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Taxation of income under the head “Salaries”

Income Tax : The case explains how salary income is computed on a gross basis with only specific deductions permitted. It clarifies the scope o...

April 4, 2026 618 Views 0 comment Print

HRA Exemption: 8 Cities Now Qualify for 50% Exemption – A Complete Practical Guide

Income Tax : From April 2026, 8 cities qualify for 50% HRA exemption. New rules impact calculations, compliance, and disclosures for salaried t...

March 30, 2026 7203 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 124: Employee Statement for Salary Declaration & TDS Deduction

Income Tax : Form 124 allows employees to declare tax-saving claims to employers. Filing ensures correct TDS calculation with eligible deductio...

March 26, 2026 7521 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 123 replaces 12BA: Statement of Perquisites & Salary Benefits

Income Tax : Employers are required to issue a detailed perquisites statement where salary exceeds Rs.1.5 lakh. This ensures accurate reporting...

March 26, 2026 795 Views 0 comment Print

A Simple Guide to classification of earning under Five Income Heads under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A simple guide to the five heads of income under the Income Tax Act, 1961, explaining salary, house property, business income, cap...

March 1, 2026 1167 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Increase in Standard Deduction & Family Pension Deduction

Income Tax : From April 2025, standard and family pension deductions will increase to ₹75,000 and ₹25,000 under the new tax regime, boostin...

July 23, 2024 4305 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: ₹75,000 Standard Deduction, ₹17,500 Tax Saving for Salaried

Income Tax : Discover the Ministry of Finance's latest tax changes: ₹75,000 standard deduction, enhanced pension benefits. Potential savings ...

July 23, 2024 1878 Views 0 comment Print

Rent Concession on house provided to assessee by employer is perquisites

Income Tax : Perquisites includes the value of any concession in the matter of rent respecting any accommodation provided to the assessee by hi...

August 8, 2022 2040 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory on Tax Evasion by Salaried Taxpayers

Income Tax : Cautionary Advisory on Reports of tax evasion by under-reporting income or inflating deductions/Exemptions by salaried taxpayers. ...

April 18, 2018 26655 Views 2 comments Print

Standard deduction available on pension from former employer: CBDT

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that the pension received by a taxpayer from his former employer is taxable...

April 5, 2018 20079 Views 6 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Ex-Gratia Payment on Unit Closure Not Taxable as Salary: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai, held that an ex-gratia payment received by an employee upon the closure of the ...

October 5, 2025 1563 Views 0 comment Print

Voluntary Compensation in lieu of ESOP Not Part of Salary: Delhi HC in Flipkart-Phonepe Case

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 ...

June 9, 2024 31560 Views 3 comments Print

Rule 3 applies only when a concession in rent is provided by employer to employee

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi dismisses Revenue's appeal against order of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) regarding valuation of perquisites and...

March 20, 2024 1374 Views 0 comment Print

No Tax on Salary for Non-Resident Assessee Rendering Services Outside India: ITAT

Income Tax : Explore the ITAT Delhi ruling on Devi Dayal Vs DCIT regarding taxation of salary earned by a non-resident outside India. Detailed ...

February 15, 2024 1623 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40(a)(ia) Inapplicable to TDS Non-Deduction on Pre-AY 2015-16 Salary

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi's decision in the case of Sumaitri Bima Distributors Pvt. Ltd vs. ITO regarding non-applicability of S.40(a)(ia) for TD...

November 4, 2023 1251 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT amends Income Tax Rule 21AIA (Relief when salary is paid in arrears or in advance)

Income Tax : CBDT amends Income-tax Rules 1962. This change, effective August 21, 2025, revises Rule 21AIA, omitting sub-rule (4) and redefinin...

August 21, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Notifies ₹4 Lakh, ₹8 Lakh Income Tax Perquisite Limits

Income Tax : CBDT notifies new perquisite rules under Section 17(2); salary limit ₹4 lakh and gross total income limit ₹8 lakh for claiming...

August 18, 2025 3336 Views 0 comment Print

All about Income Tax / TDS Deduction from Salaries for FY 2024-25

Income Tax : Key updates on income tax deduction from salaries under Section 192 for FY 2024-25, including amendments, surcharge rates, and new...

February 20, 2025 16227 Views 0 comment Print

Correction to Income Tax Notification for Accommodation Perquisite Valuation

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...

August 29, 2023 2379 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Amends Income Tax Rules for Valuation of Accommodation Perquisite

Income Tax : CBDT has modified Income Tax Rules, 1962, to determine the value of perquisite for residential accommodation provided by employers...

August 18, 2023 20091 Views 1 comment Print


List of Allowances/Perquisites/Deductions available to salaried persons

October 21, 2020 139194 Views 3 comments Print

If you are a salaried person, you have a right to claim the benefits of an exemptions available on your few parts of the salary components given either in the form of ‘Allowances or Perquisites’. Here is the list given of most of the common exemptions which can be availed by a salaried person on […]

Salary – Tax Treatment of Gratuities

October 12, 2020 38055 Views 0 comment Print

The word ‘Gratuity’, has not been defined in the Income-Tax Act, 1961(the Act). In the absence of any definition of ‘Gratuity’ in the Act, its meaning as provided in the dictionaries has to be referred to. The word ‘Gratuity’ has been variously defined in the Advanced Law Lexicon by P.R. Aiyar. The aforesaid definition is to be found on page 2038 of Book – 2, 3rd Edition,2005,

House Rent Allowance – A Tax planning tool for Salaried

September 24, 2020 70110 Views 60 comments Print

Generally employee submits Rent receipt and rent deed to his employer to claim exemption of tax on account of HRA however recently CBDT vide circular :08/2013 dated 10 Oct 2013 has made mandatory that If annual rent paid by the employee to his/her land lord exceeds Rs 1,00,000 per annum

SBI Interest rate as on 01.04.2020 (AY 2021-22)- Valuation of Interest Free Loan As Perquisites

August 14, 2020 43554 Views 5 comments Print

Interest free or concessional loans [Rule 3(7)(i)]: It is common practice, particularly in financial institutions, to provide interest free or concessional loans to employees or any member of his household. The value of perquisite arising from such loans would be the excess of interest payable at prescribed interest rate over interest, if any, actually paid […]

TDS deductible on Salary Paid to Partners?

August 8, 2020 116022 Views 2 comments Print

o Employer Employee Relationship exist between a partnership firm and partners so TDS is not required to be deducted on Partner’s Remuneration.

VRS- A Complete Guide for Tax Planning

July 29, 2020 83409 Views 14 comments Print

A Salaried man can receive VRS more than once in his lifetime. But he can plan his tax liability only once. VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) – VRS is often offered by the corporates for retrenchment of its surplus work force and directly to cut short it’s one of the major operating expense in form of […]

Valuation of Interest free/ concessional loan to employee- SBI Interest rate on 01.04.2019 for AY 2020-21

July 7, 2020 230454 Views 19 comments Print

Rule 3(7)(i): Interest free / concessional loan Any loan given free of interest or concessional interest shall be a taxable perquisite and calculated as follows: • Interest calculated at the rate charged by State Bank of India as on 1st day of pr

Interest free loan from employer & loans at concessional rates

June 20, 2020 98166 Views 5 comments Print

In some cases companies extends loan facility to its employee for various purposes – like education, medical treatment, marriage, etc. These loans are generally free and recovered from salary of employees in the form of deduction of equal amount over a period of time, which vary from 6month to 7 years as per policy of […]

Basic Components of Salary and its Taxation

June 12, 2020 95606 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).

Income Tax Calculator with Form-16 & salary Statement for A.Y-2020-21

May 5, 2020 285285 Views 26 comments Print

Latest Income Tax Calculator with Form-16 and salary Statement (3 in 1) for A.Y-2020-21 in Excel format. In the view of currently corona virus pandemic government has extended the due dates of various returns including TDS return up to 30 June 2020 So the date to issue Form-16 by the employer has also defer. Due […]

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