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Allowances / Exemptions Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the latest exemptions, deductions and allowances available under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. The guide covers salar...

July 4, 2026 491185 Views 40 comments Print

Tax Benefits Guide for Salaried Employees for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax benefits, deductions, presumptive taxation schemes, and compliance relaxations available to small busi...

July 3, 2026 569853 Views 47 comments Print

What every Salaried person must know before 31st July!

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...

June 29, 2026 4629 Views 0 comment Print

Salary Income – Answer to Common issues

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax treatment of salary, allowances, perquisites, retirement benefits, and deductions under the Income-tax...

June 24, 2026 70160 Views 21 comments Print

Guide to HRA Exemption Claims under Scrutiny by Income Tax Authorities

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department is using AI, data analytics, AIS, and PAN-based verification to identify incorrect HRA exemption claims....

June 18, 2026 2199 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 4740 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 2151 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 2106 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 26826 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 20151 Views 6 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Compensation under Early Retirement Scheme cannot be taxed as profits in lieu of salary

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...

June 19, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

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 1740 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 31794 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 1515 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 1785 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 1299 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 3714 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 16533 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 2469 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 20478 Views 1 comment Print


TDS not deductible on Tips collected by Hotels & Paid to Staff: SC

April 28, 2016 6187 Views 0 comment Print

The assessees are engaged in the business of owning, operating, and managing hotels. Surveys conducted at the business premises of the assessees allegedly revealed that the assessees had been paying tips to its employees but not deducting taxes thereon.

Compensation for non-competition in business and its tax implications

January 24, 2016 4220 Views 0 comment Print

In a free market economy, competition plays a vital role in commerce, trade and industry. While healthy competition is a sine qua non of growth and development of business in such an economy, unbridled, unfair and cut-throat competition can also ruin a businessman. It may happen that a person occupying a senior post a business organization is in possession of certain valuable trade secrets of that organization.

Deaf and dumb assesse can now claim Transport allowance exemption upto Rs. 3200 p.m.

September 23, 2015 6080 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 75/2015 – Income Tax – Under Rule 2BB of Income Tax Rules various allowance and extent to which the same can be claimed as exempt by Salaried Assessee is been specified. Under the same rule Exemption limit of Transport allowance also been given. In this rule be amendment the higher exemption limit of Transport allowance of Rs. 3200/- per month been made available to deaf and Dumb salaried Assessee. Earlier the higher exemption limit was available only to blind or orthopaedically handicapped with disability of lower extremities.

Is Tax Paid by Employer on Behalf of Employee – Exempt U/s. 10(10CC)?

August 19, 2015 144739 Views 19 comments Print

A detailed analysis of Exemption under Section 10(10CC) alongwith the provisions of Section 17(2), 40(a)(v), 192(1A), 195A, 198, 199, 200 and 203 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Highlighting the ruling under Sedco Forex International Drilling Inc. (2012)

All about Income Tax Form 16 for Salaried Employee

July 27, 2015 11231 Views 0 comment Print

If you are salaried employee in an organization, then you will get the salary after deducting tax by the employer. Therefore Form 16 is a certificate issued to you by your employer stating the Personal details of the Employee including Name, Permanent Account Number (PAN) etc , details of the salary you have earned,

Salary Income – Meaning of term Perquisite and Taxability

May 17, 2015 5780 Views 0 comment Print

Dictionary meaning 1. A gain or profit incidentally made from employments in addition to regular salary or wages,especially one of a kind expected or promised 2. Casual emolument or benefit attached to an office or position in addition to salary or wages 3. Anything left over that a servant or other has by custom a […]

CBDT Notifies Revised Transport allowance exemption limit

April 13, 2015 298840 Views 52 comments Print

Notification No. 39/2015 – Income Tax CBDT has vide Notification No. 39/2015 increased Transport allowance exemption limit for employees from Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,600 per month. In case the employee is blind or orthopaedically handicapped with disability of lower extremities the limit is increased from Rs. 1600 to Rs. 3200/- per Month.

Declaration Format for Claiming Deduction from Salary for F.Y. 2014-15

March 30, 2015 97426 Views 11 comments Print

DECLARATION- I, declare that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. In the event of any change that may occur during the year pertaining to the information given in the form, I undertake to inform the same to the company. Income Tax liability arising due to failure, if any, for not making / not intimating payment / investment made or proposed to be made by me and / or any wrong declaration would be my responsibility.

TDS deductible on Salary Paid to missionary teacher irrespective of subsequent use

February 4, 2015 1719 Views 0 comment Print

Fr. Sabu P.Thomas Vs Union of India (Kerala High Court) The receipts in question, in the instant cases, are amounts by way of salary and pension. These payments accrue to the individuals concerned, who have rendered service in their individual capacity and based on the educational qualifications and skills possessed by them as individuals. The […]

Reimbursement of medical expense is not perquisite u/s 17(2)

January 20, 2015 23944 Views 0 comment Print

Brief facts of the case are that The assessee received a sum of Rs.90,090/- towards reimbursement of medical expenses from the company M/s Bajaj Consultants Pvt. Ltd., wherein, he is a Director and claimed the same as exempt u/s 17(2) of the Act.

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