The Gap Between Your Offer Letter and Your Bank Account
The number on your job offer letter is your gross salary — what your employer agrees to pay. The number that actually lands in your account every month is your net salary — what remains after income tax, education cess, and standard deductions.
For most salaried professionals in India, this gap is somewhere between 5% and 30% of gross income depending on the total package. This calculator closes that gap — showing you exactly what the Indian New Tax Regime for FY 2025-26 means for your monthly and annual take-home pay.
Indian New Tax Regime — FY 2025-26 Slabs
The New Tax Regime (introduced in 2020, made the default regime from FY 2023-24) offers lower tax rates across all slabs but removes most exemptions and deductions.
| Annual Income Slab | Tax Rate |
|---|
| Up to ₹3,00,000 | Nil |
| ₹3,00,001 – ₹7,00,000 | 5% |
| ₹7,00,001 – ₹10,00,000 | 10% |
| ₹10,00,001 – ₹12,00,000 | 15% |
| ₹12,00,001 – ₹15,00,000 | 20% |
| Above ₹15,00,000 | 30% |
Standard Deduction: ₹75,000 (applicable under the New Regime from FY 2024-25)
Education Cess: 4% on the calculated income tax amount
Section 87A Rebate: Full tax rebate for income up to ₹7,00,000 (effectively ₹0 tax)
Effectively Tax-Free: Income up to ₹12,75,000 is effectively tax-free after the standard deduction and 87A rebate
How Tax is Actually Calculated (Step by Step)
Indian income tax is progressive and marginal — meaning only the income in each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate. A common misunderstanding is that reaching a higher bracket taxes all your income at the new rate. It does not.
Example: ₹14,00,000 gross salary
- Standard deduction: ₹14,00,000 − ₹75,000 = ₹13,25,000 taxable income
- Tax calculation:
- First ₹3,00,000: ₹0 (Nil)
- Next ₹4,00,000 (₹3L–7L): ₹4,00,000 × 5% = ₹20,000
- Next ₹3,00,000 (₹7L–10L): ₹3,00,000 × 10% = ₹30,000
- Next ₹2,00,000 (₹10L–12L): ₹2,00,000 × 15% = ₹30,000
- Next ₹1,25,000 (₹12L–13.25L): ₹1,25,000 × 20% = ₹25,000
- Total income tax: ₹1,05,000
- Education cess: ₹1,05,000 × 4% = ₹4,200
- Total tax liability: ₹1,09,200
- Effective tax rate: ₹1,09,200 ÷ ₹14,00,000 = 7.8%
- Monthly take-home: (₹14,00,000 − ₹1,09,200) ÷ 12 = ₹1,07,567/month
Marginal Rate vs. Effective Rate — The Number That Matters
Two numbers come up in tax conversations:
Marginal rate: The rate applied...
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