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Tax Benefits Guide for Salaried Employees for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax benefits, deductions, presumptive taxation schemes, and compliance relaxations available to small busi...

July 3, 2026 571185 Views 47 comments Print

Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) exemption: What Every Taxpayer Should Know

Income Tax : The article explains the tax implications of domestic and international holidays under the Income Tax Act, 2025. It highlights rul...

May 18, 2026 1359 Views 0 comment Print

Can Rs. 25 Lakh Leave Encashment exemption be claimed retrospectively? Legal analysis

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the enhanced ₹25 lakh leave encashment exemption is a beneficial and curative amendment and can apply retrosp...

March 2, 2026 3948 Views 0 comment Print

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 4227 Views 1 comment 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 7182 Views 0 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 14742 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 12099 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 4509 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 1261 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 2769 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Foreign LTC Travel Is a Concession, Not a Service Right: Madras HC

Corporate Law : The Madras High Court held that overseas travel under LTC was merely an administrative concession without statutory backing. Its w...

June 11, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

Bank Cannot Be Treated as TDS Defaulter for Complying With HC Orders

Income Tax : The Court held that an employer acting in accordance with interim judicial directions restraining TDS deduction cannot be treated ...

June 11, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes TDS Demand on LFC Payments as Bank Followed HC Orders

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...

June 11, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

SC LTC Ruling Cannot Retrospectively Create TDS Default: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT ruled that although LTC exemption involving foreign travel stood disallowed by SC, such judgment could not retrospectively im...

May 15, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Re-Computation of Leave Encashment Exemption Because CBDT Raised Limit to ₹25 Lakh

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the revised ₹25 lakh exemption limit for leave encashment under Section 10(10AA) must be considered and r...

March 4, 2026 5820 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 21204 Views 13 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 10698 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 1686 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 26172 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 6069 Views 0 comment Print


LTC for Central Government Employees during Block 2018-21

October 12, 2020 132222 Views 22 comments Print

It has been decided that cash equivalent of LTC, comprising Leave Encashment and LTC fare of the entitled LTC may be paid by way of reimbursement, if an employee opts for this in lieu of one LTC in the Block of 2018-21 subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions for exemption of Leave Travel Assistance / Allowance / Concession (LTA)

July 17, 2020 8589 Views 1 comment Print

Leave Travel Assistance / Allowance / Concession (LTA) Leave Travel Concession / Assistance / Allowance (LTA) is generally paid as a part of salary to employee for his travel on his planned leaves with / without his family. The amount paid by the employer to employee is exempt from tax subjected to conditions which is […]

Basic Components of Salary and its Taxation

June 12, 2020 95900 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 1545 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 14607 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 15471 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 1371 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 717048 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 39492 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 9846 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 […]

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