accommodation

The rules for valuation of perquisite given by employer to employees are as under : - I. Accommodation :- For purpose of valuation of the perquisite of unfurnished accommodation, all employees are divided into two categories: (i)Central Govt. & State Govt. employees; and (ii)Others. For employees of the Central and State governments the value of perquisite shall be equal to the licence fee charged for such accommodation as reduced by the rent actually paid by the emplo.. Full Article

Due to paucity of accommodation in some Zones opted by Candidates in the cities of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai and Kolkata etc., some of the candidates have been allotted examination Centres in other Zones of the said cities where the accommodation is available. Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Section 139(5) has not been enacted for providing an escape route to the assessee when he is caught in the penal provisions relating to evasion of tax and AO is in the process of collecting evidence to nail him down; it is not the intention of law to give a right [...] Full Article

A government employee is not entitled to get House Rent Allowance(HRA) if he or she is residing with the spouse who has been alloted a government accommodation, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday. The Court’s decision came on a petition filed by a government employee challenging the Centre’s order directing her to refund HRA given to her for nine [...] Full Article

76. Whether expenditure incurred on prizes/rewards to employees for achievements is liable to FBT? Any expenditure incurred on prizes/rewards to employees for achievements would fall within the scope of clause (E) of sub -section (2) of section 115WB relating to employee welfare and accordingly be liable to FBT. 77. Whether expenditure incurred on transportation facility [...] Full Article

32. Whether gross expenses or net expenses (i.e. net of recovery) are to be considered for the purposes of FBT? For example, part of the expenses on various items like travel, may be recovered from the employees. Therefore, whether FBT would be levied on the gross travel expenditure or on the ‘net’ travel expenditure’? Where [...] Full Article

Opening up more options for travellers seeking details of train services, Indian Railways have started an SMS service on the 139 passenger information system. The service would enable one to know the passenger name record status, current train running positions, accommodation and availability and fare enquiry. ”All that a passenger needs to do is SMS the queries [...] Full Article

CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: ITAT, INDORE BENCH, INDORE, In The case of: J. C. Bansal v. TRO, Appeal No. : ITA Nos. 115 to 117/Ind/2005, Decided on: May 23, 2008  RELEVENT PARAGRAPH  20. On examination of the license agreement and schedule attached with the same, we find that entire factory building along with plant [...] Full Article