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Old regime vs new regime

Same income, both sets of rules. The answer is one line; the arithmetic is underneath it if you want to check.

Your numbers

Salary and any other income taxed at slab rates, before deductions.

Everything the old regime allows together: 80C, 80D, HRA, home-loan interest, the standard deduction.

In practice the standard deduction for salaried income. Enter the figure that applies to you — it is not assumed here.

Which costs less

The new regime costs ₹1,13,100 less.

Old regime

₹2,10,600

on ₹13,00,000 taxable

New regime

₹97,500

on ₹14,25,000 taxable

For the old regime to match the new one, you would need to claim ₹5,93,750 in deductions.

Show the working
  1. Old regime — tax from the slabs

    on ₹13,00,000 taxable

    = ₹2,02,500

  2. Old regime — what you pay

    ₹2,02,500 + surcharge ₹0 + cess ₹8,100

    = ₹2,10,600

  3. New regime — tax from the slabs

    on ₹14,25,000 taxable

    = ₹93,750

  4. New regime — what you pay

    ₹93,750 + surcharge ₹0 + cess ₹3,750

    = ₹97,500

The rules this uses

For a resident individual under 60, for financial year 2025-26 (assessment year 2026-27). Salary and other slab-rate income only — capital gains carry their own rates and are not covered here.

Old regime
IncomeRate
Up to ₹3 lakh0%
₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh5%
₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh20%
Above ₹10 lakh30%
New regime (section 115BAC)
IncomeRate
Up to ₹4 lakh0%
₹4 lakh to ₹8 lakh5%
₹8 lakh to ₹12 lakh10%
₹12 lakh to ₹16 lakh15%
₹16 lakh to ₹20 lakh20%
₹20 lakh to ₹24 lakh25%
Above ₹24 lakh30%

Also applied: the section 87A rebate (up to ₹60,000 under the new regime where taxable income does not exceed ₹12,00,000; up to ₹12,500 under the old regime up to ₹5,00,000), surcharge above ₹50 lakh with marginal relief, and health and education cess at 4%.

Read from Income Tax Department — Returns and Forms Applicable for Salaried Individuals for AY 2026-27 on 2026-09-26. The standard deduction is an input rather than an assumption here, because that page does not state it.