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Non-charging of interest on the loan amount given by lending company to its director could not be a perquisite as no remuneration or salary in the capacity of the director had been drawn from the lending company nor any interest expenditure was shown in its profit and loss account.
HEADS OF INCOME For computation of total income, all income shall be classified under the following heads of income: A. Salaries B. Income from house property C. Profits and gains of business or profession. D. Capital gains E. Income from other sources. The total income from all the above heads of income is calculated in […]
Perquisite has a known normal meaning, namely, a personal advantage; something that benefits a man by going “into his own pocket”. The perquisites are taxable under the head salary in the Income Tax Act. As per Section 17(2)(iv), perquisite includes ‘any sum paid by the employer in respect of any obligation which, but for such […]
ITAT held that order of the ld CIT(A) is hereby affirmed where he has held the assessee bank to be assessee in default for short-deduction of TDS on LFC/LTC claim relating to foreign leg of the travel of its employees being not eligible for exemption under section 10(5) r/w Rule 2B.
CBDT’s Circular No. 1 of 2019 dated 01.01.2019– Major/important Points to Remember The CBDT has issued circular No. 1 on 01.01.2019 in respect of the Deduction of tax at Source from Salaries u/s 192 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Some of the major / important points to remember are; 1. Standard Deduction u/s 16(ia). […]
CBDT issued Circular No. 01/2019 on Deduction Of Tax At Source (TDS)-Income-Tax Deduction From Salaries Under Section 192 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 During The Financial Year 2018-19 / Assessment Year 2019-20. Circular Covers Deduction Of Tax At Source (TDS)-Income-Tax Deduction From Salaries Under Section 192 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 During The Financial Year […]
The encashment of leave is allowed during continuance of the employment as well as on leaving the job as part of full and final settlement. Income tax laws also give concessional treatment for encashment of such paid leaves by employees.
Rajesh Kumar vs. ACIT (ITAT Agra) Section 17(1) defines ‘salary’ and ‘perquisite’ separately for the purposes of sections 15 and 16. Section 15 is the charging section qua income from salary, whereas section 16 deals with deduction there-from. Section 17(1)(iv) says that ‘salary’ includes, inter alia, perquisites. Relief u/s 89 is available in respect of […]
Employee Stock Options Plans (ESOPs) and its different variants like Employees Stock Purchase Plans, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Awards, etc, have been used by employers to attract, retain and motivate employees. ESOPs have been popular primarily in the knowledge-based industries like information technology, biotechnology, etc. However, in the recent past, they have gained prominence even in traditional industries like manufacturing.
The controversy as to whether the payment received by an employee by way of leave encashment at the time of his resignation from service, is entitled to exemption U/S 10 (10AA) of the Income-Tax Act 1961 ( the Act), still continues, though the Hon’ble High Courts of Bombay and Madras have held that the benefit of S.10(10AA) of the Act is available even in case of resignation.
