Uniform Allowance to staff not Taxable under Fringe Benefits

Mumtaz Hotels Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata)

CIT(A) opined that the said clothes were not protective ones and they are not uniforms and not compulsory uniform under the statute. We find that the employees’ uniforms have traditionally been used as a functional necessity. It is noted from the record that the assessee assumed the financial responsibility for supplying and maintaining the freshly cleaned clothing to the employees for wearing to work each day. Though they are personalized uniforms provided they are not available for employees’ personal u

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