Skip to content
Taxincome taxIndia only

Advance Tax Calculator

Advance tax instalments. The percentages are cumulative rather than equal quarters, so the September instalment is thirty percent of the liability, not twenty-five.

Also called: advance tax instalment, quarterly tax india.

Taxpayer
Due at this instalment
₹60,000

₹60,000 due by this instalment. Net liability after TDS is ₹2,00,000, of which ₹90,000 should be paid by now and 30,000 has been. Regular taxpayers pay in four cumulative instalments at 15, 45, 75 and 100 percent.

Liability after TDS
₹2,00,000
Cumulative required by now
₹90,000
Shortfall
₹60,000
Interest under 234C if short
₹1,800
Remaining for the year
₹1,70,000
On presumptive taxation
Regular taxpayers pay in four cumulative instalments at 15, 45, 75 and 100 percent.
On the liability threshold
Advance tax is not required where the net liability falls below the statutory threshold.

Computed from the published rates for the tax year you selected, which is not necessarily the current year. A calculation, not tax advice, and it does not know anything about your circumstances beyond the figures entered.

Method and background

This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.

How this is calculated

Advance tax is due in four instalments at cumulative percentages of fifteen, forty-five, seventy-five and one hundred. Reading them as equal quarters is the common error: the second instalment brings you to forty-five percent, so it is thirty percent of the liability by itself. TDS already deducted reduces the base. Those taxed presumptively under section 44AD or 44ADA pay the whole amount in a single instalment by 15 March. Shortfalls attract interest under section 234C at one percent a month.

the instalments are cumulative percentages of the net liability, not equal quarters
T
Estimated tax

Worked examples

Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.

the September instalment

Estimated tax for the year
₹3,20,000
TDS expected to be deducted
₹1,20,000
Instalment due
15 September, 45%
Advance tax already paid
₹30,000
Taxpayer
Regular

Due at this instalment₹60,000

45% of 2 lakh, less the 30,000 already paid

Open this example

a presumptive taxpayer owes nothing until March

Estimated tax for the year
₹3,20,000
TDS expected to be deducted
₹1,20,000
Instalment due
15 September, 45%
Advance tax already paid
₹0
Taxpayer
Presumptive under 44AD or 44ADA

Due at this instalment₹0

boundary

Open this example

TDS covering the whole liability leaves nothing

Estimated tax for the year
₹3,20,000
TDS expected to be deducted
₹3,20,000
Instalment due
15 March, 100%
Advance tax already paid
₹0
Taxpayer
Regular

Due at this instalment₹0

degenerate case

Open this example

Method and limits

What it assumes

  • A reasonable estimate of annual income at the time of each instalment.

What it deliberately does not model

  • Capital gains and lottery income are handled specially and can be paid in the instalment after they arise.
  • The liability threshold below which advance tax is not required is set by statute.

Formula version 1.0.0 · definition 1.0.0 · India · Report a problem with this calculator

Frequently asked questions

Are the instalments equal?
No. They are cumulative at 15, 45, 75 and 100 percent, so the amounts due are 15, 30, 30 and 25 percent of the liability.
What if my income was unpredictable?
Capital gains and similar one-off income can be paid in the instalment falling after they arise, without 234C interest for the earlier ones.