Total tax paid
₨ 6,585
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₨ 7.21 to pay you ₨ 20,500. In other words, every time you spend ₨ 10 of your hard-earned money, ₨ 3.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.1% tax rate now rises to 32.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.