heard anything like that. Where did you read it? I dont think there is any rule like that!

  11. VivekBhuva says:

    Hi Manish,

    My father’s age is 65 years, he has FD of 1.5 lakhs with 9.75% interest. His maturity value will be 3,11,406 in 2019.

    What amount value should I mention in filling 15H:

    1) Estimated income for which this declaration is made.?
    2) Estimated total income of the P.Y in which income mentioned in column 15 to be included.?

    Please reply ASAP

    1. It has to be the interest income for that year !

  12. arya says:

    i am a salaried person with an income of 4 lac annually I have fixed deposits of 30 lac for five years. But submitted 15g form in previous years. .Should I submit this form this year?

    1. I am not sure how it will help you?

  13. Poorvi says:

    When a FD is 1 year long say from Nov 2015 – Nov 2016. How do we get to know the exact interest earned on such FD for the Financial year 2015-16?

    1. Check your bank account. The money must be credited as interest

  14. Kaushik says:

    Sir,

    My senior citizen mother submitted Form 15H in April 2015 at banks where she holds FDs. As there was unanticipated income and also inability to invest in tax saving instruments, both the total aggregate income and taxable income for the financial year have exceeded the exemption limit for current financial year. Would there be a problem on account of prior submission of 15H?

    1. No , just pay the tax properly !

  15. krishnan says:

    Hi Manish,

    Can you please suggest some good CA in Bangalore

  16. Dev says:

    Hi Sir,

    My Father is a retiree from Govt services (aged 66). He is drawing pension around 3.5 Lac per year. Holding FD in Banks of 25 Lacs. Now is his FD interest income taxable in this case keeping the Indian Income Tax slabs in view

    Thanks

    1. YEs, what matters is the total income in hand in a year .. so it will be taxbale for him !

  17. kavi says:

    Hi,
    My father is 81 years old, he get a pension around 7 lakhs pa, he and my mum have some savings as fixed deposits amounting nearly 40 lakhs, rate of interest on average of 10%. . they do file 15H every year. My question is -Does tax will be deducted from their interest or not? and if yes than are there any procedure to avoid it?
    Thank you.

    1. No Tax will be deducted as form 15 is given by them

  18. sd says:

    hello sir
    If my father give me 5 lac Rs for fixed deposit and my income is nil then may I submit form 15 g to the bank?and then should I payment liability in income tax

    1. No , in that case there wont be any tax liability on you

      1. Vivek says:

        Sir , Interest earned amount won’t be included in ” Income from Other sources “

  19. Gautham says:

    Dear Sir,
    I made e-STDR in SBI for the period of six months for Rs.25000/- . In system generated advice it shows me to avoid tax deduction submit 15H/G to the branch after opening e-STDR. 15H/G is necessary for me to submit to avoid tax deduction.
    Regards,
    Gautham K

  20. Sanjivkumar says:

    sir, I have opened a new e-RD account in sbi through internet banking, i have doubt whether i have to submit 15G or 15 H to sbi branch. kindly give your valuable information. thank you.

    1. YOu need to submit 15G

  21. Vaibhav says:

    Dear Sir,
    My mother has fds of 8 lakhs. Whenever she recieve interest about 11% TDS is deducted. She has got her PAN registered in SBI where her fd accounts are registered.

    How can she get those deduction credited or stop any deduction in future. She donot have any source of income.

    Can I now submit Form 15 H even if PAN is registered at bank or how I she can avoid TDS and it’s refund in future.

    1. For the old deductions, you will now have to file a tax return for her and claim back the deductions. For future, you can submit form 15G

  22. Reddy says:

    Hello sir I made a 50000 fixed deposit there is any tds charges for this fixed deposit

  23. shrikant says:

    hello sir i am planning to invest 25 lacs fd in a bank for 1 year 10.50 interest rate and 25 lacs fd in private institution for 3 years and 14.89 interest rate. my yearly income from this fds goes more than 5 lacs. private institution says they will give tds deducted amount.my question is that how much income tax i have to pay ? what process i have to do? i mean to file income tax return etc?

    1. Hi shrikant

      A CA is more qualified to answer you query, hence I suggest better get in touch one.

      We are not right people to talk on this

      Manish

  24. Sarika says:

    Hi manesh.. I want to withdraw my pf amount more than 30,000 and my service in that company is for four years. I came to know that 10% of the pf amount cuts in TDS and if I submit 15g form then TDS is not applicable. I am currently working in another company. Can I submit form 15G to avoid TDS?

    1. Yes, If you submit 15G , TDS is not applicable !

      Manish

  25. Karia says:

    hi manish sir i am 18yr old college student staying in hostel ,applying for pan card for opening savings bank a/c . i have a questn that will there a tax reduction from my savings account? since i have no source of income bcs i am getting only pocket money from parents

    1. No dont worry . Nothing of that sort will happen . Get your PAN 🙂

  26. sasdip says:

    Hi manish i need your help
    My mother has 2 pension one is family penson & another of her own total pension around 400000/anum. The bank every year ask for 15 h & she submit it .she has some sr citigen & fd which fetches around 100000/anum. Can she file 15 h. If not what penalty for previous year submission of 15 h

    1. SHe has to do it each year ! . Past year if not done, its gone !

  27. amit says:

    Hi Manish,
    Need your help please.
    My mother got maturity from LIC proceeds in December. Amount is 7 lacs + .
    But they deducted her TDS of INR 16000 something. She did not fill 15 G.

    My mother has never ever filed any IT return in life. She is also not earning. But she has PAN.

    Is there any wayout so that she can get the TDS refund. I mean is it fine if you file IT return all of a sudden for her ????? Will there be any query / problem.

    Please give a solution.

    1. Yes, you can file the return and ask for refund . There is no issue !

  28. Ghanashyam says:

    15G & 15 H Submit online process

  29. palanikumar says:

    hello brother,

    i am working in Singapore. every month i am depositing in FD of amount 20k for 10 years tenure . Mine is a savings account which is opened while i was in India. for the past two years i am deposit like this. is there any charges for me ,if there then please guide me how to avoid it. because i am paying tax for Singapore government already.thanks in advance.

    1. There wont be any charges for FD .

  30. aditya says:

    Hello Manish,
    My mother works as school teacher and her annual salary is 2 laks. She doesnot have any income tax. My grandfather(her father) opened an FD in her name with an amount of 2 laks.(this money came after selling his land and deposited in my mothers name as an FD). The tenure of this FD is 2 years.(renews after every 2 years in september).

    My mother(she is below 60years) submits form 15G every year. In the same way, she submitted it for the FY 2014-15 in the starting of that financial year. Because of the mistake of the bank staff, they have deducted an income tax of 2000.(approx , am not aware of exact amount) for that year. She submitted form 15 G for FY 2015-16 also.

    Is it possible to claim that amount that is deducted, since that year is over? Does she need to file an income tax return like every other person(since she never filed an IT return in her life). If so, should it be done in incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in website? Or should it be done in offline mode. Since this FD comes under “Other sources of income”, Please suggest best possible solution for this case..

    1. Yes, you can claim back that by filing the return agian..

  31. venkat says:

    Hello,
    I am to receive around 15 k INR provident fund from my ex employer. when I approach them to start the process I am asked to submit 15 G form to declare any investments were made by me in order to avoid tax deductions, for real I have not made any investments also the annual income is not sufficient to be tax deducted as per tax slabs. here my question to receive minimal amount of 15 k , Do I have to submit 15 G form as they asked? I don’t think the interest I earned on the provident fund may not exceed 1.5K.

    1. I dont think the employer has any right to ask all this . They just have to initiate the process of withdrawal . Why dont you just fill up the form and send to EPFO

      1. anu says:

        Hi Manish,

        Very informative article… I too need to get approx. 25 K PF from my ex employer and I worked for 8 months only… Need to know if filling and sending 15G is compulsory in my case? Also, have not made any investment in the year 2014-15-16. The only one is NSC of 2010. If 15 G is mandatory, do I need to provide my 2010’s NSC’s info in the form?

        1. In that case you dont need to send form 15G

          1. anu says:

            many thanks! :):)

  32. I retired from the post of Assistant manager (HR) from NHPC Limited on 31.01.2012 and done two FD’s amounting to Rs.10,00,000 each with SBI and the rest amount kept in MOD. Since the interest amount does not exceed the prescribed limit of annually income, so I did not submit the IT Return up to date. I have also not executed the Form 15-H to the said bank. TDS is being deducted by the SBI at his own level. But should I do.Please reply.

    1. 10 lacs FD will surely have the interest more than 10k , so TDS will get deducted. i Suggest submit the form 15G/H

  33. lakshmi says:

    If The interest earned from my NRE FD is tax free should i submit form G15?

    1. You dont need to give it for NRE FD

  34. jai says:

    if s person income is 8 lacs per year
    which is taxable. if i open a fd of 3 lack. for 2 years. if i submit a 15 g form then there is no no tds on interest of more than 10000.

    1. So what is your question ?

  35. Tanuja says:

    Hi Sir,

    I dont have made any investment to declared as per the schedule 1,2,3,4,5 what I am suppose to fill then

    1. I didnt get your query actually !

  36. Prakhar says:

    I had deposited 50000 in my saving account for FD purpose.
    I made FD for 456 days to get 8% Interest i.e. around Rs 5000.
    Do I need to produce “form-15” and PAN card at the end of Financial year???.
    also does scholarship comes under income tax if it exceeds 200000???

    1. Mohan says:

      Hi If interest amount is more than 10,000 only you have to submit FormG else not required, generally scholarship doesn’t come under income tax.

    2. No, you dont need to give the Form 15

  37. anand says:

    Dear Sir,
    I want to know about schedule IV in form 15G, I am investing Rs. 2000 in mutual fund as SIP, from last 5 years. What should I mention in that, because how I calculate income in respect of unit(last block)

    Regards

    1. Hi anand

      A CA is more qualified to answer you query, hence I suggest better get in touch one.

      We are not right people to talk on this

      Manish

      1. krishnan says:

        sir pls give informations i have fd deposited 5lakhs in sbi for 10years . now sbi sended 15g form pls give purpose of this form

        1. So that they dont deduct the TDS

  38. Faiyaz says:

    Dear Manish,

    I have read your articles, its a great info provider to no-voice persons about financial world. its Very Impressive !!

    I would like to open FD of 10Lakh for 2yrs on my wife name..
    As she is housewife, no source of income and her PAN card is also stated with same info. of No Income..

    As I am working abroad and I used to Remittance Money into her saving a/c

    Question i) The Interest earned on FD will be above 10k Per Annum, So it is taxable or Not? as she has NO source of income and NO income is shown in PAN Card.. ??

    Q ii) If yes, tax will be deducted.., then if she submit 15G form to avoid the tax earned on interest … it will be accepted or not ??

    Your answer is highly appreciated….

    1. if the income is upto 2.5 lacs, then no tax will be there.

      1. Mohan says:

        Hi, for every FD if the interest is more than 10k they will deduct TDS and later you may have to do IT filing and claim your returns. In order to avoid this you have to submit Form G so that they will not deduct any amount for any FD provided it should not cross 2.5L

  39. SAN says:

    Thanks Sir for the reply. But a problem arises with the FDs. (I did the FDs (Rs 14,60,000) SBI on 14/07/2015)

    While opening the FDs, I issued the cheques (5 lacs+5 lacs+ 4.60 lacs) of another Branch (SBI) and that A/C was in my mother’s name.

    So the FDs were made against my mother’s CIF No and my mother’s CIF No is printed on the certificates.

    The only solution given by the Bank official to change to my CIF No is to withdraw the FDs after 7 days of opening and get the entire amount Credited to my Savings A/C then again do the FDs again. Then only the FDs will be made against my CIF no.

    Could you please tell me Sir, if any amount will be deducted from my 14,60,000/- if I do the same.

    Waiting for your kind advice and reply Sir.

    Regards,
    SAN

    1. No , there wont be any deduction as such . You can break it and then reinvest in your name

      1. San says:

        Thank you very much Sir for your kind and prompt advice… Thanks a lot.

        Regards

  40. San says:

    Sir,
    I’m self-employed (40 yeasrs). Toady I did 3 FDs in SBI for (Rs 5 Lacs + Rs 5 Lacs + Rs 4,60,000) toatal Rs 14,60,000 @ 8.25%. Total yearly interest will be Rs 1,20,450. I’m going to submit Form 15G tomorrow. My yearly income is less than 3,00,000 which is the exemption limit for an individual.

    My question is,
    1) Will any TDS be deducted from my FD Interest income?
    2) What if my yearly income exeeds the minimum exemption limit in future?

    Regsrds,
    SAN

    1. 1. No , provided you submit Form 15
      2. In that case, TDS might be deducted

  41. Mohit says:

    Hi Sir,

    I have opened a FD of 111111 @ 8.2%. The tenure is 1 year 3 months. If I see the maturity amount becomes 123052 which shows interest greater than 10%. This is due to extra 3 months. However if we compute tax in an year will be 9999.99. Kindly suggest if I am eligible for TDS and shall i submit the Form 15G for TAX waiving?

    Regards,
    Mohit Virmani

  42. sarn says:

    sir i have done FD of 3lakhs for 1 yr and my maturity period is july 2016 and maturity sum R3,23,756.what will my tax deductible if i have not submiited form 15g to bank.i signed all documents and given PAN no on FD forms after i asked my child to FD it as i was GOING off station for few months .He told me that bank manager had told him to submitt 15g form but i will come on sept 2015.15G form should have my signature if sumitting the form on sept would lead any tax deduction.please tell sir i am eagerly waiting for ur answer.

    1. Hi sarn

      You can submit the form 15 later.

  43. RAVI says:

    Dear Sir, after death of my father my mother got around 15 lakh in june 2014, she divided the sum among other two of my brothers and me and now each of four member has around 4 lakh, we all fixed deposited it in our bank accounts but very late in feb 2015, but me and my brothers do not earn anything except my mother, she gets pension can we all fill form 15 G for the earning through fd’s from 1st April 2015 to 31 st march 2016, individually, as individually total earning do not crosses 2 lakh 50 thousand for any member? . one more question is should one include the interest which one get after 31st march 2016 for calculation for form 15G now? eagerly waiting for your reply . Thank you

    1. Hi RAVI

      Form 15 can be submitted only by one person based on their income. Also you dont have to include interst earned after 31st mar !

  44. Ashutosh says:

    In the just concluded financial year my total tax liability was zero. I had submitted the Form 15G at the start of that financial year i.e. April-2014. Now, in this financial year I have taken a job and have a salary by which my tax slab falls in the 10% Income tax slab. I hold FDs in different banks whose total interest income will not go above 10000 in that particular bank. I have submitted form 15G at the start of this financial year too i.e. in April 2015.
    In this case:
    1. Have I done the right thing in submitting form 15G?
    2. Do I need to show the interest income (under column of interest from other income sources) while filing my Income Tax?

    1. 1. No , you submit for 15 only when there is no TAX in a year to be paid by you at all

      2. Yes

  45. Rawat says:

    is TDS only applicable on interest received on FDs and RDs ? does filing Form 15G/H also make provision to reduce FD or RD amount from taxable income ?

    1. Yes, Is applicable only on interest part . But form 15G/H will not help you save any tax. it will only help in not getting TDS deducted

  46. Antony says:

    Hi Manish

    I need assistance in filling Form 15G , Can you please let me know in which schedule do i fall under in column 22 , 23 , 24 because i just hold one salary account from my pervious company and i do not have any other mode of income part from that . Also if possible can i get a sample form filled for Form 15G so that i can fill it accordingly please .

    1. Hi Antony

      Check out some videos on youtube on this or contact bank

      1. Antony says:

        Sure I will do that . Thank you so much for your reply .

  47. sudershan says:

    Whether a senior citizen pensioner (who’s income tax liab is > 10000 from salary+interest) is in order in filing Form 15-H and and he pays full tax as Advance Tax by 15th Mar in lieu of TDS in lieu of the following ?
    “As per section 207, a resident senior citizen (i.e., an individual of the age of 60 years or above) not having any income from business or profession is not liable to pay advance tax”.

    1. Hi sudershan

      Your cases is a bit complex and I think we are not the right people to comment on it.

      My suggestion would be hire someone who is professional in this area and consult them

      Manish

  48. sangeeta says:

    Hi,

    My sister is house wife and she is having no earning.But she is having FD aprox 5lac(Interest rate is 8.25%) for this(1Year) in SBI account.She can fill the form 15G or not.

  49. KRISHNA MURTY MOTAMARRI says:

    DEAR SIR
    I will receive interest income from two finance companies ( from fixed deposits)
    for the year 2015-16 of Rs 3,00,000/- ( not having any other income) and i would like to invest Rs 50,000/- in 80c/80cc/80ccd. Whether I can submit 15-g to finance companies. or I have to claim a refund of Rs 30,000/- ( being 10% of TDS) duly submitting the IT return.

    THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR REPLY SIR

    1. Yes, you can do that !

  50. deepak says:

    If i invest 1lac each in 3 branches of sbi bank. Interest earned for 1 branch is less than 10k. It mean i dont need to submit 15 form right?

  51. NEHA says:

    hello sir,
    i want to know if i am having joint FD with my husband who is salaried ,
    and the first name is mine.
    am i liable to fill the form 15g??

    1. If the interest is going to be less than 10k , then not

  52. mrigen says:

    Sir, I am a salaried person And have monthly salary gross Rs 17,000/= . I opened a recurring deposit of Rs. 10,000/_ monthly in the year Jan/14. for 3 years. Am I eligible for TDS ? Can I be benefit ed by submitting 15G form? So far no income tax have been deducted from me by the govt.

    1. Now even RD will have TDS , but your interst will be low and hence no TDS

  53. harman says:

    Sir please explain.. My gross salary is 270000 which is taxable if i invest rs 100000 under 80c . can i submit 15 g form ?

    1. Yes you can do that

  54. praveen says:

    sir
    i had deposited 64000 in bank for one time. the bank officials said that u are liable to pay TDS. the above said income deposited for saving purpose only ..
    even sb deposits are also liable for tds purpose? how can claim my money? in what sectors tds is not applicable

    1. Any kind of FD interest will attract TDS , but that should happen only when the interest is above 10k a year !

  55. Manish kumar meena says:

    Sir,
    My mothers(48) annual pension is 275,000
    Plus she earns 95000 from her two FDs
    Bank 3yrs ago told us to submit 15g, we naively submitted it (there after every year)
    She havent filed any income tax returns yet
    As now when i became some tax literate i think bank misled us on submitting these forms
    Whats the way out?

    1. Whats misleading here ?

  56. pramod kumar says:

    sbi bank a/c me ek PAN se kitne a/c ka KYC ho sakta hai?kyoki mera sbi ke ek branch me tin a/c ( salary, PPF,Joint a/c jo wife ke naam se hai) hai aur ek a/c joint dusre stste me hai.maine salary a/c se ek FD, tin saal ke liye karvaya tha.lekin bank ne mere FD se 20% TDS kat diya hai.ve bol rahe hai ki apka PAN salary a/c se nahi juda hai.jabki maine sabhi a/c ke KYC ke liye PAN card ki copy di hai.ve bol rahe hai ki apka pan sirf do a/c me jud sakega.agar apko salary a/c me PAN judvana hai to kisi ek a/c PAN hataiye.mai kya karu?

    1. You can have any number of accounts in same or different banks with same PAN and KYC can happen !

  57. Theji says:

    Hi Sir

    I have a done an FD for Rs. 7000 in 2012 in SBI.
    On 31-Mar-2013, I could see the following three transactions on my deposit account.

    31-Mar-2013 (31-Mar-2013) TAX ON PREVIOUS INT 1,763.00
    31-Mar-2013 (31-Mar-2013) TAX DEDUCTION 136.00
    31-Mar-2013 (31-Mar-2013) CREDIT INTEREST 680.00

    Here I do not understand the ‘TAX ON PREVIOUS INT’. Please let me how this is arrived at. Moreover I do not have any source of income, so I do not file returns. When I login to Income tax site and check my Form 26AS, I do not see this tax there at all. Please help me

    1. It should mostly be the TDS cut . I think your bank is the most suitable contact for this . Ask them for explaination !

  58. pruthvi says:

    i would like to know whether convertable bonds comes under shares category or securities category

    1. How is it related to this article ?

  59. NR Narasimha says:

    Hi manish,
    I had opened FD in Dec 2012 for an amount Rs 50,000 for 3 Years and got matured in Dec 2014 with an interest of Rs 16500.
    My question is whether
    1. for an amount Rs 6500(16500-10000) bank has to deduct TDS(10% of Rs 6500 i.e Rs 650 ) or
    2. the interest is apportioned year wise so that 2014-15 year ends with only Rs 5500(16500/3) and no need to deduct TDS as the interest amount is less than Rs 10000 .
    But the Bank has deducted Rs 948 towards TDS. please clarify
    Regards
    Narasimha

    1. Bank will deduct the TDS on the full amount . THe rule is that if interest part exceeds Rs 10,000 , then TDS is deducted ..

  60. RAJESH says:

    Hii Manish,
    What about if I am a consultant and get deducted TDS at source . Can I submit form 15 G to my company and ask them not to deduct tax ? My tax liability is zero actually because of investments. But companies deduct TDS on my professional services. Can this form useful thr ? Pls suggest.

    Rajesh

    1. I dont think its possible in case of professional services !

  61. HITESH GUPTA says:

    Hi Manish,

    Hope you are doing good.. I have a small query. Is Form 15G/15H required to be filled in case of Tax-Saving FD u/s 8oC for five years???

    Since I know there won’t be any tax arising on my income for the F.Y. 2014-15.

    Awaiting your response on the same.

    Regards
    Hitesh Gupta

  62. psrsarma says:

    Manish sir,

    If I take fixed deposits in bank in the name of my sons ,can i get tax exemption?

    1. No , you cant get it even if you take on your own name

  63. Avinash says:

    Hi Manish,
    In Aug 2014 , I have made two FD account 2 lac and 9 lac of each for 1 yr but from last two years I have paid 0 INR tax for last two years as my income from salary is less than the taxable slab. this year also my income will be less than the taxable limit.

    Now my question is whether I can fill the 15G form or let the bank deduct the TDS.
    which will help me more to save my money TDS or 15G?

    whether I can fill the form 15G now for this financial year?

    1. Yes, in that case fill up form 15G

  64. Manoj Taneja says:

    Sir, i m a salaried person. i can issued a 15G form to my bank for saving TDS. i have not pay any tax in pervious year. Please advice

    1. What is your question ?

  65. sandhya says:

    say if I make a fd of 5 lakhs and i fill in a 15g form as my income is not entitled to tax but during the course of the year my business earns an income above the taxable limit then when i file returns i will be paying a tax on the interest income as well right…

    or is it possible that one can use 15 g to pay taxes on their interest income in the assessment year itself so that it is not deducted at source… can taxes be deferred to the AY

    appreciate your reply

    sandhya

    1. You will then have to pay the taxes at the end of the year !

  66. MADHUR says:

    hi,
    i wanted to know do we need to fill form 15G everytime i make an F.D in a financial year or the form submitted in the beginning of the financial year is enough and the F.D’s made afterwards in that financial year gets automatically linked to the form.
    Kindly help me with this.

    1. You have to fill it every year

  67. teja says:

    hi manish,
    i have made 2 fixed deposits for just 60 days period for which i ll get 5400/- interest. do i need to submit 15g/h form?

  68. diya singh says:

    Hell sir, I have 5 lac FD which interest amount will com in 6 month after deduction of tax even I have submitted 15 G form
    please suggest what should I do..

    1. bank should not deduct TDS once form 15G is submitted, clear it with bank !

  69. Shail says:

    Hello Sir,
    My Father’s age is 61 and his income is NIL.
    However, his interest earned on FD’s is coming to around 2,55,000.
    he has already submitted Form 15G/H.
    I wanted to know if the bank would now cut a straight 10 percent on the complete interest of 255000 OR only on 5000 that is exceeding as per his tax slab.
    He has no other investments.

    Thanks

  70. Ashish Das says:

    My mother aged 60 years made an FD of Rs 10,000/- in sahara way back in 2002 and this year it matured an amount of Rs 40,000/- will be paid by sahara. Whether she required to file 15h and our sahara Agent by mistake filed 15g so I am little confused. What will happen. Please answer.

    1. was any TDS deducted ? I dont think so ?

  71. prodip de says:

    i have invested rs. 25000 FD on 25.09.2013.Bank will give me interest @9%.it will mature after 1 year. my annual income is rs.195000.can i submit form 15g/h?

  72. DIPA says:

    avd tax is being paid properly and advise bank for non deduction at source is proper ?

  73. dipti ganguly says:

    If I pay advanc tax on income from FD interset properly,then whether I can I can submit 15G for non deduction of tds

    1. I dont think there is any relation with advance tax and 15G form, both are totally different things !

  74. dominica m anita alemao says:

    please may i know if a minor, with a pan of his own, can submit the form 15g for fixed deposits kept in his name by his father? will there be issues if fixed deposits are opened with the minor as the first person as each bank interprets the rules differently. thanq!

    1. there is no distinction on this for minors and major . The only thing is that if your income does not cross income tax limits , but your TDS might be cut because the interest is more than 10k , then better file 15G to avoid tds

      Manish

      1. dominica m anita alemao says:

        Thank you Manish Chauhan. There is a lot of doubt regarding investing in a minor’s name by the parents to avoid being taxed.
        Regards,
        Anita

  75. CHANDRA KANT SINHA says:

    the Income Tax Return file the of Income Tax Department in Range Office. As like in which office file the form of 15G and 15H. Example of Office is Chief Commissioner of income Tax or Commissioner of Income Tax , Additional Commissoner of Income Tax , Income Tax Officer, Income Tax Officer(TDS), Income Tax officer(Audit), Investigation Department of Income Tax. Please Clear the concer office.

    1. Your question is not clear at all !

  76. BIKRAM SINGH says:

    sir
    i have a RD (Recurring Deposi) with SBI bank for 10 years .it will mature 10september 2023 ,at that time i will get 213500 (132000-principle and 81500-interest) .
    my question is —-1) tds is applicable in case of RD

    1. TDS is not applicable in Recurring deposits !

      1. Anand says:

        2015 budget has made RDs liable to TDS if the income in a financial year exceeds Rs. 10,000.

  77. G.V.N.Prasad says:

    Hi Manish,
    Please inform whether filing of return is compulsory for senior citizens ( 60 yrs. & above age ) , who are pensioners , come under taxable range.

    1. Yes . its compulsory for every one !

  78. siddharth grover says:

    Where does one fill for rental income in for 15 H. the current form doesn’t have that space? http://law.incometaxindia.gov.in/DITTaxmann/IncomeTaxRules/pdf/itr62Form15H.pdf

    1. Please open a thread for this on our forum – https://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum/

  79. VINODKUMAR says:

    Dear Manish Chauhan Sir,

    Please let me know the taxability on interest income in the following case:
    a husband and wife has FDs with bank totalling 25,00,000/= and the interest rate is 9.5%p.a. the FDs are in the joint names of husband and wife. the interest per annum credited to SB a/c amount to approx.245,000/=.
    please let me know whether the interest income will be taken as income of husband alone or wife alone or will be divided equally among husband and wife for tax purposes. they have no other income liable to tax
    both are below 60 years of age and whether IT return has to be filed in this case?
    please clarify sirs
    vinodkumar

    1. It will be a joint income and both have to file the return for themselves.

  80. DEEPAK RANJAN ROUT says:

    Every person has to submit TDS to the Govt.because you are not only cheating to Govt.but also cheating to yourself.

  81. Rakesh says:

    Hi Manish,
    I have joined a firm 2 months ago…when I was checking the data, i noticed that one person has submitted Form 15G even though his total interest income is above the taxable bracket (i.e Rs. 2,00,000/-). When I asked him, he said after claiming deduction under Sec 80C, his total income comes below the taxable bracket. Now my query is that can he submit Form 15G or if not, who is defaulter in the eyes of ITO, the person who submit Form 15G or we, who didn’t deduct TDS and accept the form. What may be the liability on this for both side …. plz clearify.

    1. He should not be giving form 15H , because 80C investments are not compulsion, what if he chooses to opt out of it ?

  82. cgdgfjf says:

    Dear Manish,My annual income is Rs.300000 per yr as interest from fixed deposits,and I don’t have any other source of income. I have submitted 15G form to bank for preventing deduction on TDS, As my income is 3 lakhs per yr,Do I have to file income tax? Is it necessary to show income from interest?

    1. Obviously your income is in taxable limit , if you are not investing in 80C products, then you need to pay 10% tax on additional 1 lac above 2 lacs limit and tthat would be 10,000

      Manish

  83. b. y.madiger says:

    hello ,

    i am retired from service. i have kept my terminal benefits as fixed deposits in the bank with joint names of my wife & two unmarried daughters & submitted 15h form as a senioner citizen, amount is around 20lakhs, whether tds is avoidable ? to avoid tds please advise. i am a tax payee.

    1. Why do you want to avoid TDS when you are tax-payee . Anyways you need to pay for it . There is no way actually to save it

  84. SARA says:

    RESPECTED SIR,
    MY SELF,VISHESH LOHAKPURE FROM MAHARASHTRA

    SIR I HAVE FIXED DEPOSIT IN SBH BANK OF 8 LAC ON NAME OF MY MOTHER
    I NOT HAVE FATHER AND I M 26 YR OLD TAKING EDUCATION AND HAVE 5 ACRE FARM
    SO HAVE NO OTHER INCOME SOURSE
    SO MY MOTHER CAN FILL 15 G FORM AND WHAT IS LIMIT OF INTEREST FOR HER
    AS LAST TIME BANK CUT MY TDS FOR WHAT THROGH(C.A.) I FILL RETURN BUT IT WAS VERY HECTIC AND
    C.A.ALSO CHARGE (500RS) FOR SAME.THIS TIME BANK TOLD ME THAT THEY RECEIVE LETTER THAT THEY CAN
    ACCEPT 15G FORM UPTO INTEREST 10000RS.
    SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO NOW.

    SIR EAGERLY WAITING FOR SOLUTION SIR PLEASE REPLY.

    1. 15G can be filled and submited by you if there is no tax for your mother at the end of the year .

  85. Vicky says:

    Hello,

    Does 15G is branch specific? In today’s online world(I guess, where ever you open FD, those are linked to customer ID in online), if I opened 1 FD for 20L and submitted 15G for that. Can I open another FD for 20L for the same bank at different branch and submit 15G for this?

    Thanks..

    1. Yes its branch specific as of now as far as I know

  86. Mani says:

    Sir,
    I had finished a project work for 4.2 Lacs in educational institution , in the final payment they are deducting eight thousand as TDS, how ever my profit earned is forty thousand only. How to get my payment without TDS.

    1. Its not possible . TDS is always cut on the payments, and not on profits . So you need to apply for TDS by filing a tax return

  87. D Kastha says:

    Hi,

    I am a senior citizen aged 62 with an estimated income from pension and bank interests etc. of around Rs.4.3 Lakh. I am looking to invest Rs 1 Lakh and avail the maximum tax benefit under chapter VI(A) and bring down my taxable income to around 3.3 Lakh. Shall I submit form 15H?

    1. No , your cant submit it

  88. umesh dutta says:

    hi,

    my wife have a fd of rs.45000.00 in bank @9% p..a. bank says you have to submit form 15 G and before that you must have pan number also. she is not earning anything and never file tax return. is pan number must for form 15G.
    thanks
    Umesh

    1. Yes, but why do you want to give 15G , the interest is anyways not more than 10k per year, so TDS will not be cut !

  89. Dinesh says:

    Hello Manish,

    I am 39 years & in 30% tax slab. i have few FDs in a bank and the total interest i am going to get from that is more than Rs.10000/- I have also registered my PAN with bank. I want to know two things.
    1. Is it mandatory to submit form 15G to the bank as i have registered PAN with the bank? (I am assuming that the tax will be deducted by bank @10% on the interest earned on FDs as i have registered my PAN and i think submission of form 15G is not necessary. Let me know if i am correct)
    2. If i do not submit submit form 15G, will the bank deduct tax @20% or more on the interest earned from FDs?

    Thanks,
    DineshK
    ===========

    1. 1. No , you dont have to submit 15G

      2. If you do not give PAN NUMBER, then its deducated at 20% .. Form 15G is for those who do not have to pay any tax in a year !

  90. Abu says:

    Hi,
    I made a FD of 1.5 lac, what form i need to submit in order to escape from Tax deduction. please let me know.
    Thanks in advance.

    1. Is your overall income for the year less than 2 lac ? only then you can fill up that form !

      1. Abu Shaeeb says:

        Thanks for reply.
        My Income is under 10% Slab. Could you please suggest me in what Kind of Savings i can invest to show a saving of 80K.

        1. You can go with 80C investments like ELSS , 5 yrs tax fd

  91. samy jain says:

    As a banker, I am facing an embrassment, to receive Form 15G, from those whose salaried incomes are of range of Rs.5 lacs and above. What can I do in such situations?

    Further, A senior citizen of age 80 years submitted form 15H for a deposit favouring jointly with his wife, himself and his daughter in the same order payable to any one or survivor. Can I accept from him on behalf of his wife.

    Some are not submitting in duplicate to enable me to send one copy to the IT dept.

    Kindly advise me.

    1. Just tell them what are rules. If a 5 lac income one deposits it, do not accept and ask for 2 copies ,else dont accept

  92. Kajal says:

    Hi Manish,
    I am not much aware of these thing so wanted to clear few of my doubts. Suppose if i have a salary which comes in 10% of tax slab. And i have an FD of 1lac on which i am gaining Rs.8000/- annually then what should be done?? i mean do i need to fill 15G form?? And how much amount will be deducted for Tax from this interest?? please guide me thru this..

    1. Dear Kajal, as you are already in 10% tax slab, you can not file form 15G. If your PAN is registered with the bank, the the TDS ‘ll be deducted @ 10%. for non PAN case, the TDS rate ‘ll be 20%.

      Thanks

      Ashal

    2. You cant fill form 15G , 10% from the interst part will be deducted as TDS which is fine ..

  93. sameena says:

    my co has taken a car loan from reliance capital. what is the tds rate on interest portion . explain with a example.

    1. Why will there be any TDS ?

  94. umesh rajurikar says:

    it mandatory to quote valid pan number in 15g/15h. if the deductee is minor having fds in banks and exceeds the limit of 10k interest in fiscal, to avoid TDS he has to submit 15g, so shall he quote guardian’s pan number or he should apply for new pan.

    1. He has to quote his own PAN only

      1. umesh rajurikar says:

        Thanks

  95. Santosh says:

    Hi Manish,
    My annual income is 5L and interest earned from FD is 7000 per annum.Will i have to pay any tax on the interest earned???
    What i need to do when my interest from FD is more than 10000 per annum??
    Thanks in advance!!!!

    1. Yes, any income from FD is taxable . You need to add 7k to your income and pay tax on that

  96. G.V.N.Prasad says:

    Please inform me , whether filing of IT return on ITR-2 , is compulsory , in cases , where Form 15-G / H is periodically submitted to the banks every year , by the non- tax payers ( ie. whose income below tax range ) and whose interest on deposits exceed Rs. 10,000/- per year.
    Thanks,
    G.V.N.Prasad

    1. YEs, it has to be submitted every year !

      1. G.V.N.Prasad says:

        Hi Manish ,
        Many many thanks for your prompt and valuable advise.
        With best wishes ,
        G.V.N.Prasad

  97. Rumi says:

    My husband is an NRI and this FY send about 1050,000 INR to my savings account & I have done FD of RS 700000 out it. I also have an anual income less than 1.9 l. can I submit for form 15 g? is there any problem for sending money to saving account?Pls advise

    1. The income will be treated of your husband . U need to file the returns for him

  98. JAMES says:

    THANX, WELL UNDERSTOOD THAT MY TAX LIABILITY IS ZERO SINCE I AM EARNING ABROAD AND I CAN SUBMIT FORM 15G. SINCE MY WIFE HAS FD Rs 800000, AND SHE IS EARNING Rs1,86000(PER ANUM) AS A GOVT TEACHER , SHE CAN,T PUT 15 G. SIR, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO SUBMIT 15 G TO AVOID TDS IF SHE TRANSFER HER FD OF ABOUT 550,000 IN MY NAME BEFORE 31 MARCH? PLS REPLY

    1. She can still file 15G if her personal income is less than 2 lacs, like you said , the interest which is coming out of the FD, that will be counted as your income

  99. JAMES says:

    I AM WORKING ABROAD IN MERCHANT NAVY. I HAVE AN FD OF 350000, CAN I SUBMIT FORM 15 G TO AVOID TDS? SECONDLY MY WIFE IS GOVT.TEACHER AND EARNING Rs 15500 PER MONTH. SHE HAS DONE FD OF RS 800000 WITH THE MONEY I SENT TO HER FROM ABROAD? IS SHE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT FORM 15 G?

    1. James

      You can give a Form 15G to avoid TDS , the money you have sent to her , the income out of that will be treated as your income as the source of money is you . But even then your tax liability will be ZERO , She cant put 15G as her taxable income is above the limits.

  100. Pankaj Ambalal Patel says:

    hello Sir,
    My date of birth is 20th February 1954.

    which Form I shoud I have to submitt to nationalised Bank to avoid TDS on my Interest Income of Fixed Deposits with nationalised bank for F.Y. 2013-2014 assessment year.
    Please guide me.

  101. Ravindra says:

    Hello Sir,

    I am a salaried employee. My taxable income every year comes under the 20% tax slab. So I am anyway filing IT returns every year. Suppose if my income earned through Fixed Deposit Interests is say Rs20,000.
    1. Will I get back the tax deducted at source after filing the IT returns? I feel in my case, I have no benefits even if I submit the Form 15G. Am I Correct?
    2. What if I manage multiple FD deposits in different banks. Each earning me interest less than Rs10,000. That way I can avoid the TDS situation, even though it looks illegal! 🙂

    1. 1. You cant escape .. FD interest is taxable and in your case , you have to pay the TAX

      2. Yes, better do not do it

  102. Santhi says:

    If I am not sure whether my income will exceed taxable limit now but will have an idea about my annual income by August/September. can I file form 15G around that time or should it be filed earlier? My expected fd interest will be 12000 during the year.

    1. then you can file the form now

  103. Rajan Doshi says:

    Dear sir,
    I have own proprietorship business in which I have taken loan from different individuals in that case if I have to deduct TDS from the interest payment done to them? & if that individuals are issuing me form 15G then What I have to do for the purpose of non deduction of TDS.

    1. You dont have to do all this from your side.

  104. ashok kumar says:

    I have two FDs in different banks and the interest earned on them is one lakh and three lakh each respectively(total=4 lakh). I have invested one lakh in PPF.So my total taxable income is three lakh and i am supposed to pay a tax of 10% on one lakh( 3 lakh-2 lakh) which comes to 10,000. If i don’t submit form 15G,banks will deduct 40,000 (10,000+30,000) .Can i submit form 15G only in one bank where my investment is 3 lakh and let the other bank where only 1 lakh is invested deduct tax of 10,000 and file return to avoid refund.

    1. Yes form 15G has to be filled at the banks where you do not want them to deduct TDS

  105. nafees says:

    hi, my querry is regarding intrest earned in saving acount exceeds 10000 rs. in a year . will it be count in my income earnd in that particular years . actually i am salaried and getting 360000 gross and after all exemptions under hra and ta and 80c. my texable income is below the 200000.

    2. should i file the income tax individually if my office is issuing form 16 with nil tax .or is it necessary to file .

    thanks
    nafees

    1. 1. Yes, from this year .. any amount more than 10,000 will be taxable

      2. Yes, you will have to file the income tax return, because your overall income was above limit

  106. rakesh malik says:

    in a partnership firm if firm will pay interest above rs.10000.00 on unsecured loan and interest receiving person whose total income is below rs.2 lac. will give form 15g
    then what will be the duty of firm i mean the firm doesn’t have TAN and not interested to file TDS return. so please guide me about that.

    thanks
    rakesh malik

  107. Vivek says:

    Hi Munish my total income is 1 Lakh per/year and interest from FD is 50 Thousand/year can i fill the from 15 G to avoid TDS.

    Thanks

  108. dharmendra says:

    my income around Rs.190000/- per year and Rs.80000/- bank interest per year around totel income Rs.270000/- and Rs.100000/-invest lic,tax saver bond and nsc (80C) in. i can submit form 15G ? do compulsory return file yes or not ? i am not senior citizen.

    1. Yes you can file 15G and do not have to pay tax , nor TDS ! . Tax filing is compulsory as the total income is above the limit.

  109. Ashok says:

    Hi Manish,
    Am salaried and am having casa sweeping FD with the amt of 1,00,000 INR and the returnable value after one year is 1,09,450 INR and FD period is 01.11.12 to 17.11.13 after putting FD i have got a SMS from the bank is stating that “Please submit form 15g/h to get TDS waiver for this financial yr at earliest pls ignore if you are not eligible for the same”
    So, i have not submitted any 15g form as on date.
    1. Is there any tax deduction on 17.11.13 ?
    2. If yes, how to avoid tax deduction..?

    Thanks in advance.

    1. 1. Will your overall income for the year about the limit ? Do you have to pay tax at the end or not ?
      2. Only if you are eligible (read the article), you can declare the form 15G

  110. prabhu says:

    Hi Manish,

    I am salaried employee and my net income per annum is around 5 lac. Every month income tax is deducted from my salary and remaning amount is credit to my account.
    I have maid some FD’s in banks arround 3 lacs and i am getting SMS from bank saying that please submit form 15G/15H to get TDS waiver for this financial year.

    is it necessary to me submit the 15G/15H form to bank?

    1. CA Deepak Vagrecha says:

      Hi Prabhu,
      As you mention your net income per annum is 5 Lac Rs. apart from Interest Income.
      Form 15 G/H require to submission only when your income below to exemption limit . Since your income more than exemption limit you should not require submit to form 15 G/H.

  111. bishu says:

    Dear Manish,

    I am interested about share market and want to invest in it. but i am a novice, and practically have no knowledge about it. would you please guide me so that i can start investment in share market and get necessary informations like : demat A/C, online share trading, stock, IPO etc.

    also i would request you to tell me what are the risk factors and what precautions should be taken for share trading.

  112. bishu says:

    I have a fixed deposit with SBI
    Principal amt. Rs. 50000/- , maturity value Rs. 54788/- ,
    Date of issue 17.02.2012 , Date of maturity 17.02.2013 (Tenure 1 year)
    I have not submitted any 15G form so far. will there be any tax deduction at the time of maturity ?

    1. No ,becasue the interest does not cross 10,000 .. but you have to pay tax on the amount anywyas !

      1. bishu says:

        Thanks Manish

      2. madhu says:

        if interest does’t not cross 10,000/ , why he has to pay tax??

        1. Because thats what the law is, you need to pay tax even if its Rs 1 interest . Rs 10,000 limit is for TDS

        2. Because thats what the law is, you need to pay tax even if its Rs 1 interest . Rs 10,000 limit is for TDS

  113. Tayu says:

    Hi,
    I’ve joined the World Bank, where the salary is tax free. What IT forms should I file to this effect and when? I’d be glad to hear from you.
    Regards,
    Tayu

    1. Which country was htat ?

      1. Tayu says:

        The World Bank, Chennai office. It is also called the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). I’ve been an IT assesse in my earlier companies.

  114. B.A. Acharya says:

    Manish,
    Under which IT act/rule does the Disability pension exempted from TAX?

    1. What do you mean by “Disability pension”

      1. B.A.Acharya says:

        Manish,
        Disability pension is the pension i get from Armed Forces after retirement due to disability as fixed by competent medical authority and sanctioned by CDA.(Controller of Defence Accounts)

        1. I am then now aware about it . May be some at our forum would know about it – http://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum/

  115. Umakant says:

    Very helpful article! Everything is mentioned in detail and in easy language.
    Thanks a lot Manish !

  116. A Singh says:

    I am a student.I am unmarried.I am getting Rs 18000/month as scholarship . I also have a Rs 5lakh FD on my name and I am getting Rs 44000 as interest from this Fixed D eposit .I have no other source of income.I do not want TDS to be deducted from my FD.Can I submit form 15 G.

    A Singh

  117. amar k says:

    Hi,

    Is it necessary while giving the form 15g/h to bank that we have to inform IT Dept. first i.e have to get IT Dept Seal on these forms

    1. NO , there is nothing like that !

  118. amar k says:

    Hi,
    Can we give the form 15G/H to the Bank directly just by filling that form or we have to get any seal from IT Dept. i.e shall i have to intimate this to IT Dept first and then give to bank

  119. Ajay says:

    Hello,

    Can a tax payee also submit 15G (less than 60 years) and later depending on the actual income/tax amount, pay the remaining tax amount before filing the returns?

    What I mean is, TDS is deducted from my salary by the employer. When I have to furnish the “income from other sources”, I will declare the interest from FDs, etc. What I want to do is, I dont want the bank to deduct the tax (TDS), but I will pay the tax amount after calculating before filing the IT returns.

    I only want to avoid going into a situation of getting a refund from the IT department for obvious reasons.

    Is this possible?

    Thanks,
    Ajay.

    1. no its not possible . If you already know that you need to pay tax, then you cant use those forms

  120. Venkatesh says:

    Hi ,

    I am Indian Resident and less than 60 year old.
    I have two separate FDs at HDFC Bank.
    1> 3 lac for 6 months 16 days and maturity being May 19th 2013.
    2>2.5 lac for 6 months 16 days and maturity being June 19th 2013.

    Do i need to submit form 15G to avoid TDS ?

    Thanks

    1. Yes . if you do not have any other income , then yes !

  121. Rajesh says:

    I am less than 60 years old. I have an annual income of 2.5 lacs (Salary 1.5 lac/year + Interest from FD 1 lac/year) during the FY 2012-2013. I pay 1 lac for PPF. So my taxable income is nil for AY 2013-2014. But my overall income is above the 2 lac slab. Am I eligible for form 15G submission during the FY 2012-2013.

    In other words, will the interest income from the FD (for which I am planning to submit the 15G) be added to the total income while considering eligibility for 15G?

    1. Yes you are eligible !

  122. Sangita says:

    Grt info…Thank you

  123. shivaramakrishna says:

    Hi Manish my father was open a FD 500000 for 3 year in that time he does’t know the form 15G. they have deducted the TDS on interest income 10% So how can we get the TDS refund Please help me

    1. Will have to file tax returns now !

  124. Sitaram says:

    Also please note that both this deposits on my spouse name and no taxable income to her.

  125. Sitaram says:

    Hi Manish,

    We have an FD for 2 years starting from Jan’2011 and I have submitted 15G at the time of booking FD, and opened a RD on 2012 Oct which gets matured on 2013 Oct.
    Now I need your help to understand that
    Do I need to submit 15G every financial year with respect to each FD & RD? or I can ignore as I have already given at the time of FD booking?

    1. Yes ,you need to submit Form 15G every year

      1. Sitaram says:

        Thanks mate

  126. Sandeep says:

    Sir, I deposit FDs of small amount (Rs.20,000) at various branches of HDFC, however the total Interest earned from all the FDs doesn’t go beyond Rs.2500. Should I file 15G ? Also, isn’t the limit of Rs.10,000 per branch ?

    1. It will depend on your income at the end of the year , you should file 15G only if you are very sure that the year end income will not cross the taxable limits .

  127. umaid rathor says:

    I have opened a three yr FD and would get an interest of 150,00 at the end of tenure. Would this be counted as a lumpsum or would it be treated as 5,000 per year?

  128. Nitin Gupta says:

    I want to know that Pvt. Ltd. companies taking Unsecured loans from various individuals can accept Form 15H & 15G respectively.
    Thanks

    1. I think its more for banks only

    2. Nitin Gupta says:

      Thanks Manish

  129. J.Prakash says:

    Sir, please help me. I’m a salaried person and paying income tax. My wife is not employed, has FD and the interest is above 10,000 but less than 1.9L which is the limit. In this case I understand that my wife can submit Form 15G to get tax relief.

    My concern is that my wife’s income (from FD) should be added to my income while submitting ITR?? Awaiting your reply.

    Thx n’ rgrds

    j.prakash

    1. She can file Form 15G ,and regarding taxability , i had replied to your earliar comment !

  130. Anoop Francis says:

    I am working abroad. I have opened an FD in my wife name. She is an house wife having no other source of income. And bank has asked me to fill the form 15G. does this form needs to be filled on my behalf or on my wife behalf. And this needs to be send to the bank only or does this needs to be submited to IT dept.

    1. Your wife needs to fill this and to be given to bank officials only

  131. Vijay Kumar says:

    Dear Sir,

    I am having FD’s in SBH and I am earning interest on above FD’s more than Rs. 10,000/-, I have submitted the Form 15G to the bank for the FY 2011-12, But recently we came to know from the bank they have deducted the TDS on interest income @ 20% and It is understand from bank they have misplaced the Form 15G they have not updated in their records. In this regard we have approached the bank for refund of the deducted TDS in reply they have told they will issue Form 16A with that I have to file IT return for 2011-12 to get the refund, I have verified in Form 26AS but the deduction TDS amount not reflected in that. My doubt is if I file IT return for 2011-12 (AY2012-13) can I get the refund my salary income and Interest income put together below taxable limits only.

    Please give your valuable reply

    thanking you sir
    regards
    pvk

    1. NO , You dont understand that form 15G is only for those whose taxable income is below the limits , in your case, you were not support to give form 15G itself , TDS saved does not mean Income tax saved. TDS is just advanced tax , all you need to see is, if your income tax paid is more than income tax liability you had , if yes, then file the tax return , else not !

  132. Sooraj says:

    Hi Manish

    Thanks a lot for Prompt reply……

    so now i am planing to make fixed deposit in my wife a/c as she is house wife and does not earn any income.

    can this help us in saving tax on interest earned out of FD’s.

    1. No it will not , the interest will be treated as your income and you will pay tax on it .

      1. J.Prakash says:

        Dear Mr. Manish, my wife is unemployed, has FDs and getting interest below the limit (1.9L), is it still necessary to add this interest income to my income while I file returns? I’m salaried.

        1. Who had given the money for that FD ? If it was you, then it will be your income and has to be added with yours , else not

          1. Raghavendra G says:

            But he has paid Tax for that income and giving it to his wife. it is not new income from other source. Why should he get taxed ?

            1. Thats how the law is for clubbing income .

  133. Sooraj says:

    I am salaried and i pay tax according to my tax slab. Now i saved around 5 lakhs and want to FD the amount. Annul interest on 5 L would be 40 K per Year. will i Still pay tax on this 40K or can i submit 15 G to avoid tax on interest earn on FD.

    As those 5 Lakhs are saved after taxes were deducted from my total earnings?

    1. You need to pay tax on this , form 15G is only for those whose income is less than the taxable limit .

  134. Anil Bahal says:

    Dear Manish,

    I am an NRI and have some FD’s in India from which some TDS has been deducted. To claim the TDS, can I give for 15G? If can not be given then which ITR form should I fill ITR 1 0r ITR2 to claim the TDS deducted.

    Thnaks in advance.

    1. Anil

      You cant give form 15G now , its a prevention technique not a cure technique, fill the ITR1 form now

  135. Srinivas says:

    Recently i experienced the following situaltion.

    I have aHUF account and am submitting 15G for it to get exemption from TDS. I was told that i have to provide a 15G for each FD to be exempted.

    Till now i was thinking that if i submit 15G once a year, it will be sufficient for all deposits etc of that accunt for that year.

    Bank officer told me otherwise.

    Can anyone please clarify.

    Thanks.

    1. I think Officer is right , but still I m myself not clear , take help from forum, you will surely get a right answer : https://www.jagoinvestor.com/forum

      1. Srinivas says:

        I am not able to post my query in the forum.

        When i try to sign up, it says, pass word is invalid. When i try to use forgot password link, it says email is invalid, though i am getting communication there.

        please help.

        1. You never had an account there.. i created one and emailed you !

  136. umang says:

    i had given a property on rent. the rent is 24000 per month .property is on my uncles name his age is 80 years
    do i have to pay TDS ,
    or i can fill form h15
    uncle is liable for tds..????????????

    1. All the income will be of uncle when the property is on uncle name, TDS is not there , not income tax (5 lac limit)

  137. Suresh says:

    Hi Manish,

    I want to clear few of my doubts regarding TDS Deduction.

    1) I am working in a Private company, will pay Tax around 25K at the end of the Financial Year 2012-2013.
    This 25K Tax will be on my total salary which i will earn during the Financial Year.
    Now suppose in a bank, 2k gets deducted as a TDS, and the Bank gives me the TDS deduction Certificate.

    Now while Filing the IT Return Form when i will Submit Form 16 along with the TDS Deduction Certification issued by the Bank, then this 2 K will be returned or what? and if its returned then how much time it will take?

    And one more thing exactly when did the Bank will issue this TAX Deduction Certificate. Can i adjust this 2K deduction in my company tax deduction so that instead of paying tax 25K i will pay 23K only.

    2) How the TDS deduction used to be calculated-
    Suppose i have a bank account with the following details:
    Saving Account Balance: 200000
    A FD of 35000 for 5 Year (Tax Saver)
    A FD of 20000 for 5 Year (Tax Saver)
    A FD of 50000 for 1 Year
    A FD of 50000 for 2 Year

    Now i wanted to know how the TDS gets calculated, i will be earn some intrest amount on my account balance 200000 (for ex 4%), Then i will earn some intrest on all the respective FD’s with their respective intrest Rates. So while Calculating the total Interest earned in a year will be added together while calculating TDS deduction or what?

    3) To Avoid the TDS Deduction:
    As i have seen in the Forum someone asked to open a FD in a diff-diff Banch of same bank. Will it work? If i will open a FD then automatically my Customer ID(In That bank) will be linked to that FD. and the Bank can easily track all my FDs.

    But if i will open the FDs in different-2 Bank itself then obviously one bank will not be knowing abt others, But here again there is a problem. I personaly visited some banks regarding FDs and they told that a Saving accout is mandatory for opening the FDs. Now if i want to keep FDs in Diff-2 Bank then i will end with many Bank Accounts and worst thing is that i need to keep the minimum Balance in that account.

    4) Regarding Form 15G/15H
    1) Is it safe to submit this form if i am already paying Tax?
    2)And these forms need to submitted on Yearly Basis or What?
    3) If i have TDS deduction in more than one Bank then do i need to submit in each Bank?

    Could you please answered these queries?

    1. Suresh

      I can see you are not very clear on how taxation works . What your company is cutting is tax on your salary , that you have to pay anyways

      Your bank is cutting TDS on the yearly interest you will earn on your FD . You must be clear that you also pay tax on any kind of FD interest earned in the year . I can see that you have around 1.5 lacs of FD in total . now assuming the average yearly interest rate of 10% .. the interest will be around 15,000 per year ..

      Bank interest is taxable and you need to pay tax on this and note that it is on accrual basis , means even if you get it later , you need to pay tax on that this year itself .

      Now in Banking , if your interest is above 10k , TDS is cut , TDS is tax in advance cut by bank , so they are cutting Tax which you need to pay and directly giving it to bank

      Now when you file your returns , you can mention that already TDS is cut and hence you dont need to pay additional tax . Why do you think you should be getting it back ?

  138. SATISH KEJRIWAL says:

    if i have submitted form 15H/15G to my company, not to deduct tds on my charges….shall company deduct tds..

    1. Companies dont accept 15G i guess !

  139. shiva says:

    shiva: how to exempt from tds on AP:MAHILA PODUPU SANGAM LOANS.
    my mother as a leader in mahila podupu sangam and taken loan from the bank but they deducted TDS on that amount any suggestions please help..

    1. Shiva

      TDS deducted on loan ? I have not heard anythign like this !

  140. Abhishek says:

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    I request your advice on the below case:

    Say I am earning Rs. 9,000 from my FD at a bank in a financial year. In the same period I earn interest amount of Rs. 1,800 from my saving A/c and Rs. 1200 from RD account in the same branch.
    Will the TDS be deducted by bank on my interest amount in this situation? If yes, how much amount will get deducted provided they have my PAN number.

    Thanks,
    Abhishek Dixit

  141. Shaikh M Taher says:

    Dear Manish,
    I am just having small amount in FD,ie 30,000/-Rs for 5 Years , still do i require to fill up Form 15 G?

    1. Yes .. your total interest would be more than 10k , in that case the bank would be able to track it (assuming all FD are in same bank) .

      In that case TDS would be cut, hence you should fill form 15G if you dont want TDS to be cut

  142. Sambit Bose says:

    Hi Manish,

    Thanks for initiating such a useful discussion. I have some queries. I have made FDs for a term of 5 years in order to show it as an investment under 80C. Now pls tell me whether these FDs that are made in order to exempt tax are applicable for TDS also.

    Thanks.
    Sambit

    1. No , those FD’s are just tax free under 80C, means you save tax on the amount invested, but that does not mean that the interest part is tax free . you still have to pay the tax on it .so if interest part is more than 10k in a year, there would be TDS

  143. darshan vassal says:

    I am a banker, i want to know the date for forwarding 15h/15h to income tax deptt which is submitted by customer to bm.

    1. You have to submit those forms to bank , not income tax department

      1. darshan vassal says:

        Dear Manish my querry was about on which date 15g/15h form submitted to income tax deptt because we are banker & we collect the forms from our customers.

        1. It should be submitted in the start of the year

  144. ranjit singh thakur says:

    She is student of B.com , she is not having any income.

    1. In that case you should fill form 15G , one more point , if she is a MAJOR , its fine , the income which will happen will be treated as her income , but if she is monir (below 18 yrs) , legally the income from FD (as interest) will be part of your income ,its now up to you , if you want to show it legally as yours income or hers .

      Manish

  145. ranjit singh thakur says:

    advise limit of 15 g , if my daughter having fd of rs 9 lacs, can tds applicable.

    1. Ranjit

      It can be filled by anyone , yes FD of 9 lacs means more than 90k interest per year and there will be TDS , better to fill Form 15G if she has no taxable income at the end of the years

      manish

  146. ragu says:

    sir
    i am an agriculturist .i have some bank deposits in different banks and filing every year 15gform also now my question is whatever my totaldeposits intrest is lower than the tax limit, is any chance to make TDS on my deposite intrest? pls inform me any one.

    1. Raghu

      First thing to know is that you have to deposit form 15G each year in the start .. now coming to your question , if your total interest income is below the taxable limits, no TDS would be cut !

  147. ASHRAF says:

    sir, i need the details why form 15g issuing every year. what is the limit to issue form 15g

    1. Ashraf

      Its govt rule that you have to submit form 15G , you can do it only if your income is below taxable limit and you are sure about it !

  148. Sagar says:

    Dear Manish Sir,

    Sorry to be back but one thing just struck me. As you have advised to Binu that if later in the year ,say in Feb or March, if one experiences a cash crunch and is unable to invest under Sec 80C, it is not advisable to submit Form 15 G in advance. But Sir, should such a circumstance arise and one is unable to invest under Sec 80 C, one can always deposit income tax later on and show it in his return, isn’t it Sir ? So what’s the harm in submitting it earlier ? Regards Sagar

    1. Sagar

      The only thing is in the start of year you can just say that i will invest in tax saving product and hence there will be no tax, but how do you prove that you can failin this , what if for some reason you are unable to put money in tax sving products ?

  149. Sagar says:

    Dear Manish Sir,

    Sorry to be back but one thing just struck me. As you have advised to Binu that if later in the year ,say in Feb or March, if one experiences a cash crunch and is unable to invest under Sec 80C, it is not advisable to submit Form 15 G in advance. But Sir, should such a circumstance arise and one is unable to invest under Sec 80 C, one can always deposit income tax later on and show it in his return, isn’t it Sir ? So what’s the harm in submitting it earlier ?

  150. Sagar says:

    Debobrata Ghosh / Manish Sir

    I would like to add my knowledge to what Manish Sir has already advised you. If you are depositing differen amounts in the same bank and in the same names on differen dates by way of FDs, the Customer id remains the same. Only the FD certificate nos change, which makes no difference. So one has to submit Form 15 G only once since it will be reflected in the Bank’s system against your Client id and any subsequent FDs will get the benefit of non-deduction of income tax.

    Manish Sir, kindly correcvt me if I am wrong. Besides please enlighten me why one has to submit Form 15 G at the begining of FY ( as advised by you to Binu above )when the Bank deducts advance tax for the first time only on 15 Sep of each Fin year. So can’t we submit Form 15 G at anytime before 15 Sep ? My bank is ok with it. Regards Sagar.

    1. Sagar

      By beginning of the year I meant before the bank cuts TDS 🙂

  151. kamal arora says:

    sir,
    i recently retired from Air Force and want to fix 15 lac in bank as fixed deposit for that I will be getting appx 11,500 int pm. i want to know whether i have to pay income tax if yes how can I save this please inform.

    i will be thankful to you

    1. Kamal

      You dont have to pay income tax at the end of the year because your over all income will be below taxable limit , But because you are planning to do a FD and the interest is above 10,000 . The TDS might be cut by bank , So there are 2 solution

      Solution 1 : submit a form 15G to your bank so that they dont deduct TDS
      Solution 2 : Better to 2 FD , each with different bank , so that TDS is not cut because the total interest from one FD will be below 10k

      Manish

  152. Debobrata Ghosh says:

    Dear Manish,
    I am getting one thing a bit confusing .we have an a/c in ubi where at the begining of the financial year for certain Fd’s Form 15G been submitted. Now , suppose if in feb or march if i do an FD for that do i have to re-submit form 15G for this financial year. I went to UBI for submission of 15G form for that particular FD they refused to take it & said that only ONCE IN A FINANCIAL YEAR it has to be submitted. So, for that FD any tax would be deducted or not. I am in alittle dilemma.Kindly seek your advice….

    Regards
    Debobrata

    1. Debobrata

      yes form 15G has to be submitted each year and only one form 15G in one financial year

  153. binu says:

    Dear Manish,
    let me rephrase the previous question.
    Suppose i want to submit form 15g at the start of fy2012-2013 and at that point of time i have not yet invested in tax saver plans but i am planning to invest later in that fy,say at feb 2012-2013 . can i submit form 15g in this case.?.thanks

    1. Binu

      The only criteria is that you must know in advance that you will not have to pay the tax at the end. If you say you will do it later, there is no guarantee here that you will actually do , What if you cant because of cash crunch later . So in this case ideally as per law, you should not be giving Form 15G

  154. Biswajit Maji says:

    Sir,

    UBI has deducted Rs.675.00 as a tax against my mother FD on 23.02.2012. She have no PAN card. How can my mother will take back the tax amount bkz she’s income below limit. Can the bank refund the money immediately if i will deposit the 15G.
    Thanks

    1. No Biswajit

      What bank has cut is called TDS . And its a standard practice – You will be able to claim that money back only if you file a tax return and ask for refund . Form 15G has to be submitted in the start of the year itself . Do it from next time please

  155. binu says:

    Dear Manish,
    I usually make tax saver investments towards the end of a financial year. So ,can i submit form 15g earlier in the year to avoid tds because i am planning on tax saving investments later ..
    Thanks

    1. Binu

      No , your cant submit 15G in your case . It has to be submitted in the start of the year and only by those hwo know that they are not going to pay any tax .

  156. Karthik says:

    My wife is doing an internship for 6 months with a stipend of 20,000 p.m. i.e., a total of 1,20,000 which is well below the limit of 1,90,000 for women. Can she avoid TDS at her company by filing 15G. Kindly explain.

    1. Karthik

      Not sure if companies accept form 15G . In worst case she will have to file the tax return !

  157. Sagar says:

    Hello. I hv a qery. Suppose my wife’s income from salary is Rs 16000 p.m. and interest income from bank FD is Rs 56,000 for the AY 2011-12. Thus her total annual income is Rs 2,48,000. But she had deposited Rs 70,000 in her PPF A/c. in AY 2011-12. So effectively her Tax liability comes to Nil considering that no tax is payable upto Rs 1,90,000 and then upto Rs 1,00,000 can be invested under Sec80C. My qerries are 1. Am I right in assuming that her tax liability is Nil ? 2. Is she eligible to submit Form 15 G in Bank for AY 2012-13 since her Tax liability will be Nil, even though her Total income is Rs 2,48,000 and not below Rs 1,90,000 ? Regards Sagar.

    1. Sagar

      1. Yes . her tax will be NIL

      2. Yes, she can submit form 15G because she knows in advance that her tax will be NIL .

      Manish

  158. Milind Sawant says:

    I am a bank officer want to submit the forms 15g and 15h of my branch to ITO please send me sample filled by banker for form 15g and 15h submitted to ITO for financial year ending 31.03.2012

    1. The samples links are there , download it and fill it up

  159. Sharabbi Munda says:

    My mother who is a NRI, had earned approx Rs. 1.3 lacs over a 3 yr period on a FDR. On muturity she was charged 30% tax on the intrest earned. As she has no other income in India and tax has already been deducted by the bank, is ther any way to get this TAX refunded. I live in UK and here you can ask for a tax refund going back upto 6 years. Thanks

    1. Sharabbi

      YEs you can file for returns and ask for your tax refund .. Do it this time for sure .. also you can avial for online tax filing

      Manish

  160. Lukhey says:

    I am a salaried individual in 30% tax bracket. My wife is not working and has no income; and we have never filed returns for her in India ever. In Jan’2012, I have created fixed deposits with a bank for 30Lakhs @ 9.25% for 10 years in her name. Now, the banker recommended giving Form15G to avoid TDS deduction on interest amount earned on these FD’s. Now, i have the following questions:
    1. Is it legal for my wife to sign Form15G ?
    2. It the overall interest crosses the 1.8L limit, what needs to be done? Can we use 80C to make some investments etc to save taxes?

    1. Lukhey

      1. Yes , she has to sign it as its in her name .

      2. If the interest crosses 1.8 lacs , in that case you need to pay tax , but you can invest in 80C products and save tax . But the point is that all the income earned will be treated as your income, not hers ! .

  161. Prof.D.V.R.Rajakumar says:

    I have a regular salary income exceeding the taxable limit. I am 60 years 7 months old. I had put an FD of Rs. 10 lakhs in Nov. 2011 and given the certificate to my company for regular tax deuction. Bank alos has deducted 10%. How to avoid this almost 40% deduction. Bank manager says If I give 15 G no tax will be deducted at source. But all your info says it is a wrong declaration. Should I allow both deduct and ask for refund form IT department. What is the solution

    1. No you cant submit 15G as you have to pay the tax at the end of the year . Why is your company deducting the tax on this FD ? How is it related ?

  162. Sanjay

    I dont think you should be submitting 15G at all .. its not right when your salary is taxable .

  163. SANJAY LAHA says:

    Though my total income is taxable, I submit 15G against FDs to bank and add my bank interest to the income while computing income tax, so that maturity value of the FDs are intact and all the tax is deducted through my office DDO. Please suggest whether I should do otherwise.

  164. M.Pravallika says:

    How these forms 15 g/ 15h helpful for salaried employees?

    1. Pravallika

      Its only helpful if your taxable income is going to be below tax levels , else not

  165. Murthy says:

    Guys, Appreciate if some one can help with an answer to this… If a person is paying tax in another country and comes under ‘double tax avoidence rule”, he need not pay tax for his/her Indian salary income. This being the case, does this rule applicable to Bank interest and Long term capital gain (in shares) also? How one can avail this facility and avoid paying tax on interest earned??
    Thanks,
    murthy

  166. Rajesh says:

    Does FD interest taxable if it is above 10000 INR @ SBI ?

    1. Interest on FD is taxable irrespective of how much interest you have earned

      However, in case your Interest during a financial year is more than Rs. 10000, TDS would also be deducted on the same.

      And in case you dont want your TDS to be deducted, the above Forms as specified in the above article by Manish need to be furnished

  167. Rajesh says:

    Dear sir,
    I have a salaried saving a/c. I joined a 5555 days fd(two nos ) at sbi for 2 lakh each @9.25% . Do I have to submit 15 G every financial year to stop TDS or only once. Even if TDS stopped, does it affect my salaried income. Should I show FD interest while filing income tax return after financial year ?

    1. Yes, Form 15G is applicable for only 1 Financial year and you will have to submit a new form for each new financial year.

      Yes, you have to show your Interest from FD’s under Income from Other Sources while filing your Income Tax Returns

  168. Aseef says:

    hi Manish,thanks for the reply.
    Is a tax saving fd deposited as late as ,say,march25 this year eligible for deduction under80c for this year?..thanks

    1. Aseef

      Yes .. but the only problem is that how do you show the investments at the moment ? What you will have to do is claim a tax refund when you file for returns

  169. Aseef says:

    Dear sir,
    I joined a 5 yr tax saving fd at sbi for 1 lakh @9.25% on jan 25 2012.
    will i get exemption of 100000 under 80c for AY 2012-2013?
    when i file returns for ay 2012-2013,should i include income from interests of this fd? If yes ,please tell me how much amount..thanks and regards…

    1. Aseef

      You will get exemption of 1 lac only for 2011-12 , for which you will file the return in 12-13 , The interest has to be taxable in the year when its accrued

      Manish

  170. Debobrata Ghosh says:

    Hi,
    Manish,
    Last yr i hve submitted 15g for my mother 4 FD’s.i,e., prevoius year ending 31.03.12. Assesement year 2012 – 2013 . whit i found is tht bank credited int on every quarter . Principal was 55000/- int on maturity was 4609/- . What i shock most is tht total int was not coming to the actual maturity amount . my fear is that whether they have debited some amount money or i should get refunded. i have the xerox of 15G .wht happens if bank fails to submit 15G will one get back i TDS deducted amount???

    Kindly reply…
    Regards
    D. ghosh

    1. Debobrata

      The bank will not cut TDS if the interest is less than 10k , so in your case there was no requirement of submitting form 15G .. but anyways .. what difference do you see ? can you give details ?

      You get your TDS only through tax returns refund .. not from bank

      Manish

  171. Neeraj Mohan says:

    Hi Manish,
    I am thinking of making an 4 yr FD of 1,00,000 in SBI at 9.25% compounded quaterlly.
    In this case simple interest will be less than 10000. But my doubt is whether they calculate simple interest or compound interest?
    My compound interest in 4th year may be above 10000 right…so is it taxable?
    or should i reduce the amount to 90000 so that interest will be less than 10000?
    I am student.

    1. Neeraj Mohan says:

      sorry… i mean whether they will calculate simple or compound interest to calculate income tax…. they ony tell that intrest/year should b less than 10000 for no tax

    2. Neeraj

      Rememeber that interest on FD is always taxable .. even if you earn Rs 100 as interest even that is taxable . What you are talking about is TDS , if interest is more than 10k in one year , then TDS is cut by bank itself .

      So now if you choose the Cumulative FD , which means that the interest gets accumulated and you get it only on maturity , then the interest will be more than 10k and TDS will be cut in tht year .. but if you choose “quarterly payout” then each quarter the intetrest will be paid out to you and this situation will not arise

      Manish

      1. Neeraj Mohan says:

        okay.. now its clear ..thank u so much..!
        can u suggest a investmet option for 3 to 5 yrs.
        i have 2 lakh to invest. this is my first earning, i dont have any investments yet.
        how should i start?

  172. williams says:

    Declaration under sub-section (IC) of Section 197 A of the Income Tax Act 1961, is to be made by an individual who is of the age of 65 years, for claiming certain receipts without deduction of tax. Has this rule been amended to read 60 years after the Budget Presentation in Feb ’11 ? If so what is the authority for the same – Is there a Circular or Notification.

    In the event of the reduction in age to 6o years, how will we read section 80D and 80DDB, as per which for deduction in case of senior citizens, it is still 65 years (Form H, as existed earlier) .

  173. Krishna says:

    It must be 65 Years. You have mentioned as the 60 Years

    1. lokesh says:

      Age limit reduced to 60 Years from A.Y. 2012-13

  174. rajesh says:

    how i maintain tax returns i am salary holder and i getting some other money.I had ppf and f.d pl.tell how i maintain tax deduction.I had land property (HUF) so what sujest to tax saving matter.

    1. Rajesh

      Your question is not clear and exactly what you want to achieve. Please meet a tax planner or CA for this .

      Manish

  175. raj says:

    wonderful discussion ..

    my query is that for an FD of 3 years if a person submits form 15g on 3rd year..so can tds deducted during 1st 2 years (which was deducted during 2years ) be returned??

    1. Raj

      NO, it will not be returned

      Manish

    2. lokesh says:

      raj

      TDS deducted by banks from interest is deposited to income tax department quarterly, so refund will not be possible after quarter end (june, sept, dec, march).

  176. ASHOKE KUMAR DEB says:

    Many many thanks, Manishji,

    What a article you have choosed.. I really grateful to you. I just find this type
    of article for Father-in-law. I want to know, If a retired person to do a FD, why
    bank authority cann’t suggest that thing, which may people are in a dark this
    type of FD.

    Thanks a lot…..

    1. Ashoke

      Good to hear that you benefitted from this article 🙂 . keep reading

      Manish

  177. Arundhati says:

    Hi,
    I am a salaried professional. last week I wanted to make FD of 1 lac at 9.50% interest rate for 2 years. I was told if I apply 15G declaration, no tax would be deducted from my FD. I did not know about the clause for non-earning people in form 15G.
    I already file return through my company. So now how does it work out? Is what I did was illegal?

    Thanks & Regards
    Arundhati

    1. Arundhati

      If your earnings in a year are more than your limits , then you cant file 15G, only if you are not going to pay any tax adn you know about it , then file 15g else not

  178. Vishal says:

    What are the options for retired NRIs (my parents) aged 60 and 67 to alleviate or get a refund on TDS for Fixed Deposits ? The interest income is over 5 lakhs per annum. They have no other income apart from this interest income. Thank you.

    1. Vishal

      In that case , why will they get the TDS back ? They have to pay the income tax ! . Note that these forms are for those epople who do not come into tax bracket

      Manish

      1. Vishal says:

        I read there was 5 lakh exemption for NRI senior above 65 years. They are aged 60 and 67.

        Do they have to pay any more tax apart from the TDS that is cut automatically ?

        I was not asking about RI forms 15G and 15H. I understand that does not apply since my parents are NRIs.

        I am having them consult an accountant but would like to know more myself.

        Thank you for your input.

        1. vishal

          Truely speaking its just a waste rule .. there are so many restrictions , that almost no one will be able to avail it ..

  179. Vikas says:

    I am unemployed presently and going to invest in a commercial retail co. and will get interest income from them in the form of PDC’s. Now the Form -15G, which i will submit to the co. shall i download it from the website and filled myself and give it to co. directly or take it from the bank and filled by them and submit there. Please tell me the procedure how to submit Form-15-G to the co.

    Thanks & regards

    1. Vikas

      You can sumbut form 15G by downloading it from any where .. Also note that you need to submit it only if you know that your tax liability will be NIL

      Manish

      1. Vikas says:

        Thanku Manish for the swift reply..
        One thing more, If i submit form 15G to the comp. and it is valid for 1 year right? But in the mid of the year if again i invest more and get more interest income from them and which crosses tax liability then what would be the impact….

        1. Vikas

          In that case you should not submit form 15G , it has to be submitte only when you are “sure” that your taxable income will be below the limit .

          Manish

  180. mukesh bhatia says:

    rs 100000/-deposit in sahara india fixed scheme in the name of my son .he is minor.can i submitted 15 g form with my PAN NO ? i am not tax payer . pl reply mukesh bhatia jaisalmer

    1. Sohil says:

      SIrjee avoid sahara.Even investing in muthoot finance is advisable in comparision to sahara.

      There is case going between sebi and sahara regarding similar scheme going from the company side.

      1. mukesh bhatia says:

        my actual question is CAN I SUMITTED 15G WITH MY PAN NO . I HAVE NOT PAN NO OF MY SON HE IS MINOR.PL REPLY

        1. lokesh says:

          mukesh

          As per present income tax guidelines, banks are required to deduct tax at source (TDS) on deposits if the total interest earned on all your fixed deposits in a bank is more than Rs.10,000 in a financial year. (as per these guidelines even if a fixed deposit is in the name of a minor TDS is deducted). However, the depositors can claim the credit for such TDS in their income tax returns. (Now a days such deducted TDS is reflected in AS26 which can be downloaded from income tax site. (in case of minors, this credit for TDS can be claimed by the person who manages the minor’s income.)

  181. Swathi Reddy says:

    thanks for the information i had cleared my dought.comment and the responses are very helpful.thank you.

    1. Swathi

      Good to hear that

  182. chandra grover says:

    fin. year 11-12.
    In the case of a Sr.citizon.
    expected tax on total income Rs.4,900.
    on fd tds will be 14900/-.
    if deposit advance tax on expexted total income, it will be less than tds.
    whethther he can submit 15h and avoid tds /refund etc., he will deposit tax himself and file the return.

    1. Chandra

      No , he cant use 15g ,because he has to pay tax at the end

  183. Raman dev suri says:

    A person got fixed deposits odf rs 8000000 and intt comes to rs 700000 and already submitted form 15 h whether he is liable to pay tds

    1. Sohil says:

      FIrst getting amount more than 50,000 as interest in a year from fd will compulsory applies tds unless/untill you get a letter from income tax officer saying tds shouldnt be applied to it as your income is lower than taxable limits.I am not sure but this rule exists i am sure.Any ca or bank officer can confirm it.

      Now you saying 7 lakhs as interest.& lakhs is the interest you earn on your principal.Its the money you earn and basic income tax limit is 1 lakh 80k something.Its bound to be taxed.

      Plus ill say dont do the mistake o f filling the form else you will be penalized heavily for giving faulty information as your letter stands a proof in law for your misdeed even though you stand ignore to the rule of the land as it carries your signature.

      1. Raman dev suri says:

        I am working in bank and i want to get for my working in the bank

  184. anubhav says:

    After reduction of the Senior citizen age from 65 years to 60 years, what form, 15G or 15H will be applicable for a person below 65 years and above 60 years of age5

    1. Anubhav

      Now Form 15G is for people below 60 and 15H for above 60

      Manish

  185. Sidharth says:

    Manish
    nice post.
    For example-
    mr x’s income in FY 2011=280000 i.e 240000(salary) 40000 (income from FD ) and he invest 100000 (u/s 80 C).
    PY-no tax liability.
    #Can he still file 15G ? (as after 80C his taxable income is only 180000)
    #what will be ur ans of above question if-interest of 40000 came from different branch/bank (<10000 frm a branch/bank)

    excuse typo error-send frm mobile.

    1. Sidharth

      Yes , he will be eligible to submit 15G , as his taxable income would be less than the limit and he dont have to pay any tax at the end of the year . If he has less than 10k interest from different branch , then there is no need to fill this form as there wont be any TDS ! . But if its more than 10k , then he has to submit that form to each branch !

      Manish

      1. Sohil says:

        JUst for sharing::

        Though eligible i guess on taxguru on cnbc awaz i heard by CA Subhash lakhotia that its not a correct practice to do as the form rule states its to be file by those whose income fall below taxable limit without investing or you have income only from interests nothing else.Though you are correct but assessing officer if send a letter(notice) than he is also not wrong as it have been seen they taking undue advantage of language of the law(personal experience by the CA).

        His advice was to shift fd with different branches such that in 1 branch your fd interest doesnt exceed 10,000 limit as mentioned by Manish Sir.

  186. ram says:

    1. Can 15G/H be submitted by a NRO depositor to avoid tax?
    2. Is NRI eligible any concession on 30% (tax on NRO int. amt)
    if the NRI is residing at Singapore (under double taxation scheme)?

    Pl clarify………….Ram

    1. Ram

      No , these forms are not for NRI’s , its only for resident !

      Manish

  187. Raj says:

    Hi,

    My wife is a homemaker, could it be possible to open up a joint account, and make her as the primary account holder, and then put up some 5 Lakh and then submit 15G to avoid taxes.

    I believe this is completely legal, and smart move? Please advice.

    Thanks, Nawaz

    1. Yes, you can always do this.

      This is completely Legal and most of the Tax Payers are doing this. We always recommend our clients to split your Income with your Family Members, if their Slab Rates are unutilised

      1. Sohil says:

        But Karan sir wont that income also be clubbed with Raj income?

  188. Hitesh says:

    Dear Manish

    Appreciate if you can write article regarding NRI for these type of forms.

    Regards
    Hitesh

    1. Hitesh

      These forms are not applicable for NRI’s !

      Manish

      1. VINOD K says:

        DEAR MR. MANISH/CA KARAN/SRINIVAS

        I SUGGEST THAT TO AVOID TDS HASSLES , AN INDIVIDUAL HAVING INCOME FROM INTEREST ETC EXCEEDING LIMIT CAN ALSO SUBMIT 15G/15H AND DEPOSIT ADVANCE TAX ON DUE DATES.
        IT SHOULD BE OK UNDER IT ACT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY GOVT IS CONCERNED TO GET TAX FROM ASSESSEES.
        PLEASE GIVE UR OPINION ON THE POINT SUGGESTED.
        REGARDS,
        VINOD

        1. NO

          The Indian Govt very well knows the mentality of Indians. They know that Indians dont like to pay taxes from their own Pocket and that is why they have introduced the concept of TDS and TDS is now being implemented on all payments.

          Vinod, No-one will go and pay taxes on Interest Income and always try to hide the same.

          Govt very well knows the mentality of Indians and that is why they have made Non-Deduction of TDS by false certification is a punishable offence.

          1. Srinivas says:

            There are 2 scenarios.

            No taxable income or taxable income.

            If there is no taxable income, 15G/H forms.

            If there is taxable income, as indicated, there is no much difference between TDS and payment at the end of the year, but for the time lag. It may be difficult to pay a lumpsome at the end of the year and TDS may obviate this problem.

            Also giving this form when one knows that his income crosses the tax limit may not be correct.

            Also, now from the PAN number, ITO can see the bank details(of all accounts) of an individual for the period concerned. This can create issues if incorrect form is submitted.

      2. lokesh says:

        http://www.nritaxservices.com/tax_ex.htm
        Any Non Resident Indian from whose Income the Tax is likely to be deducted at source can apply to obtain exemption for tax deduction provided his/her taxable Income in India is less than Rs.1,50,000/- per year. Or if the tax likely to be deducted is more than the estimated tax liability, is eligible to apply for certificate permitting deduction of tax at lower rate.
        The income tax department generally issues Exemption Certificate for a period of 1 to 3 years.
        Any NRI who has obtained Exemption Certificate need to submit it to the Payer of the income who will follow the certificate and not deduct tax or may deduct at a lower rate as given.
        If there is genuine mistake in representation for obtaining the Exemption Certificate, no penalty is attracted. However you may have to pay interest if you are liable to pay income tax later on.

        1. lokesh says:

          please read “Rs.1,50,000/- per year” as “exemption limit for current A.Y.”

  189. Sahit says:

    Now this rule has changed w.e.f. 1/4/2010 a new sec 206AA has inserted that says “In case of certain payments (Eg: Interest), where party was allowed to declare on Form 15G / 15H for non-deduction of tax, earlier many were not used to provide PAN. But, newly introduced section, makes such payments, if eligible for TDS, to compulsory quote the PAN. This means in such case where PAN is not-available/invalid, TDS has to be charged at higher rate, not ZERO irrespective of Form 15G / 15H.”

    Read more: http://law.incometaxindia.gov.in/DitTaxmann/FinanceAct/FinAct20092/Finact69.htm

    1. Sahit

      thanks for thhat info 🙂

    2. chandra says:

      i am 58year old i pension taken 102000 p.a. and 2 fixed deposit one is 1 lac and second one is 5000 same branch i donot have pan card . so my queston question iscan i submit 15G form a and i file tax return if i do the pan card if i have pan card is it nessery t to file tax return every year . what i do for no tax didecton please answr me

      1. No you dont have to file the return because your income is below the taxable limits .

        You should file a form 15G in your case

  190. SAURAV says:

    Yaar Manish kuch samajh mein nai aaya, seems now I’ve 2 dig reliable stuff on Indian taxation rules, can any1 help me? any site, books, blogs/sites on taxation as good as Manish’s will do… thanks

    1. Saurav

      What is it that you are not clear about ?

      Manish

  191. Vanga Rajendra Prasad says:

    If TDS is to be done on the interest of your fixed deposit, give specific mandate to the bank to deduct tax from your saving account, but not from the fixed deposit. Ex: you have fixed deposit of Rs 30,00,000/- in bank and the interest on that is Rs 240000/-which is credited to your account in a year. If you have not given mandate to deduct TDS from your Saving account, bank will deduct TDS of Rs 24000 from the principal amount of Rs 30 lakhs. Next year you will get interest on 2976000/- only. If that is deducted from SB account you will be losing 4% interest only. But deduction from Fixed deposit will deprive you more than 8%

    1. that was something new information , how do we give directions to bank about this ? Is there any format or form for that ?

      Manish

      1. Vanga Rajendra Prasad says:

        No format. Just write simple letter addressed to BM..and dont forget to get acknowledgement

  192. Puneet says:

    Another thing is, make sure to get confirmation / acknowledgement from the bank for these forms.
    It happened with my mother, the bank conveniently did not updated the form15 submitted details in their online system, and we ended up getting TDS deducted at the end of the year.

    1. Srinivas says:

      True. As a matter of principle, we should ideally keep a receipt of all documents provided to any institution, not only financial institutions. With massive increase of transactions at a branch, it is quiet possible to misplace a document. In such cases, receipts will help a lot.

  193. Asim says:

    Hi Manish !
    That’s one more useful article.
    Tell Me,If my total taxable income is going to be more than permissible limits, can I still fill form 15G ? will be it wrong declaration in such case ? It sounds convenient to pay tax at the end of the year myself rather than bank deducting. can you guide me?

    1. Asim

      hmm.. i think it should be fine to submit these forms even if your income is above the limit , because these are the self declaration forms and there is no way to check if your income was really above or below the limit .

      Manish

    2. Although these are self-declaration forms, it is advised not to give wrong declarations.
      I mean you’ll have to pay the tax today or tomorrow but if the Income Tax Officers come to know about the same, they hv the power to charge you with a case of Tax Evasion as false filing for the purpose of non-deduction of TDS is a punishable offense

      1. Karan

        I didnt think of it that way , My bad .

        So what you are saying is that we should not give wrong declaration , even if we intend to give all the tax at the end of the year for convinience purpose . Got it

        Manish

        1. yar aise to sab wrong declaration dena shuru kar denge and the whole purpose of deducting TDS would be spoiled.

          so, it is always advisable not to give any wrong declaration

          1. Sohil says:

            Yes as i said before a lady in bank said my mom to fill this form so that tds dont gets deducted.My mom did the same.Later when i came to know i gave a word to the lady to correctly mention when to fill the form.
            She said that my mom was a housewife to that i say i file her returns as earning lady and her income goes way par taxable limit and you will bring her under penalty clause with you deed.

            So again as CA karan said,one needs to be careful while filing the form.Even if by making 80c investment ones incomes goes below taxable limits than also he/she shouldn’t fill the form.Pay tds and than file return to get refund .If done online refund return wont take time.

          2. Rahul says:

            Sir
            I have planned to leave my Job and go for higher education (MBA), so I submitted Form 15G, but as I was not selected in the CAT test I continue my job and now I am in taxable income of 10%. What shall I do now?

            1. Should be ok .. not an issue .. the only thing is TDS will not be cut, you will have to pay the tax manually !

            2. Rahul says:

              Thanks a Lot! ….

        2. RAHEJA AMAR says:

          Can you explain it further vis-a-vis filing 15G/15H forms that even if not eligible we can file 15G/15H forms , if we intend to give all the tax at the end of the year for convinience purpose . Got it “

          1. Not sure what you are asking

  194. M Anand Kumar says:

    Hi Manish,

    Do we have to submit 15G form every financial year?

    Some personal experience which would be useful to everyone:
    I had recently submitted my 15G form for the sweep account in SBI for the financial yr 2011-2012.
    My interest income was more than 10k (summation of interest income of sweep accounts every month) and TDS was happening 10%, 20%, 30% and even 40% on certain interest income of certain sweep accounts though PAN card number was already present. On my conversation with Bank Manager, I submitted the 15G form to avoid TDS and agreed upon to pay the tax on interest income myself.
    Well now i have file the tax return to claim the excess tax deducted from income tax department, as i have the bank TDS statement of sweep accounts.
    Reason for explaining this is certain things go on in the back end and we will not be aware of this; as these information were not present in my bank account transaction details. I got this info from e-tax statement under e-tax option.
    Note: If we break the sweep account partially or completely within a yr, then interest income credited will be for the debited amount wrt interest rates for the term. eg: 10k @8.5% for an yr. Debited 5k after 3 months then interest earned for 3 months will be credited (probably 2%) as per bank norms and not at 8.5% minus TDS @10% of interest earned.

    1. M Anand

      Yes ,you need to give form 15G every year.

      What are those things which has TDS at 40% ? Also what is the conclusion of your comment , May be we need more clarity from you ?

      Manish

      1. M Anand Kumar says:

        Manish,

        Tax deductions of certain sweep accounts interest income were happening at 20%,30%, 40% though i come under 10% slab.

        Hence the conclusion is that submit 15G form to avoid tax deductions from Bank’s end and pay the tax on interest income at the end of financial yr urself. 🙂

        1. Srinivas says:

          TDS is maintained at the lowest tax slab level.

          The idea of 15G is that if your income is below the lowest tax slab, you can avoid paying TDS. However, if you are in 10% tax bracket, form 15G cannot be given as in it(form 15G), you are declaring that you have no taxable income.
          In such cases TDS certiciate can be attached and final tax paid can be reduced to that extent.

          The other point, 20,30,40% tax on interest, you have to discuss with the Branch manager whether it(your info) is correct and if so basis for the same. Currently tax at the highest slab is 30%. And TDS is done at the lowest level only. Even if your salary is in 20 or 30% bracket, the tax due to %differnce need to be paid by respective individual.

          If BM confirms that 20,30 or 40% is the norm, you may like to take this up with higher authorities.

          regards

          1. M Anand Kumar says:

            Srinivas,

            Thanks for providing more clarity on 15G form. After submitting 15G form, PAN number is removed from my bank account number. Removal of PAN number is now making sense.

            BM told me that as TDS is deducted and submitted to IT Dept for the financial yr 2010-11; it’s not possible to refund from Bank’s end. Therefore he gave me the TDS certificate to claim the excess deducted amount from IT Dept.

            Since there was no further tax deduction from Banks end, i didn’t get into details of faulty system which is in place.

            Regards,
            Anand

  195. Srinivas says:

    Useful information to many. I suggested this to my father who is using this regularly.

    Just a digression. Hindu undivided family is a good concept which can be utilised by many to their advantage. However, the concept is new to many. Would like a post on the same.

    thanks.

    1. Srinivas

      HUF is long pending thing I have to write on 🙂

      Manish

    2. Yes, HUF is a very useful Legal way of avoiding tax and we advise all our clients to make the benefit of forming HUF 🙂

      1. Nitin Gupta says:

        pls write the details of HUF. I already have a PAN as an individual, now is it possible fo me to get benefit as HUF?

        1. Srinivas says:

          There is a good post on Jagoinvestor on HUF, long back. You may search in forum.

  196. Manish S says:

    Hi Manish,
    You forgot to mention that,form submission should only be done if you anticipate that you wont be falling into the tax bracket for the Financial year(your income would be less than the minimum taxable income).
    If you are salaried and have an taxable income,you Should NOT submit the form. I have seen many persons with income 6 Lakh PA submitting these. In such cases you need to pay taxes on interest and hence submitting form 15 G/H is wrong.

    –Manish S

    1. Manish

      I have mentioned it already, look at the para below the embedded PDF

      Manish

  197. Would like to add another important point to the above article that these forms have to be furnished separately for each financial year.

    For eg – If you have a 5 year FD, you’ll have to furnish Form 15G/Form 15H separately for each year. It is advised that you do the same in the beginning of the year to avoid any wring dedcution of TDS

    Regards
    CA Karan Batra

    1. Karan

      thanks , I will put up this point very clearly in the article .

      Manish

      1. Manish, I would like to highlight another point that TDS on Interest is deductible only in case of Fixed Deposits and not for Savings Account.

        So even if your Interest on Savings Account (which was recently increased to 4%) is more than 10,000, no TDS would be deductible on the same

        1. Karan

          Oh , I didnt knew that . thanks for letting us know what . Another question I had was , is there no way an NRI avoid TDS ? they are not eligible for these forms , but there has to be some way for some one who will not pay tax at the end and his TDS is cut

          Manish

          1. Sohil says:

            Also I guess 15G forms are to be filled by people who dont have other source of income or they are sure that their income wont cross basic taxable limit(even after investing in 80C they come under nil tax,they shouldn’t file this form).
            I have seen bank people suggesting to avoid tax on fds just filled the form.But the criteria is other(Income from fd and all other income should be below basic tax limit) and if wrongly done one can be penalized if i am not wrong.

            1. Raheja Amar says:

              I have seen even bank people suggesting to avoid tax on fds just fill the form 15G/H.But the criterion is other(Income from fd and all other income should be below basic tax limit). If wrongly submitted, how to rectify?

            2. There is no rectification . You should know the rules before submitting !

            3. RAHEJA AMAR says:

              Form 15H has been submitted by an individual who id not eligible, what is the interest/fine or the procedure to reconcile with income tax office.

            4. We are not aware about it . It would be 300% of the penalty !

          2. arundhati says:

            hi i have a FDR in the month of jan 2014 when i will file 15h form

            1. Do it before March End

        2. vedanth says:

          Sir, I am a retired person. all these years , and i am paying income tax on my retirement benefits ever since my retirement . My wife now attained the age of 60 and has become senior citizen. To avail the tax deduction of Rs 2.50 lakhs , i wish to give some of my deposits to my wife , so that i also need not pay tax. How best I can do about this.I sit enough if i write my intetion on a stamped paper and kept with me?if so what is the stampage?kindly advise me sir.

          1. Vedanth

            You cant do it like this . There would be clubbing rules applicable in your case .

            Manish

    2. H G Sadhwani says:

      What if tax payable exceeds taxable limit for F.Y. 2011-2012 ? If an individual pays advance tax/es in Sept or Dec & March 2012, and if he has submitted Form 15 G to Banks, is it right for now ?

      1. HG Sadhwani

        You dont have to submit 15G if you have any doubt that your income will increase than the limit , its only for them who are sure that there income wont rise . Like a retired person who gets bank interest .

        Manish

  198. Karuna says:

    hi Manish
    very informative article…my question is more or less the same above,(Mr: Shinu’s) being a NRI i wanted to know weather i can take advantage of 15G and 15 H to get away from TDS from my NRO FD
    Thanks

    1. Karuna

      No , these forms are not applicable for NRI’s

      Manish

  199. shinu says:

    Hi Manish

    perfect time you wrote on the subject as i too is in a bit of fix in this regard. I am an NRI and have an NRO deposit with federal bank (which is the only bank which had offered me a TDS of 10% instead of 30% as you mentioned) . But they didnt assist me with a 15G form though i asked but said may be i can reclaim the 10% by a tax refund claim. i am still looking for the right way to act. hope someone will assist.

    Thanks

    Shinu

    1. Srinivas says:

      Form 15G and 15H are applicable to resident indians only.

    2. Shinu

      As Srinivas mentioned , these forms are applicable for Residents only . You should ask the bank why didnt they assist you , mainly they should give you these reasons which you are finding on this blog .

      Manish

      1. Shinu says:

        Thanks Srinivas & manish

        Now a bundle of doubts…may be too preliminary, still appreciate your time.
        Is it mandatory to have a tax file to claim a refund later? How easier it is as this is the only taxable product i have? can it be done online? For an FD started in April 2011 and maturing in April 2013 when these filing to be done? Can i get deductions for having insurance products on this?

        Thanks in advance

        Shinu

        1. Shinu

          You will have to file the tax return to get your tax refunds . But if you have done the FD in Apr 2011 , now is the time to give your Form 15G and file the tax return only next year .

          Manish

  200. Ajay says:

    Manish – Good one.
    The 15G forms seems to be confusing. There is no place that says “Interest from FD pr other accounts”. Is it possible for you to put a sample filled 15G for all of our reference.

    1. Ajay

      If you look at schedule 3 , you can put your interest rate and other details there . also the form 15G is not only for the bank interest , its applicable everywhere , so dont look for specific wordings .

      manish

    2. Srinivas says:

      The point is this.
      The responsibility is with the customer and not with the bank. The customer has to check his data and submit G/H only if he is doubly sure of the provisions. Submitting documents with false info is a punishable offense. If in a bank format there may be no mention of income from FDs of other banks. But this does not absolve one of his responsibility.
      Please be careful.

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