In case of a company, surcharge is levied @ 7% (2% in case of foreign company) on the amount of income-tax if the total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore but does not exceed Rs. 10 crore and @ 12% (5% in case of foreign company) on the amount of income-tax if total income exceeds Rs. 10 crore. Hence, in case of company whose total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore but does not exceeds Rs. 10 crore, marginal relief will be computed as discussed above, but in the case of company having total income above Rs. 10 crore marginal relief is available in such a manner that the net amount payable as income-tax and surcharge shall not exceed the total amount payable as income-tax and surcharge on total income of Rs. 10 crore by more than the amount of income that exceeds Rs. 10 crore.
Illustration for better understanding
Mr. Raja is businessman (age 35 years). His total income for the year 2015-16 amounted to Rs. 1,01,00,000. Will he be liable to pay surcharge, if yes, then how much and will he get the benefit of marginal relief? Surcharge is additional tax levied on the amount of income-tax. In case of taxpayers other than company, surcharge is levied @ 12% on the amount of income-tax where the total income of the taxpayer exceeds Rs. 1 crore. In this case, total income of Mr. Raja exceeds Rs. 1 crore and hence he will be liable to pay surcharge. Marginal relief is available in cases where the total income is slightly above Rs. 1 crore. The computation of normal tax liability (i.e. liability without marginal relief) and tax liability under marginal relief (i.e. liability after marginal relief) will be as follows :
(1) Normal tax liability (i.e. without marginal relief)
(*) The normal tax rates for the financial year 2014-15 applicable to an individual below the age of 60 years are as follows :
Nil upto income of Rs. 2,50,00010% for income above Rs. 2,50,000 but upto Rs. 5,00,00020% for income above Rs. 5,00,000 but upto Rs. 10,00,00030% for income above Rs. 10,00,000.
Apart from above rates, cess will be computed separately.
(2) Tax liability under marginal relief (i.e. after marginal relief)
Conclusion Normal tax liability (i.e. without marginal – relief) comes to Rs. 31,97,600 and tax liability under marginal relief comes to Rs. 29,25,000. It can be observed that tax liability under marginal – relief is lower and, hence, Rs. 29,25,000 will be the tax liability before cess. Total tax liability will be computed as follows : (*) In this case, surcharge paid by Mr. Raja will be Rs. 70,000 computed as follows : Illustration for better understanding Mr. Karan is a businessman (age 35 years). His total income for the year 2015-16 amounted to Rs. 1,06,00,000.Will he be liable to pay surcharge, if yes, then how much and will he get the benefit of marginal-relief? Surcharge is additional tax levied on the amount of income-tax. In case of taxpayers other than company surcharge is levied @ 12% on the amount of income-tax where the total income of the taxpayer exceeds Rs. 1 crore. In this case, total income of Mr. Karan exceeds Rs. 1 crore and hence he will be liable to pay surcharge. Marginal relief is available in cases where the total income is slightly above Rs. 1 crore. The computation of normal tax liability (i.e. liability without marginal-relief) and tax liability under marginal relief (i.e. liability after marginal relief) will be as follows :
(1) Normal tax liability (i.e., without marginal-relief)
(*) Tax rates are discussed in previous illustration.
(2) Tax liability under marginal-relief (i.e. after marginal relief)
Conclusion Normal tax liability (i.e. without marginal-relief) comes to Rs. 33,65,600 and tax liability under marginal relief comes to Rs. 34,25,000. It can be observed that normal tax liability (i.e. without marginal-relief) is lower and, hence, Rs. 33,65,600 will be the tax liability before cess. Total tax liability will be computed as follows :
