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Tax Exemption : For FY 2012-13 : Interest earned upto Rs 10,000 in saving bank accounts has been exempted from Tax. However, interest income from other kind of deposits (like from term deposits / fixed deposits / recurring deposits ) are not now exempted from tax. [A few years back interest income upto Rs.12,000/- per year was exempted under Section 80L of the Income Tax Act].
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