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Proof of Leave Travel Allowance: Employer’s Duty or Employee’s?

Income Tax : While employers may assess LTA claims based on declarations provided by employees, they are not obligated to collect proof such as...

January 21, 2025 2031 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax Benefits for Salaried Persons A.Y. 2025-26

Income Tax : Learn about income tax benefits for salaried individuals in A.Y. 2024-25. Explore allowances, perquisites, and deductions availabl...

September 5, 2024 526548 Views 46 comments Print

Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) under Section 10(5) of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Unravel the intricacies of LTA under Section 10(5) of the Income Tax Act. Explore exemptions, key judgments like State Bank of Ind...

February 4, 2024 4032 Views 0 comment Print

LTC Claim Guide: Provisions and Documents – Explained

Income Tax : Understand LTC (Leave Travel Concession) claim provisions, eligibility, documents needed, and tax implications. Learn how to maxim...

July 27, 2023 11166 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation Rules for Leave Encashment – Brief Overview

Income Tax : Explore the taxation rules for leave encashment, covering taxability during service, retirement, and for legal heirs. Stay updated...

May 27, 2023 12294 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


COVID 19 Ex Gratia to borrowers for difference in interest : FAQs

Finance : The bank/ lending institution will provide ex gratia payment to the borrower account of the difference between compound interest a...

November 6, 2020 14334 Views 3 comments Print

Income-tax Exemption on deemed LTC fare for non-Central Government employees

Income Tax : In order to provide the benefits to other employees (i.e. non-Central Government employees) who are not covered by the above menti...

October 29, 2020 11655 Views 3 comments Print

Leave Travel Concession- Replace “Calendar year” by “Financial year”: ICAI

Income Tax : As per the provisions of section 10(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, an exemption of the value of leave Travel Concession/Assistanc...

June 26, 2014 4173 Views 0 comment Print

DTC: LTA may be exempted

Income Tax : The government may allow the Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) to be exempted from taxation once the Direct Tax Code (DTC) comes into e...

September 3, 2010 1096 Views 0 comment Print

DTC: Bad news for Salaried- Leave travel Allowance (LTA) not available

Income Tax : Salaried taxpayers may have less kitty for holidays from April 2012, with the government proposing to scrap tax incentives on leav...

September 2, 2010 2457 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


LTC Destination Change Needs Prior Approval: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : Delhi High Court rules that government employees cannot change LTC destinations midway without prior approval, dismissing a review...

February 26, 2025 141 Views 0 comment Print

TDS deductible u/s. 192 on reimbursement of Leave Travel Concession: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that TDS is required to be deducted under section 192 of the Income Tax Act on the reimbursement of LTC (Leave Tra...

April 5, 2024 1872 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT: Exemption of Leave Encashment for DoT Employees under 10(10AA)

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad deletes disallowance on leave encashment for employees in Department of Telecommunication under Section 10(10AA) of...

August 21, 2023 5670 Views 0 comment Print

State Govt Undertaking Employee cannot be treated as State Govt Employee for Gratuity & LTA Exemption

Income Tax : State Government Undertaking may be considered as a State instrumentality within the definition of article 12 of Constitution of I...

May 8, 2023 2409 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Travel not covered u/s. 10(5) hence TDS deductible on same u/s 192(1)

Income Tax : Supreme Court held that travel with a foreign leg is not covered under the provisions of section 10(5) of the Income Tax Act. Acco...

May 2, 2023 8433 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Raises Cash Equivalent Limit for Leave Salary in Income Tax Act

Income Tax : CBDT has issued Notification No. 31/2023-Income-Tax and Increased limit for tax exemption on leave encashment for non-government ...

May 24, 2023 15870 Views 11 comments Print

CBDT notifies rules for LTC Cash Voucher Scheme

Income Tax : CBDT notifies rules for LTC (Leave Travel Concession) Cash Voucher Scheme [Section 10(5)] vide which LTC Exemption of Rs. 36000 pe...

May 5, 2021 9747 Views 1 comment Print

Clarification on full & final settlement of claims pertaining to LTC Special Cash Package Scheme

Corporate Law : Keeping in view of practical difficulties in submission of bills/claims for purchases made particularly in late hours of 31st Marc...

March 30, 2021 1335 Views 0 comment Print

4th FAQs on LTC Cash Voucher Scheme

Income Tax : Whether the full and final settlement of the bills pertaining to LTC Cash Scheme is also to be ensured by 31st March, 2021, withou...

March 10, 2021 25851 Views 2 comments Print

LTC: Reimbursement of cancellation/reschedule charges for air/train tickets

Corporate Law : No. 31011/1/2020-Estt (A.IV) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and...

January 7, 2021 5142 Views 0 comment Print


Basic Components of Salary and its Taxation

June 12, 2020 93788 Views 10 comments Print

CTC is cost to company and the components are Basic +HRA +Conveyance +Mobile/Telephone Expense Reimbursement +Medical Reimbursement +All allowances +Leave Travel Allowance (LTA).

No Penalty for TDS Default due to reasonable cause on Foreign LTC Paid to Staff

February 28, 2020 1332 Views 0 comment Print

State Bank of India Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) The assessee is a banking institution. A survey u/s 133A of the Act was conducted in the hands of the assessee in order to verify compliance of TDS provisions. It was noticed that the assessee has provided LTC facility to its employees and some of the employees […]

Supporting for claim of Leave Travel Concession (LTA) – Mandatory?

February 20, 2020 14118 Views 2 comments Print

Everything you need to know about Leave Travel Concession (LTA) and the mandatory supporting documents for claiming LTA.

Clarification regarding relaxation of purchase of air tickets from authorized Travel Agents for LTC

February 19, 2020 14931 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for booking of air-tickets on LTC and to say that as per the extant instructions, whenever a Government servant claims LTC by air, he/she is required to book the air tickets directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the services of the authorized travel agents

Whether any prior intimation is required just like availing actual LTC Scheme?

February 16, 2020 897 Views 0 comment Print

In this regard it is clarified that the Special Cash Package is in lieu of pending LTC for the Block between 2018-21 and bills for availing this scheme are to be submitted before 31.03.2021. No prior intimation as is being given in the case of LTC Scheme is required and for the year 2018-19 (extended till 31.12.2020), the claims can be made before 31.03.2021.

Taxability of Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) | Section 10(5)

January 27, 2020 709623 Views 311 comments Print

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.

Income Tax Treatment of Leave Travel Allowance (LTA)

January 24, 2020 37857 Views 9 comments Print

We go on travel with our family and if we can get tax benefits on such traveling expenses, than why waste to it. This Article on Leave Travel allowance or LTA explains how to claim LTA benefit and Income Tax Provisions related to the same.

Want to Save Income Tax- Ask Your Employer to Include LTA in CTC

June 27, 2019 9516 Views 3 comments Print

LTA (Leave Travel Allowance) is one of the salary components known to all of us but very few including the HR people have clarity on the exemption on account of LTA. Let’s have a clarity capsule on LTA & know the facts about LTA we all should know: This exemption is allowed for expenses pertaining […]

Leave Travel Concession not available on Foreign Travels

April 10, 2019 3981 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Rajeshkumar Navnitlal Dani Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Provision of sec. 10(5) of the Act only that reimbursement of travel concession or assistance to an employee is exempted which was incurred for travel of the individual employee or his family members to any place in India and nowhere in this clause it had been stated […]

Useful tips to save Income Tax in F.Y. 2018-19

August 23, 2018 71677 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Planning is most important part of Finance Planning for Tax Payers In India especially for Individual and Salaried tax Payers. In this Article we are discussing some Tax Planning Tips mainly for Individual and Salaried tax payers by which they can minimise their tax burden for Financial Year 2018-19 or Assessment year 2019-20

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