Employeeâs contribution â Section 80CCD (1) Allowed to an Individual who makes deposits to his/her Pension account. Maximum deduction allowed is 10% of salary (in case of taxpayer being an employee) or 10% of gross total income (in case of tax payer being self-employed) or Rs 1, 50,000 whichever less is.
This applies to current, former and retired employees. Premiums you pay for employees' group life insurance that is not group term insurance or optional dependent life insurance are also a taxable benefit.
Taxable cost of group-term life insurance over $50,000 (included in boxes 1, 3 (up to social security wage base), and box 5). This amount is already included in the taxable income of the Form W-2. It is not reported separately on Form 1040.