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Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

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Salary Income – Answer to Common issues

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax treatment of salary, allowances, perquisites, retirement benefits, and deductions under the Income-tax...

June 24, 2026 70364 Views 21 comments Print

Taxability of Retirement Benefits in India

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has explained the tax treatment of gratuity, pension, leave encashment, provident funds, NPS, and retire...

June 7, 2026 15855 Views 1 comment Print

Gratuity Law Under New Labour Code: Analysis of Social Security Code, 2020

Corporate Law : The Social Security Code, 2020 extends gratuity benefits to fixed-term and gig workers, standardizes wage definitions, and mandate...

December 21, 2025 6168 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Gratuities Received By An Employee

Income Tax : Explains how gratuity exemptions differ for government, private, and Gratuity Act–covered employees. Key takeaway: exemption is ...

December 11, 2025 8826 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Income from Salary in Brief

Income Tax : This guide breaks down the complete taxation of salary income in India—covering allowances, perquisites, retirement benefits, an...

October 18, 2025 343826 Views 42 comments Print


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No plan to increase Gratuity payment from 15 days salary to 30 days

Corporate Law : Whether Government is considering to increase the Gratuity payment from 15 days’ salary for each completed year to 30 days’ sa...

March 30, 2022 4026 Views 0 comment Print

Enhancement of Gratuity Limit with effect from 29/03/2018

Corporate Law : The Government has issued Notification the same day wherein gratuity limit has been increased from Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs un...

April 6, 2018 6246 Views 2 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 brought in force on 29th March, 2018

Corporate Law : Decision:The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2018 and by the Rajya Sabha on...

March 30, 2018 5094 Views 5 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament

Corporate Law : The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by parliament today. The bill ensures harmony amongst employees in ...

March 22, 2018 19953 Views 7 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend the provision relating to calculation of continuous service for the purpose of gratuity in cas...

December 19, 2017 11709 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Addition Because Gratuity Payments Exceeded Interest Income

Income Tax : The Kolkata ITAT deleted an addition against an employees gratuity fund after finding that gratuity payments were higher than the ...

May 24, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

HR Manual Cannot Override Approved Gratuity Rules: Calcutta HC

Corporate Law : Court held that amended gratuity rules effective from July 2013 governed all employees uniformly and prevailed over inconsistent p...

May 19, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Deduction Can’t Be Denied for ITR–Audit Report Mismatch Without Verification

Income Tax : The Tribunal addressed disallowance arising from mismatch between ITR and tax audit report. It held that inadvertent reporting err...

April 20, 2026 3099 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Allows Gratuity, Performance Incentives & Foreign Tax Credit

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai dismissed revenue's appeal against Thirumalai Chemicals, allowing gratuity, bad debts, and other expenses while also a...

August 14, 2025 492 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Forfeiture: Conviction Not Needed for Moral Turpitude -SC

Corporate Law : SC rules criminal conviction not needed for gratuity forfeiture if misconduct involves moral turpitude. Upholds forfeiture in frau...

February 23, 2025 1374 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


No Gratuity Cap under NPS for Civil Re-Employment After Military Service

Corporate Law : The government clarified that gratuity for civil service after re-employment will not be restricted by gratuity already received f...

December 26, 2025 618 Views 0 comment Print

No Gratuity Payable on Resignation Under NPS Rules Except in Specific Cases: DoPPW

Corporate Law : DoPPW clarifies that gratuity under CCS (Payment of Gratuity under NPS) Rules, 2021 is payable only upon retirement/absorption, no...

October 24, 2025 1953 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Limit Enhancement: Govt. Increases to Rs 25 Lakh

Corporate Law : Government of India enhances maximum limit of gratuity for Central Government employees to Rs 25 Lakh, implementing Seventh CPC re...

May 30, 2024 13479 Views 1 comment Print

Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024

Corporate Law : Explore the Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024 introduced by the Government of Karnataka. Learn about coverage, co...

January 10, 2024 7743 Views 1 comment Print

Gratuity exemption u/s Section 10(10)(iii) raised to ₹ 20 lakhs

Income Tax : Govt increases Gratuity exemption limit u/s Section 10(10)(iii)  to ₹ 20 lakhs from existing Rs. 10 Lakh vide Notification No. ...

March 8, 2019 80703 Views 8 comments Print


All about Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

March 26, 2012 290559 Views 208 comments Print

The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972:- Gratuity is a voluntary Payment made by the employer to the employee in recognition of continuous, meritorious services and sincere efforts by the employee towards the organization.It is governed under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972.It is an Act to provide for a scheme for the payment of gratuity to employees engaged in factories, mines, Oilfields, plantations, ports, railway companies, and shops or other establishments.

Gratuity Payable only if employee put in 5 years of service – HC

December 7, 2011 13314 Views 0 comment Print

The first respondent filed a claim petition before the second respondent seeking payment of gratuity for the period, which he has rendered services to the petitioner’s lorry transport, from 01.04.1991 to 19.04.2007, on which date he had voluntarily stopped himself from services. He claimed gratuity for a period of 10 years and a monthly salary of Rs.3,600/-. The total gratuity claim was Rs.28,800/-. The said application filed by the first respondent was taken on file by the second respondent as P.G.No.90 of 2007 and notice was issued to the petitioner.

Andhra Pradesh Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2011 makes Gratuity Insurance compulsory

June 22, 2011 13541 Views 0 comment Print

Every employer other than an employer of an establishment belonging to, or under the control of, the Central Government or a State Government, shall subject to provisions of sub section (2) under section 4A of the Act, obtain an insurance in the manner prescribed under sub-section (4) of section 4A of the Act for his liability for payment towards the gratuity under this Act, from the Life Insurance Corporation of India or any other Insurance Company incorporated under the Company’s Act, 1950.

Manner Of Reporting by the Auditors On Prudential Regulatory Treatment Prescribed By RBI In Respect Of Pension And Gratuity Liability Of Public Sector Banks

April 8, 2011 1161 Views 0 comment Print

The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India at its 304th meeting held on 23rd March 2011 considered the prudential regulatory treatment prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India vide its above mentioned circular vis a vis the impact thereof on the auditor’s report since the said treatment is a departure from the requirements of the Accounting Standard (AS) 15, Employee Benefits. 3. On a consideration of the matter, the Council of the Institute decided that since the accounting treatment for such expenditure is prescribed under the prudential regulatory framework of the Regulator, the auditors need not qualify their audit report on account of this. The matter should, however, be brought out by the auditors in the audit report by way of an “Emphasis of Matter Paragraph” in accordance with the Standard on Audit (SA) 706, “Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor’s Report, provided the matter of departure from the requirements of AS 15 pursuant to the aforesaid circular of RBI is appropriately disclosed, with quantification, by the bank by way of the notes to the accounts in the financial statements.2

Once workmen became eligible for gratuity, then, the entire length of their service must be counted

January 26, 2011 726 Views 0 comment Print

In its order, the Court, while dismissing the writ petitions filed by Indian Rare Earths Ltd, Manavalakurichi, Kanyakumari District, a Government of India undertaking, challenging, inter alia, the common order dated September 23, 2005 of the Regional

Forfeiture of gratuity for loss sustained illegal

December 5, 2010 1218 Views 0 comment Print

The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, did not provide for forfeiture of gratuity amount due to employees in any other contingency except the one covered under Section 4(6), viz., recovery of dues from them. Also, the law stipulated that for invoking the

All employees except an apprentice are entitled to gratuity

November 6, 2010 1678 Views 0 comment Print

This Court, while defining as to who was an employee under Section 2(e) of the Act in Arunachalam S. vs M.D. Southern Structurals reported in 2001 2 LLJ 1457 had held that all employees were entitled to gratuity except an apprentice. This ruling was

Employers have to pay Interest for delayed payment of Gratuity

November 6, 2010 8839 Views 0 comment Print

An employee becomes eligible for gratuity on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous service for not less than five years, according to Section 4(1) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. He is also entitled for interest on

Frequently asked questions on the revised direct tax code

June 25, 2010 1531 Views 0 comment Print

Under the direct taxes code (DTC) regime, what happens if a salaried employee withdraws money from his/her approved Provident Fund (PF)/Superannuation fund (SF) /Gratuity and other retrial benefit schemes? How will the DTC affect pension plans?

Increase in gratuity exemption limit made applicable to all employees

June 11, 2010 4876 Views 5 comments Print

Notification No. 43/2010-Income Tax Notification:-The Central Board of Direct Taxes (“CBDT”) has extended the enhanced exemption limit of INR 10 lakhs to the employees of companies who do not fall under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The notification will be effective from 24 May 2010.

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