Bonus tax calculator
Your bonus, after the additional income tax.
Bonus after incremental tax
FY 2026–27 · Resident individuals below 60 · Ordinary income up to ₹50 lakh.
Understand your result.
Estimate the additional income tax caused by an annual cash bonus. The tool compares ordinary salary tax before and after adding the bonus, under the selected regime.
The tax difference is incremental annual liability. It need not match the TDS withheld on the month’s payslip.
A worked example.
Using this calculator’s default inputs, bonus after incremental tax is ₹1,58,400. This is an illustration of the stated formula, not a forecast.
See the example inputs
| Annual gross salary | ₹18,00,000 |
|---|---|
| Gross annual bonus | ₹2,00,000 |
| Tax regime | New regime |
| Eligible old-regime deductions | ₹1,50,000 |
A common mistake to avoid
Applying a US-style flat bonus withholding percentage to Indian salary income.
Questions you might have.
Is the bonus separate from ordinary salary tax?
This model treats the bonus as ordinary salary and computes the change in progressive annual liability.
Should gross salary already include this bonus?
No. Enter the base salary excluding the bonus being tested, otherwise it is counted twice.
Prepared by INDwise · Calculation checks: 29 October 2026 · How we check the maths · Report a correction
How we calculate it
Incremental bonus tax = tax on salary plus bonus − tax on salary alone. Net bonus = gross bonus − incremental tax.
Assumptions & things to know
FY 2026–27 planning estimate for resident individuals below 60, ordinary income up to ₹50 lakh. Includes the ₹75,000 new / ₹50,000 old salary standard deduction, resident rebate, new-regime rebate marginal relief and 4% cess. Excludes capital gains, surcharge, foreign tax credits, agricultural income and special-rate income. Inputs are rounded to the nearest ₹10 for taxable income; final tax to the nearest ₹10. Check eligibility and current rules before filing. A bonus is ordinary salary income; this is incremental annual liability, not an employer TDS quote.
Income Tax Department — tax ratesSource references checked 29 October 2026. Rates and rules may change.
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