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Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

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Tax Treatment of Income from Salary in Brief

Income Tax : Treatment of income from different sources Each income has different source of earning and so the provisions for its taxability. I...

September 5, 2024 336125 Views 42 comments Print

Salary Income – Answer to Common issues

Income Tax : Learn what constitutes salary, allowances, and perquisites under the Income-tax Act. Includes details on taxability of pensions, b...

August 26, 2024 66953 Views 20 comments Print

Inclusion of Allowances & imposition of upper caps by regulations in Gratuity

Corporate Law : Explore the complexities of including allowances and upper caps in gratuity regulations. Learn from legal precedents and understan...

May 2, 2024 597 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024

Income Tax : Understand the nuances of Gratuity - eligibility, exemptions, tax implications for employers & employees, and recent regulatory ch...

March 29, 2024 2988 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Insurance rules 2024 notified by Government of Karnataka

Corporate Law : Understand the implications of Karnataka's new Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024 on employers. Learn about registration, exemptions, t...

March 21, 2024 4995 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


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 3603 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 5943 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 4704 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 19539 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 11268 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


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 564 Views 0 comment Print

If workmen engaged through multiple contractors, contract labour would be employees of principal employer for purpose of gratuity

Corporate Law : Some workmen had continued with IIT-Bombay through multiple contractors, therefore, for the limited purpose of payment of gratuity...

October 21, 2024 1029 Views 0 comment Print

No penalty for higher gratuity exemption claim due to misunderstanding of law

Income Tax : ITAT Nagpur quashed the penalty on Ravindra Kharche, finding no misreporting of income due to bona fide claims regarding gratuity ...

October 6, 2024 516 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Criticizes AO for Hasty 200% Penalty Imposition without application of Mind

Income Tax : Analysis of ITAT Pune's criticism of the Assessing Officer's hasty penalty imposition at a 200% rate without proper application of...

March 19, 2024 699 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Cannot Be Disallowed for Delay in Approval of Gratuity Fund

Income Tax : Twinings Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT: ITAT Kolkata allows gratuity payment as salary expense u/s 37(1) of IT Act, rejecting disallowance u/...

March 13, 2024 1716 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 7494 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 5277 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 77715 Views 8 comments Print

President assents Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018

Corporate Law : (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central...

March 29, 2018 44457 Views 29 comments Print

Govt notifies maximum maternity leave of 26 weeks for Gratuity

Corporate Law : Central Government hereby specifies for the purposes of the said clause that the total period of maternity leave in the case of a ...

March 29, 2018 7860 Views 0 comment Print


Impact of Budget 2010 on taxation of resident individuals below the age of 65 years and HUF

February 26, 2010 436 Views 0 comment Print

New income tax rates proposed in budget 2010 for male resident individual and Hindu undivided family for assessment year 2011-12/ financial year 2010-11. No Surcharge. Education and SHE cess will be applicable . Impact of Budget 2010 on taxation of resident individuals below the age of 65 years and HUF

Limit of turnover or gross receipts for the purpose of Tax audit and presumptive taxation increased: Budget 2010-11

February 26, 2010 4833 Views 0 comment Print

In order to reduce compliance burden of small businesses and professionals, it is proposed to increase the aforesaid threshold limit from forty lakh rupees to sixty lakh rupees in the case of persons carrying on business and from ten lakh rupees to fifteen lakh rupees in the case of persons carrying on profession.

Change in provisions related to disallowance of expenditure on account of non-compliance with TDS provisions : Budget 2010-11

February 26, 2010 885 Views 0 comment Print

The existing provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of Income-tax Act provide for the disallowance of expenditure like interest, commission, brokerage, professional fees, etc. if tax on such expenditure was not deducted, or after deduction was not paid during the previous year.

Amendment in section 9 related to Income deemed to accrue or arise in India to a non-resident

February 26, 2010 6281 Views 0 comment Print

Section 9 provides for situations where income is deemed to accrue or arise in India. Vide Finance Act, 1976, a source rule was provided in section 9 through insertion of clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) in sub-section (1) for income by way of interest, royalty or fees for technical services respectively.

Budget 2010: Change in definition of “charitable purpose” under the Income Tax Act

February 26, 2010 384 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of the Income-tax Act, “charitable purpose” has been defined in section 2(15) which, among others, includes “the advancement of any other object of general public utility”. However, “the advancement of any other object of general public utility” is not a charitable purpose,

Budget 2010-11: Major Amendment in Central Excise Duty

February 26, 2010 17584 Views 0 comment Print

Note: Changes come into effect immediately unless otherwise specified. Major proposals about Central Excise duty are the following:A. General CENVAT Rate for non-petroleum goods:The standard rate of excise duty of 8% on non-petroleum products is being increased to 10% with a few exceptions where exemptions/concessions have been given.

Budget 2010: Service tax Exemption provided and withdrawn

February 26, 2010 4102 Views 0 comment Print

Statutory taxes charged by the foreign governments are being excluded from taxable value for levy of service tax under the Air passenger transport service. 2) Exemption from service tax is being provided to services relating to ‘Erection, Commissioning or Installation’ of,-

Budget 2010 covered New Services covered under service tax and amended scope of existing services

February 26, 2010 1544 Views 0 comment Print

The existing taxable service ‘Intellectual Property Right (IPR)’ excludes copyright from its scope. Copyrights on (a) cinematographic films and (b) sound recording are being brought under the ambit of service tax. However, copyright on original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work would continue to remain outside the scope of service tax.

FM raised Income Tax Exemption Limit for Individual and HUF

February 26, 2010 2082 Views 0 comment Print

Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil. Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent. Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent. Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent

Major highlights of Union Budget 2010-11

February 26, 2010 4487 Views 0 comment Print

# Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent. # Income Tax department ready with two-page Saral-2 return forms for individual salaried assesses.

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