This illustration applies a simplified progressive slab layout with a configurable standard deduction and a cess add-on—useful for orientation, not filing.
Actual Indian income tax depends on regime choice, rebates, surcharges, and many Chapter VI-A items not captured here.
Income Tax Calculator — key points
- Taxable income after standard deduction
- Tax, cess, and total
- Pie of tax vs estimated take-home
How to interpret results
Treat numbers as conversation starters with a chartered accountant, not e-filing values.
- Toggle gross income to see marginal jumps near slab edges.
- Remember payroll components like HRA require separate logic.
Illustrative slab stack
Tax = piecewise rates on taxable income brackets Cess = 4% of tax (in this demo) Total tax = Tax + Cess.
Symbols
- Gross income — Annual cash components you map into this single field.
- Standard deduction — Flat subtraction before slabs in this simplified model.
Regime note
Old vs new regime, rebates under 87A, and surcharges are not fully replicated.
Benefits
- Visual sense of tax bite on gross income.
- Encourages professional review before decisions.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I file with this?
- No—use authorised government or CA workflows.
- TDS mismatch?
- Reconcile Form 26AS; this tool has no payroll integration.
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