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Section 80E – Tax deduction on Education loan for higher studies

Last Modified on April 22, 2020 by CA Bigyan Kumar Mishra

An individual can claim tax deduction under section 80E if he has taken education loan for higher studies of self, spouse, children or a student for whom the individual is the legal guardian.

Remember, loan can be taken for higher studies of;

  • self,
  • spouse,
  • children, or
  • a student for whom the individual is a legal guardian.

To claim tax deduction under section 80C, education loan must be in the name of the assessee. If its taken for higher studies of assessee’s brothers or sisters, then tax benefits under section 80E will not be available.

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Meaning of higher studies

To get eligible for tax deduction, loan must be taken for higher studies.

As per the terms of section 80E, it does not matter whether the loan has been taken for higher studies in India or abroad.

This means an individual can avail tax benefit under section 80E on interest paid for education loan taken for higher studies anywhere in the world.

Higher studies in this case include all type of vocational as well as regular courses pursued after passing the senior secondary examination or its equivalent exam.

Quantum of Tax deduction for interest on education loan

Deduction under section 80E is available only on interest portion of the education loan. Principal part does not qualify for tax deduction under section 80E. Entire interest repaid on education loan will be eligible for tax deduction. Section 80E does not have any restriction on quantum of tax deduction.

Deduction under section 80E is available only when you start the repayment.

Tax deduction is available up to 8 years starting from the year in which you start repaying the loan or until the payment of interest in full, whichever is earlier. This means if its repaid within 6 years, then tax deduction under section 80E can be claimed only for 6 years.

One of the most important factors to be remembered is that the education loan must have been taken from a bank or financial institution or from any approved charitable institution.

This means, loan taken from friends, relatives or employers are not eligible for tax deduction under section 80E of Income Tax Act 1961.

How to get tax deduction for education loan

If you are in service, inform your employer about the education loan you have taken and the quantum of interest you paid during the financial year.

You need to produce a education loan interest certificate from the bank to your employer. The certificate should segregate principal and interest portion of the education loan paid during the financial year.

Total interest shown in the certificate will be considered by the employer as the amount of deduction allowed under section 80E. By considering this benefit, your employer will calculate TDS on your salary.

In case, your employer missed it then you can claim section 80E tax deduction while filing your return of income. In this case, you are not required to submit any documents to tax department. However, if in future department asked for documents, then you need to produce it to them.

If you are a salaried individual, we suggest you to declare and submit proof of interest payments on education loan to employer or else employer will be deducting higher TDS on your salary.

Example to understand quantum of deduction:

Gross Total Income of Mr. XYZ for the previous year 2017-18 is Rs 4, 80,000. Education loan to pursue a MBA course taken in the year 2014-15 from a public sector bank is Rs.7, 00,000. During the year 2017-18, he has paid Rs 65,000 as interest and Rs.50, 000 as repayment of principal portion.

In the above case, Mr XYZ can claim tax deduction of Rs. 65,000 under section 80E for the financial year 2017-18. After claiming tax deduction, Mr XYZ’s total income will be Rs. 4 ,15,000 (Rs. 4 ,80,000-65 ,000).

FAQ on tax deduction on Education Loan – Section 80E

Question 1: When I can take tax deduction benefits on education loan under section 80E of income tax act?

Answer: Income tax benefit or tax deduction on interest amount of education loan under section 80E will be available from the financial year when you start repaying the interest and principal amount.

You can even repay the loan amount with interest at the time of studies and start claiming the income tax deduction under section 80E of Income Tax act.

But tax deduction under section 80E is allowed from the year of making payment till the end of such payment or 7 succeeding assessment years whichever is earlier.

Question 2: I have taken education loan for higher studies of my SON and to the same university I also paid certain amount as tuition fee. Please let me know if I can claim deduction under income tax act for these expenses?

Answer: Interest amount paid on your education loan will be tax deductible under section 80E of income tax act 1961 from the financial year when you started making payment for such loan up to 7 succeeding assessment years or till time of making payment whichever is earlier.

Tuition fee amount can be claimed as income tax deduction under section 80C of Income Tax act 1961 to the maximum amount of Rs 1, 50,000 assuming that you do not have any other investment as specified under Section 80C like investment in life insurance premium, investment in PPF etc

In your case the entire amount of interest paid will be eligible for income tax deduction under section 80E by assuming that you fulfilled all other conditions specified under this section (for detail please refer the article above).

If you have any other investment as specified in section 80C then together you can claim the benefit up to Rs 1, 50,000

Question 3 : This financial year I paid interest and principal amount of my education loan which was pending for last 3 years. Can I claim the benefit of paying the entire amount of interest or I am eligible only for one year of interest?

Answer: You are eligible for the entire amount of interest that you paid in this financial year as a tax deduction under section 80E of income tax act i.e. the interest amount of 3 years including this year.

Question 4: I have taken education loan for my adopted child’s higher education. Can I claim income tax benefit under section 80E?

Answer: Yes, Section 80E is available if you have taken any loan for the higher education of a child of whom you are a legal guardian.

Question 5: I have taken a loan from employer for my own higher studies. Can I claim income tax benefits under section 80E for the interest amount that I am repaying to my employer?

Answer: No, you can not claim any tax deduction under section 80E for the education loan that you have taken from employer.

If you are working for approved bank or approved non-banking financial institution or approved charitable institution as specified under section 80E of Income Tax act 1961 then tax deduction is available only if you have taken the loan from an approved bank or approved non-banking financial institution or approved charitable institution.

Question 6: My sister has taken a loan for my higher education which I am repaying now to my sister. Can I claim income tax deduction under section 80E of IT act?

Answer: No, you can not claim tax deduction under section 80E as you have not taken any loan.

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Filed Under: deductions, Income tax Tagged With: Education loan Deduction under section 80E, Income Tax Benefits u/s 80E, Interest on Education loan deduction under section 80E, Section 80E

About the Author

CA Bigyan Kumar Mishra is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He writes about personal finance, income tax, goods and services tax (GST), company law and other topics on finance. Follow him on facebook or instagram or twitter.

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Comments

  1. Anbu says

    July 29, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Hello,

    I am repaying edn loan for the last 2 years, but i have not shown in income tax filing. Can i get exemption for the whole interest (2 years) if i submit for this Financial Year ?

    Please assist in this

  2. B VENKATESHWARLU says

    March 12, 2016 at 3:54 am

    Whether IT exemption can be availed on interests of two/multiple education loans taken at different spells/ different FY for the education of two dependents.

  3. Satish Kumar says

    December 11, 2015 at 5:32 pm

    Hello Team,
    My Dad’s financials were not sufficient for taking a loan for my younger brother’s abroad studies. The loan amount is around 23 lacs and I am solely funding it now. My dad is about to retire and hence, please suggest if I shall be deemed as Legal Guardian of my brother and eligible for tax expemtion on interest amount which is coming to around 25000 during moratorium period and 40000 after that.
    Pls suggest.

  4. Nishant says

    August 5, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    Hi,
    I am an Indian resident and had availed student-loan from Citibank USA in 2010. This loan was taken for studies in the US. I have returned to India and have started repaying the loan in US Dollars every month. Could you please advise if the loan-interest would be eligible for deduction under section 80 E? I read the provisions but am not clear whether loan taken from a foreign bank would be eligible for the deduction.

    Please also advise if carry-forward of earlier years interest paid (paid but not offset against income as there was no income that year) is allowed under section 80E.

    Thanks,

    Nishant Tapuria

  5. Amit Jain says

    June 30, 2015 at 11:23 am

    Hi,
    Can I take personal loan to pay for Tuition fees and other expenses for my son’s studies in USA?

    WIll the interest portion on this loan is eligible for deduction under section 80E?

    Thanks,
    Amit Jain

    • YFB says

      June 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm

      Section 80E deduction is available for education loan taken for higher studies. In your case its personal loan take to take care of personal expenses. it will not be eligible for section 80E deduction.

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