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Income Tax : Employers are required to issue a detailed perquisites statement where salary exceeds Rs.1.5 lakh. This ensures accurate reporting...
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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...
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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...
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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...
There are various perquisites which are provided by the employer to employee during the year. Motor car as a perquisite is one of the famous perquisites provided by employer. Generally, this kind of perquisite is provided to senior employees of the organization. The taxability of perquisites is covered under Rule 3 of Income Tax Rules, […]
In this article I’ll be discussing the valuation of a rent free unfurnished accommodation given to an employee as a perquisite. The term accommodation includes a flat, farm house (or part thereof) or accommodation in a hotel, motel, service apartment, guest house, caravan, mobile home, ship or other floating structure. For the purpose of valuation of the perquisite in respect of unfurnished accommodation, employees are divided in the following two categories:
CBDT has released Circular No. 4/2020 which explains provisions related to TDS on Salary under Section 192 of Income Tax Act, 1961 applicable for A.Y. 2020-21 or F.Y. 2019-20. Circular also explains taxation of different components of Salary, Tax Treatment of Allowances, Perquisites, Retirement benefits etc. Circular No. 04/2020-Income Tax F.No. 275/192/2019-IT(B) Government of India […]
The Financial Year end is round the corner, and shortly, all employees are required to submit the investment proofs for the year 2019-20. Since the Income tax department made it very clear to all employers to verify the geniuses of each claim made by the employee (circular 1/2017), the document verification will be more stringent […]
What a salary structure should include and how we can reduce our salary tax liability This article will help us to figure out how to reduce your tax liability under salary head and how to set salary structure for AY 2020-21. This article will cover various allowances which any type of employees will able to […]
Income –Tax Tips for Government Employees and pensioners for giving Income-Tax Statements in Feb 2019 and March 2019 All employees, whether government or Non-Government have to give Income-Tax statements in Feb 2019 to process their salary of Feb 2019. In certain cases, they have to give Income –Tax statements in March 2019. As far as […]
Salary in common parlance means any amount paid by an employer to his employees in lieu of services rendered by them. However income tax act 1961 defines the term salary u/s 17(1) to include the following monetary as well as non monetary payments
I have started writing this article keeping in mind the questions raised in minds of salaried class taxpayers. Also, it is aimed to address the doubts of all those who file the Return of their salaried class clients.
Salaried taxpayers form a major chunk of the overall taxpayers in the country and the contribution they make to the tax collection is quite significant. Income tax deductions offer a gamut of opportunities for saving tax for the salaried class. With the help of these deductions and exemptions prescribed under Income Tax Act, 1961, one […]
Landlord’s PAN not needed to claim HRA if annual rent is below Rs 1 lakh and f rent paid exceeds Rs.1 lakh per annum, it is mandatory for the employee to report PAN of the landlord to the employer. An employee who receives HRA can claim an exemption in respect of rental payments under section 10(13A) […]
