Income Tax : Explore the latest exemptions, deductions and allowances available under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. The guide covers salar...
Income Tax : This guide explains the tax benefits, deductions, presumptive taxation schemes, and compliance relaxations available to small busi...
Income Tax : CBDT allows eligible salaried taxpayers with LTCG up to ₹1.25 lakh under section 112A to file ITR-1, simplifying return filing f...
Income Tax : This guide explains the tax treatment of salary, allowances, perquisites, retirement benefits, and deductions under the Income-tax...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Department is using AI, data analytics, AIS, and PAN-based verification to identify incorrect HRA exemption claims....
Income Tax : From April 2025, standard and family pension deductions will increase to ₹75,000 and ₹25,000 under the new tax regime, boostin...
Income Tax : Discover the Ministry of Finance's latest tax changes: ₹75,000 standard deduction, enhanced pension benefits. Potential savings ...
Income Tax : Perquisites includes the value of any concession in the matter of rent respecting any accommodation provided to the assessee by hi...
Income Tax : Cautionary Advisory on Reports of tax evasion by under-reporting income or inflating deductions/Exemptions by salaried taxpayers. ...
Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that the pension received by a taxpayer from his former employer is taxable...
Income Tax : The ITAT Pune held that compensation received under an Early Retirement Scheme could not be taxed as profits in lieu of salary und...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai, held that an ex-gratia payment received by an employee upon the closure of the ...
Income Tax : In the case of Sanjay Baweja Vs DCIT, the Delhi High Court ruled that one-time payments in lieu of ESOPs do not constitute salary ...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi dismisses Revenue's appeal against order of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) regarding valuation of perquisites and...
Income Tax : Explore the ITAT Delhi ruling on Devi Dayal Vs DCIT regarding taxation of salary earned by a non-resident outside India. Detailed ...
Income Tax : CBDT amends Income-tax Rules 1962. This change, effective August 21, 2025, revises Rule 21AIA, omitting sub-rule (4) and redefinin...
Income Tax : CBDT notifies new perquisite rules under Section 17(2); salary limit ₹4 lakh and gross total income limit ₹8 lakh for claiming...
Income Tax : Key updates on income tax deduction from salaries under Section 192 for FY 2024-25, including amendments, surcharge rates, and new...
Income Tax : Corrigendum for the Notification bearing G.S.R. No. 615 (E) dated 18.08.2023 i.e. Income Tax Notification No. 65/2023 dated 18th A...
Income Tax : CBDT has modified Income Tax Rules, 1962, to determine the value of perquisite for residential accommodation provided by employers...
What are per diems? Per diems are daily allowance provided to employees on business trips. They can be provided for meeting personal or official expenses while on business trip. As a business practice, companies available globally generally send their local employees overseas for project based work (short term or long term) The salaries of employees […]
Admissibility of house rent allowances on rent paid to spouse & parents- Threadbare analysis of the chain of events Synopsys to the article: (1) Introduction to the legal framework (2) ITAT rulings and it’s consequential legal implications (3) Key takeaways have been drawn from above cited judicial pronouncements (1) Introduction to the legal framework: House […]
Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS) Vs Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Gujarat High Court) It is observed that the uniform given to an employee for using the same during his duty hours is presumed to be used for the purpose of employment only. When there was a circular of CBDT enabling the assessee for […]
What is your expected CTC? The most common question that the interviewer asked you in an interview…. CTC (Cost to company) is the amount that the employer is willing to pay to the employee. The most common misconception about the CTC which every fresher has, is that they assume CTC as their in-hand salary. For […]
CIT Vs Shankar Krishnan (Bombay High Court) Whether Notional Interest on Security Deposit paid by employer for accommodation of its employee will also be included while calculating perquisites. BRIEF FACTS: 1. The Assessee is a salaried employee with McKinley & Company Inc., India. The Assessee was provided with rent free accommodation in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai […]
Section 10(13a) House Rent Allownace (HRA) Meaning, Exemption, Calculation & Recent Judgements 1. Meaning of House Rent Allowance: – House Rent Allowance (HRA) is an allowance paid by an employer to its employees for covering their house rent. Such allowance is taxable in the hand of the employee. The Exemption on HRA is covered under […]
CBDT issued Income Tax Circular No. 04/2022 on 15th March 2022 and explained all provisions related to deduction of Tax At Source (TDS) on Salary or Income Tax Payable on Salary for the Financial Year 2021-22 / Assessment Year 2022-23. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES DEDUCTION […]
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In the instant case, there is no relation whatsoever between the interest expenditure from a mortgaged loan and the payment received for rendering certain services. Advancing interest free loans to the employer company cannot be a ground for claiming deduction of interest expenditure from the salary income received from it.
The salaried persons perhaps have no say in the Budget. Businesses and the self employed manage their taxable incomes but the salaried class cannot escape the clutches of the Income Tax Department because the employer is mandated for deducting tax at source.
