Official sources support the tool references shown here. The guides provide editorial framing and practical prompts, not verified current rules or market facts.
Official tools and due-diligence sources
- Income-tax Act, 2025, Section 202 — new-regime slab rates and deduction restrictions.
- Income-tax Act, 2025, Section 19 — standard deduction and employment-tax deduction provisions.
- Income-tax Act, 2025, Section 156 — rebate ceiling and marginal relief.
- Finance Bill 2026 memorandum — tax-year 2026–27 rules.
- Ministry of Labour and Employment press release — revised EPFO ceiling, subject to scheme rules.
- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation wage-ceiling FAQ.
- Ministry of Labour and Employment: Additional FAQs on Labour Codes, 16 March 2026.
- India Code: Code on Social Security, 2020.
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs: company master data.
- National Stock Exchange: corporate filings and announcements.
- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.
The CTC calculator's official tax and EPFO references were checked 9 October 2026. The links are starting points; they do not establish that a source applies to a particular employment relationship.
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