Compare Kotak Mahindra Bank Tax Saving Fixed Deposit and Federal Bank Tax Savings Deposit using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.
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Eligible Kotak customers who want a low-entry tax-saving deposit and can hold for the full five-year lock-in.
Eligible Federal Bank customers who want a five-year locked deposit whose current rate can be tied directly to Federal’s resident term-deposit schedule.
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Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare-banking/kotak-tax-saving-fixed-deposit-vs-federal-tax-savings-deposit/
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Source review: September 10, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Source review: September 10, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
2 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
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| Decision factor | Kotak Mahindra Bank Tax Saving Fixed Deposit | Federal Bank Tax Savings Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| Current five-year rate evidence | Kotak’s current domestic/NRO/NRE callable rate table is effective 10 June 2026; the five-years-and-above-to-10-years band is 6.25% p.a. general and 6.75% p.a. for eligible resident senior citizens. | Federal states that Resident Term Deposit rates also apply to Federal Tax Savings Deposits. Under the schedule effective 17 August 2026, the above-48-months-to-10-years band is 6.40% p.a. general and 6.90% p.a. for eligible resident senior citizens. |
| Qualifying amount / lock-in | Minimum ₹100 and maximum ₹1.5 lakh for the tax-saving investment; the product page describes the tax-saver as a five-year fixed tenure, while a support article can expose a 60-to-120-month booking range. The live booking terms control. | Minimum ₹100 and thereafter in ₹100 multiples; maximum ₹1.5 lakh; fixed five-year lock-in. |
| Deduction context / payout | Choose quarterly interest payout or keep interest invested until maturity. Qualifying principal can fall within the aggregate statutory deduction framework; interest is taxable. | Quarterly-compounded maturity value, proof-of-investment certificate availability and qualifying principal within the applicable aggregate deduction framework. Interest remains taxable/TDS-applicable. |
| Preclosure / loan restriction | Premature or partial withdrawals are not permitted before the five-year lock is completed, and lien/loan treatment is restricted under the tax-saving scheme. | Premature withdrawal is not permitted and loan facility is unavailable. Federal’s product page lists a broader set of account-opening entities than the tax-law deduction applies to, so opening eligibility and deduction eligibility are not treated as identical. |
| Taxpayer / regime eligibility | Eligible individuals/HUFs under Kotak’s current deposit/KYC terms and the applicable tax regime. | Federal publishes product-opening eligibility including individuals and HUFs plus some non-individual entities; the tax deduction itself is modeled only under the current statutory eligibility/regime rather than generalized to every opener. |
| Tax-law / maturity condition | The exact five-year tax-saver uses current Kotak deposit pricing but remains a locked tax-saving structure rather than an ordinary callable FD. | Federal explicitly maps this product to its Resident Term Deposit rate ladder; exact five-year pricing is therefore evidence-backed from the current schedule. |
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| Tenure | Kotak Mahindra Bank Tax Saving Fixed Deposit | Federal Bank Tax Savings Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| 5 years | 6.25% · senior 6.75% | 6.40% · senior 6.90% |
Schedule reference: June 10, 2026. Kotak tax-saver five-year product plus current Domestic/NRO/NRE callable rate table effective 10 June 2026.
Schedule reference: August 17, 2026. Federal explicitly says Resident Term Deposit rates apply to Federal Tax Savings Deposits; schedule effective 17 August 2026.
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Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 2 attached first-party sources