Income-tax rates for assessment year 2026-27 remain unchanged; schedule placement for advance tax and salary TDS is preserved.
Tax rates for assessment year 2026-27 remain unchanged and continue to be prescribed either in specific sections of the Income-tax Act (including concessional regimes for domestic companies, cooperative societies and the alternate individual regime) or in the First Schedule. Rates formerly listed in Part III of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 2025 - used for advance tax computation, TDS from salaries and charging tax payable in certain cases - are reclassified as Part I of the First Schedule for AY 2026-27.

Tax rates under section 115BAC prescribe slab rates up to 30% with surcharge tiers and caps on dividend and capital gains.
Section 115BAC(1A) sets default slab rates for certain resident taxpayers ranging from nil up to 30% above Rs.24,00,000; these apply unless an option under section 115BAC(6) is exercised. Income-tax under clause (1A)(iii) is subject to surcharge tiers (10%, 15%, 25%) based on total-income thresholds, with the surcharge on dividend income and specified capital gains capped at 15% and a 15% cap also for associations of persons consisting only of companies. Marginal relief is available.

Individual tax rates set in the Finance Bill 2026: progressive slabs with higher nil thresholds for senior residents.
The Finance Bill 2026 prescribes progressive income-tax slabs for individuals, HUFs, associations of persons, bodies of individuals and artificial juridical persons: nil up to Rs. 2,50,000; 5% on Rs. 2,50,001-5,00,000; 20% on Rs. 5,00,001-10,00,000; 30% above Rs. 10,00,000; with higher nil thresholds for resident senior citizens (Rs. 3,00,000 for 60-79 years; Rs. 5,00,000 for 80+), and states these rates mirror the prior year.

Co-operative societies: the Finance Bill preserves the existing three-band income-tax rate structure (10%, 20%, 30%).
Specified income-tax rates for co-operative societies are set out in Paragraph B of Part I-A of the First Schedule to the Finance Bill. The Bill retains the existing three-band structure: 10% on income up to the first band, 20% on the middle band, and 30% on income above the top band, thereby preserving the prior rate structure for co-operative societies.

Firms' income-tax rate unchanged at 30% under the Finance Bill, specified in Paragraph C of Part I-A.
The Finance Bill specifies the income-tax rate for firms in Paragraph C of Part I A of the First Schedule, maintaining the rate at 30%.

Local authorities: income-tax rate remains 30% under Paragraph D of Part I-A of the First Schedule in the Finance Bill.
The Finance Bill specifies the income-tax rate for local authorities in Paragraph D of Part I-A of the First Schedule, fixing the rate at 30% and maintaining continuity for that taxpayer category.

Union Budget corporate tax: 25% for smaller domestic firms, 30% generally, 35% for non-domestic, plus surcharge and 4% cess.
Domestic companies with turnover or gross receipts up to Rs. 400 crore are taxed at 25%; other domestic companies at 30%; non-domestic companies at 35% on income other than that chargeable at special rates. Surcharge rates are unchanged, with the surcharge not applying to income of a specified fund and with a 25% cap on surcharge for persons under the referenced preferential regime for income above Rs. 5 crore (excluding dividend income and certain capital gains). Marginal relief is provided where surcharge applies. A 4% Health and Education Cess applies on income-tax inclusive of surcharge, with no marginal relief for the cess.

Income-tax rates for 2026-27 remain unchanged across specified sections and Part I-B of the First Schedule.
Income-tax rates for the tax year 2026-27 remain unchanged: rate provisions in the Act for domestic companies, individuals/HUFs/AOPs/BOIs/AJPs and cooperative societies and the rates set out in Part I-B of the First Schedule to the Bill are not amended and the existing rate structures continue to apply.

Tax rates under section 202 set default slabs with surcharge bands, surcharge caps for specified cases, and marginal relief.
Tax rates under section 202 set graded default income-tax slabs for specified taxpayers for 2026-27, subject to an option to elect an alternative regime; a surcharge applies to higher total income bands (with inclusion rules for dividend income and capital gains), surcharge caps where alternative provisions apply and for certain associations of persons, and marginal relief to alleviate threshold impacts.

Income-tax 2026-27: new slab rates, optional Part I-B age-based slabs, and revised surcharge caps and relief.
Section 202 prescribes progressive income-tax slabs for 2026-27 for individuals, HUFs, AOPs, BOIs and specified artificial juridical persons, while preserving an option under section 202(4) to adopt the Part I-B rates. Part I-B provides alternative slabs including age-based thresholds for senior and super senior residents. Computed tax (including specified dividend and capital gains) attracts a graduated surcharge with provisos capping surcharge on dividend/capital gains at 15%, limiting surcharge for company-only AOPs to 15%, and reducing the 37% surcharge to 25% for persons taxed under section 202; marginal relief applies.

Co-operative societies: unchanged tax rates, tiered surcharge with marginal relief, and optional lower-rate tax regime with reduced surcharge.
Co-operative societies are taxed under Paragraph B of Part I B of the First Schedule with rates unchanged from the prior year. Surcharge applies in tiers according to total income, with marginal relief available to reduce surcharge impact where appropriate. A resident co-operative society that satisfies prescribed conditions may elect an alternative lower-rate tax regime; when elected, a specified lower surcharge percentage applies to that tax.

Firms: income-tax rate unchanged; 12% surcharge over one crore rupees with a cap limiting additional tax.
Firms continue to pay the same specified rate of income-tax as in the prior year. A 12% surcharge applies where a firm's total income exceeds one crore rupees, but the total tax plus surcharge on income exceeding one crore rupees is limited so it does not exceed the tax on one crore rupees by more than the excess income.

Local authorities face the same income-tax rate with a 12% surcharge above one crore, subject to a cap.
Local authorities remain subject to the same income-tax rate as specified in Paragraph D of Part I-B of the First Schedule; a 12% surcharge on such income-tax applies where total income exceeds one crore rupees, but the combined income-tax and surcharge on income above one crore is limited so it does not exceed the income-tax on one crore rupees by more than the excess amount.

Company tax rates: domestic companies 25% or 30% with opt-in 22% regime; non-domestic companies 35%; specified surcharges apply.
The Finance Bill, 2026 sets company tax rates: domestic companies pay 25% if turnover/gross receipts for 2024-25 400 crore and under section 199, otherwise 30%; domestic companies may opt for section 200 at 22% with a 10% surcharge. Non-domestic companies are taxed at 35% on income not at special rates. Surcharges: domestic (excluding section 200/201 electors) 7% for income >1 crore 10 crore and 12% for income >10 crore; non-domestic 2% for >1 crore 10 crore and 5% for >10 crore. Marginal relief applies.

Surcharge on income-tax stays unchanged; specified fund income exempt and special-assessment persons face a 25% surcharge cap.
Surcharge rates remain unchanged from the prior assessment year. Surcharge does not apply to income-tax computed on income of a specified fund as noted in the tax schedule. For persons assessed under the special assessment procedure, the higher surcharge tier on income above the high-income threshold (excluding dividend income and capital gains) is not applied and the surcharge is restricted to 25%.

Union Budget 2026-27: marginal relief applies where surcharge is imposed for affected taxpayers to mitigate additional tax burden.
The Finance Bill for the Union Budget 2026-27 provides marginal relief in all cases where a surcharge is proposed to be imposed, as a mitigation mechanism to prevent disproportionate increases in tax liability when surcharge thresholds are crossed and to preserve intended tax progression.

Health and Education Cess to be levied at 4% on income-tax inclusive of surcharge; no marginal relief.
Health and Education Cess is imposed at 4% on the amount of income-tax so computed, inclusive of any applicable surcharge, and no marginal relief is available; the cess is levied uniformly on the surcharge-inclusive tax liability.

Rates for tax deduction at source for FY 2026-27 remain unchanged; 4% health and education cess applies to nonresidents.
Rates for deduction of income-tax at source from incomes other than salaries are specified in Part II of the First Schedule to the Finance Bill and are to be applied under the relevant sections of the Act. The rates and the Union surcharge remain the same as in the prior year, and a Health and Education Cess of 4% on income-tax including surcharge continues to apply to nonresidents and foreign companies.

Union Budget 2026 27 sets new income tax and advance tax rates for individuals, senior citizen thresholds, and graduated surcharge bands.
Part III of the First Schedule sets FY 2026 27 tax deduction and advance tax rates: Section 202 rates use a seven bracket scale to 30% (above Rs. 24,00,000) with an option to adopt Part III rates. Paragraph A offers a four slab regime for individuals and similar entities with adjusted thresholds for senior citizens; capital gains under specified sections are included. Surcharge bands of 10%, 15%, 25% and 37% apply by income band, subject to caps and special restrictions for dividend/capital gains, associations of companies and persons taxed under section 202. Marginal relief is provided.

Co-operative societies: existing tax rates unchanged; 7% and 12% surcharges apply with marginal relief; 22% option available.
In respect of co-operative societies, income-tax rates remain unchanged from FY 2025-26. A 7% surcharge on income-tax applies where total income exceeds one crore but does not exceed ten crore rupees, and a 12% surcharge applies where total income exceeds ten crore rupees; marginal relief is provided. A resident co-operative society that satisfies certain conditions may opt to pay tax at 22% under the Act, with a 10% surcharge on such tax.