Employeeâs contribution â Section 80CCD (1) Allowed to an Individual who makes deposits to his/her Pension account. Maximum deduction allowed is 10% of salary (in case of taxpayer being an employee) or 10% of gross total income (in case of tax payer being self-employed) or Rs 1, 50,000 whichever less is.
This applies to current, former and retired employees. Premiums you pay for employees' group life insurance that is not group term insurance or optional dependent life insurance are also a taxable benefit.
Term life insurance is typically paid out in one of three ways: 1  Level term coverage pays a death benefit that remains the same over the term. For example, a 20-year level term policy with a $100,000 death benefit will always pay $100,000, whether the insured dies in the fifth or 15th year.