Circular No. 90-Income Tax With the issue of orders in the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure), O.M. No. F. 1(34) E-II(B)/68, dated 18-1-1969, “dearness pay” is considered as “pay” for purposes of pension and gratuity and compensatory allowance (including house rent allowance, etc.) in the case of Central Government servants. It is, therefore, clarified that for the purposes of calculating the house rent allowance that would be exempt under rule 2A, the term “salary” includes “dearness pay” also. Where State Government servants are being paid “dearness pay” as in the case of Central Government employee, the clarification given above will apply.
Circular No. 89-Income Tax The Bombay Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal in their order, dated 29-12-1971 in the case of D.R. Pathak v. ITO held that the “city compensatory allowance” granted to a Government servant is exempt under section 10(14)/16(v). On legal advice received, the Tribunal’s decision has not been accepted by the Income-tax Department and it has challenged in appeal. Till a judicial verdict is
Circular No. 87-Income Tax I am directed to invite a reference to the Board’s Circular No. 71 [F.No. 245/25/ 71-A & PAC], dated 26-3-1972 and to say that the CBDT have passed a revised order of date in supersession of their earlier order dated 28-2-1972, a copy of which was sent with the Board’s above-noted Circular dated 26-3-1972. A copy of this revised order is attached herewith. This may be brought
Circular No. 88-Income Tax I am directed to inform you that the Board have decided to extend the time for furnishing voluntary returns of income and net wealth for the assessment year 1972-73 till July 31, 1972, in cases where such returns are due before that date. A copy of the Press Note dated 19-6-1972 [printed here as Annex] issued in this regard is attached.
Notification: S.O.400(E) Central Government hereby specifies with effect from the date of publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, the Industrial Finance Corporation of India as an institution for the purposes of the said clause
