gratuity

An employee becomes eligible for gratuity on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous service for not less than five years, according to Section 4(1) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. He is also entitled for interest on Full Article

Under the direct taxes code (DTC) regime, what happens if a salaried employee withdraws money from his/her approved Provident Fund (PF)/Superannuation fund (SF) /Gratuity and other retrial benefit schemes? How will the DTC affect pension plans? Full Article

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (10) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), and in supersession of Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, notification no. S.O. 287 dated the 20th January, 1999 the Central Government, having regard to the maximum amount of any gratuity payable to its employees, hereby specifies ten lakh rupees as the limit for the purpose of the said sub-clause in relation to the employees who ret.. Full Article

Meaning of Gratuity :-Gratuity refers to the emoluments received by an employee from his employer in gratitude for the services rendered. Such sum can be paid on retirement, resignation, superannuation, death or disablement. Under the Gratuity Act, the sum can be paid only after an employee has rendered continuous service of not less than five years. Exceptions being termination of employment on account of death/disablement. Full Article

In India, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (Act) requires entities with ten or more employees to pay gratuity benefit to their employees at the time of termination of employment. The act also provides that if an entity is covered under the act because its number of employees exceeded ten on a particular day, it will continue to be covered under the act even if its number of employees fall below ten subsequently. Full Article

S.O. 1217(E). In exercise of power by sub section (2) of section 1 of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendments) Act, 2010(15 of 2010), the central Government hereby appoints the 24thday of May, 2010 the on which said act will come into force. Full Article

The government notified the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2010 on May 18, 2010, which increases the limit of gratuity payment to employees in the specified sectors/establishments covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (“Gratuity Act”). After the amendment, these employees are eligible to receive gratuity up to Rs 10,00,000, which was earlier restricted to Rs 3,50,000. Thus, crores of workers will be benefited in establishments covered by the Gratuity.. Full Article

The Union finance minister had introduced the Finance Bill, 2010 in the Lok Sabha on February 26, 2010 and proposed to tax 8 new services. On May 8, 2010, the President gave her consent to the Finance Bill and thus the Finance Act, 1994 (14 of 2010) has come into effect from that date. SERVICE TAX IS BEING IMPOSED ON THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIED SERVICES: Full Article