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Income Tax : The article explains the tax implications of domestic and international holidays under the Income Tax Act, 2025. It highlights rul...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that the enhanced ₹25 lakh leave encashment exemption is a beneficial and curative amendment and can apply retrosp...
Income Tax : While employers may assess LTA claims based on declarations provided by employees, they are not obligated to collect proof such as...
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...
Finance : The bank/ lending institution will provide ex gratia payment to the borrower account of the difference between compound interest a...
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...
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...
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Corporate Law : The Madras High Court held that overseas travel under LTC was merely an administrative concession without statutory backing. Its w...
Income Tax : The Court held that an employer acting in accordance with interim judicial directions restraining TDS deduction cannot be treated ...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that a bank could not be treated as an assessee in default for non-deduction of TDS on LFC payments when it ac...
Income Tax : ITAT ruled that although LTC exemption involving foreign travel stood disallowed by SC, such judgment could not retrospectively im...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the revised ₹25 lakh exemption limit for leave encashment under Section 10(10AA) must be considered and r...
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Income Tax : CBDT notifies rules for LTC (Leave Travel Concession) Cash Voucher Scheme [Section 10(5)] vide which LTC Exemption of Rs. 36000 pe...
Corporate Law : Keeping in view of practical difficulties in submission of bills/claims for purchases made particularly in late hours of 31st Marc...
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...
Corporate Law : No. 31011/1/2020-Estt (A.IV) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and...
An Overview Of Special Cash Package LTC Scheme 1. Further to my article Special Cash Package Scheme In Lieu of LTC for Government Employees, I have received several queries related to the applicability of the scheme. The Government vides office memorandum followed by FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) has clarified issues related to the scheme. 1.1 […]
Government has recently made an announcement on 29th October, 2020 in continuation to an earlier announcement made vide Office memorandum F.No. 12(2) /2020-EII (A) dated 12th October, 2020, that all non-central government employees will be eligible for income tax exemption for the entire leave travel concession amount maximum up to Rs 36,000 per person as […]
The bank/ lending institution will provide ex gratia payment to the borrower account of the difference between compound interest and simple interest on loan accounts with sanctioned limits and outstanding upto Rs. 2 crores (aggregate of all the borrowings / facilities from all the banks and financial Institutions) for the period from 1st March 2020 to 31st August 2020 (6 months / 184 days).
(i) the advance taken under the Special Cash Package equivalent in lieu of Leave Travel Concession Fare for Central Government Employees during the Block 2018-2021 shall be settled on or before 31st March, 2021, and (i) the invoices of the goods and services purchased as per the scheme may be in the name of spouse or any family member who are eligible for LTC Fare.
In order to provide the benefits to other employees (i.e. non-Central Government employees) who are not covered by the above mentioned OM, it has been decided to provide similar income-tax exemption for the payment of cash equivalent of LTC fare to the non-Central Government employees also.
Clarification regarding queries being received in respect of Special cash package equivalent in lieu of Leave Travel Concession Fare for Central Government Employees during the Block 2018-21.
A report has appeared in the Economic Times Markets (ETMarkets.com) which gives the impression that the LTC voucher scheme for Government employees may not be attractive. Unfortunately, the piece which it relies on has a serious factual error in its understanding of how Government LTC works.
1. The Government vide office memorandum no. F.No. 12(2)/2020—EH(A) dated 12 October 2020 announced the Cash Voucher LTC (Leave Travel Scheme) scheme for Government employees. 2. What is LTC Scheme? The Leave Travel Scheme is assistance received by the employee from his employer for traveling on leave. The employee and family can visit anywhere in […]
Finance Minister announces measures of Rs 73,000 crore to stimulate consumer spending before end of this Financial Year in fight against COVID-19. Cash payment and leave encashment in lieu of one LTC during 2018-21 according to entitlement. Special Festival Advance Scheme revived as a one-time measure for both Gazetted and non-Gazetted employees
Under LTC Cash Voucher Scheme, the Government has decided to give cash payment to employees in lieu of one LTC during 2018-21, in which full payment on Leave encashment and tax-free payment of LTC fare in 3 flat-rate slabs depending on class of entitlement will be given.
