ITR filing FY 2025-26: Old vs new income tax regime - how salaried taxpayers can lower tax outgo
This article provides guidance for Indian salaried taxpayers on navigating the old versus new income tax regimes for the 2025-26 fiscal year. It includes various financial calculators to help individuals estimate tax liabilities and investment returns.
Why it matters
Tax planning is a critical financial activity for the workforce, and understanding regime changes directly impacts disposable income.
Smriti Jain is a business and economy journalist with over 16 years of reporting and editing experience. She writes extensively on the Indian & global economy, infrastructure, stock markets, personal finance, and Indian Railways. She has also hosted weekly video shows on TOI - TOI Business Bytes and TOI Wallet Talks. A graduate in Economics (H) from Delhi University, she has worked in Economic Times Digital and Financial Express Digital in her previous stints. Read More
The content is purely informational and instructional, aimed at providing financial literacy without political or social bias.
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