Do i need to pay tax even though it gets deducted from my Salary?

This is a common question everyone asks. Taxes gets deducted from my salary, do i still need to file income tax return. The answer is Yes.

Filing of tax is compulsory for every person whose gross total income, that is, the income under the five heads before allowing for any deduction such as insurance premium, exceeds the basic exemption limit. For financial year 2007-08 (assessment year 2008-09), this exemption limit was Rs 145,000 for women below the age of 65, Rs 195,000 for persons above 65, and Rs 110,000 for any other individual.

Every person falling in the tax bracket should file a return, even if his tax liabilities have been taken care of by the employer through tax deducted at source.

Persons whose salaries have been subjected to TDS are also required to file return because they may have earned from sources other than salary.