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.
You can also exchange a life insurance policy for long-term-care insurance tax-free. (Before 2010, when a new law took effect, you had to first cash out your policy and pay taxes on the gains.) And because long-term-care benefits arenât taxable, youâll never pay taxes on your gains, says Kitces.