Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) is the most common element of compensation adopted by employers to remunerate employees due to the tax benefits attached to it. Section 10(5) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, read with Rule 2B, provides for the exemption and outlines the conditions subject to which LTA is exempt. Through this write-up, I want to shed light on the taxability and some other interesting relevant aspects which you as a salaried employee must keep in mind.
Learn about the penalty provisions under section 270A(1) of the Income Tax Act for under-reporting and misreporting of income.
Article explains Applicability of section 234F of the Income Tax (Late fees for default in filing of income tax return), Amount of late fees payable under section 234F of the Income Tax Act and answers Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) on Section 234F. The taxpayer generally assumes that once the taxes are being paid, their duty […]
Avoid penalties for late filing of TDS / TCS returns. Learn about section 234E of the Income Tax Act and the prescribed due dates.
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Understand the penalty for non-payment of self-assessment tax under Section 140A(3) of the Income Tax Act. Learn about the applicability and amount of penalty payable.
The present article briefly covers the important provisions relating to TDS section 194C of the Income Tax Act along with the Frequently Asked Question.
Explore Section 80C Deduction for tuition fees in India. Learn eligibility criteria, maximum limits, and FAQs to optimize tax benefits for education expenses.
Section 80C replaced the existing Section 88 with more or less the same investment mix available in Section 88. The new section 80C has become effective w.e.f. 1st April, 2006. Even the section 80CCC on pension scheme contributions was merged with the above 80C. However, this new section has allowed a major change in the method of providing the tax benefit. Section 80C of the Income Tax Act allows certain investments and expenditure to be tax-exempt.
We have to initially open the Open the PPF account for 15 years and after the initial period of 15 years is over, one can keep on extending the deposit for a period of 5 years at a time. In fact, this is where the magic of PPF begins. One need not start a fresh PPF account and continue it for all of 15 years — just extend the old one for five years at a time, indefinitely. This way, the same PPF account offers additional liquidity to what is offered during the initial term.
