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Income Tax - Salary is defined to include: a) Wages b) Annuity c) Pension d) Gratuity e) Fees, Commission, Perquisites, Profits in lieu of or in addition to Salary or Wages f) Advance of Salary g) Leave Encashment h) Annual accretion to the balance of Recognized Provident Fund i) Transferred balance in Recognized Provident Fund j) Contribution by Cent...
Read MoreIncome Tax - (i) Under the existing provisions of section 10 of the Act, any payment from the NPS Trust to an assessee on closure of his account or on his opting out of the pension scheme, to the extent it does not exceed forty per cent of the total amount payable to him at the time of […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 1. Some veterans have highlighted the case of Maj Gen Ian Cardozo (Retired) to express resentment against the recent directive to not allow tax exemption for disability pension. 2. Disability is granted to personnel who are disabled in combat or, during peace time and their disability is attributable to service conditions. The latter have...
Read MoreIncome Tax - What is National Pension Scheme (NPS)? National Pension Scheme (NPS) was initially launched in January 2004 for government employees but then in 2009, it was made available to every citizen of India whether resident or non-resident aged between 18-60 years. NPS allows you to contribute regularly in a pension account during their working l...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95) offers pension on retirement, disablement, pension to widow and pension for nominees. This article explains how much EPS Pension you will get if you retire at the age of 58 years. Recently on 1st April 2019 Supreme Court has given the decision that the pension to be paid on actual salary rather than ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Modification in Partial Withdrawal rules under NPS: Partial withdrawals will now be allowed to NPS subscribers who wish to improve their employability or acquire new skills by pursuing higher education/ acquiring professional and technical qualifications. Further, individual NPS subscribers who wish to set up a new business/ acquire new b...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which is providing a host of e-services for its stakeholders, has now introduced a new service through ‘UMANG app’. On clicking ‘View Passbook’ option, it requires PPO Number and Date of Birth information to be entered by the pensioner. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Union Cabinet chaired by chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs as well as extension of time limits for subscription from 4th May 2018 to 31st March, 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) as part of Government's commitme...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority prescribes New NPS Subscriber Registration Form – Additional Mandatory Requirements ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Government of India has recently made three changes in the National Pension Scheme (NPS) including withdrawal norms. The details are as under:...
Read MoreGanesh Prasad Mishra Vs Commissioner EPF Organization (Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore) - The Hon'ble MP High court in the above stated case placing reliance on the decision of Hon'ble Supreme court in the case of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. President, Rajasthan Roadways Union & Anr....
Read MoreCircular No. 13/2019-Income Tax - (24/06/2019) - Exemption of service element and disability element of disability pension granted to disabled personnel of armed forces who have been invalided on account of disability attributable to or aggravated by such service. CIRCULAR No. 13/2019 F. No. 173/250/2019-ITA-1 Government of India Ministry of Fin...
Read MoreD.O. No. 370150/9/2017- TPL - (14/11/2017) - Clarification to pensioners about the hike in exemption limit to Rs 3 Lakhs from Minister of State for Finance Shri. Shiva Pratap Shukla by his letter dated 14th November 2017....
Read MoreNo. 1/27/2011-P&PW (E) - (01/08/2017) - Simplification of pension procedure – i) Handing over of PPO to the retiring employee by the Head of Office before retirement and (ii) Submission of undertaking by retiring Government servant along with pension papers ...
Read MoreCircular No. Pension- Pen-I/3/4/2016/MOL&E/2 - (08/05/2017) - In the case of the member who superannuates on attaining the age of 58 years, and who has rendered 20 years pensionable service or more, his pensionable service shall be increased by adding a weightage of 2 years....
Read MoreG.S.R. 437(E) - (04/05/2017) - Disbursement of pension and other benefits.- (1) The Commissioner shall, with the approval of the Central Board, enter into arrangement for the disbursement of pension and other benefits under this Scheme with disbursing agencies like post office or nationalised banks or Treasuries or scheduled comm...
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Circular No. 13/2019-Income Tax - (24/06/2019) -
