Income Tax : The case explains how salary income is computed on a gross basis with only specific deductions permitted. It clarifies the scope o...
Income Tax : From April 2026, 8 cities qualify for 50% HRA exemption. New rules impact calculations, compliance, and disclosures for salaried t...
Income Tax : Form 124 allows employees to declare tax-saving claims to employers. Filing ensures correct TDS calculation with eligible deductio...
Income Tax : Employers are required to issue a detailed perquisites statement where salary exceeds Rs.1.5 lakh. This ensures accurate reporting...
Income Tax : A simple guide to the five heads of income under the Income Tax Act, 1961, explaining salary, house property, business income, cap...
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 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 : 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...
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...
Every member, who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter coming up for consideration at a meeting of the Committee, shall disclose the nature of his interest at such meeting and such disclosure shall be recorded in the proceedings of the meeting of the Committee and such member shall not take part in any deliberation of the Committee with respect to that matter.
Filing of Income Tax returns is a legal obligation of every Individual/HUF whose total income for the previous year has exceeded the maximum amount that is not chargeable for income tax under the provisions of the I.T Act, 1961. Income Tax Department has introduced a convenient way to file these returns online using the Internet.
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Beating the slowdown, chartered accountants (CAs) have bagged jobs with top-notch companies in the latest campus placement drive, which has also seen more newly qualified professionals get jobs. State-run companies, especially from the financial services sector, have emerged as the biggest recruiters in the current round of hiring. Four newly-qualified members of the Institute of […]
7.1 On bare reading of above provision, it is clear that any sum paid to discharge “any obligation” of the assessee would be a perquisite under the above clause. However, the important words in the provisions are, “in respect of any obligation” and “would have been payable by the assessee”. It is quite obvious that employer had obligation only to pay correct tax on assessee’s income
7. It is the first contention of the appellant that the amount in issue is not an income within the definition of the term `income’ set out in section 2(24) of the said Act. We are unable to accept this contention of the appellant and we agree with the findings rendered in this regard by all the lower authorities, including the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal by its impugned order dated 26th July, 2006
30. In our opinion, the assessee must succeed on his Ground. There is no dispute about the fact that the assessee being an employer made the valuation of the perquisite provided to Mr. Brian Brown at Rs. 90,40,880/-. The definition of the salary is given in section 17 of the Act and as per the said definition salary includes perquisites. The perquisites in its normal meaning means direct and indirect benefits
In both the aforesaid judgements, it has been held by the Apex Court that beneficiary of exemption under section 10(5) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), relating to leave travel concession / assistance is the individual employee. There is no Circular of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), requiring the employer to collect and examine the supporting evidence in respect of declaration furnished by the employee
Many Indian companies have not made adequate provisions for employee provident fund (PF) and pension, as per a survey by consulting firm Mercer. The survey showed that 88% of top Indian companies have not made required provisions for defined benefit PF scheme which is mandatory as per accounting standards laid down by ICAI. Put simply, […]
11. We have considered the submissions made by both the parties, material on record and orders of the authorities below. It is noted that the assessee is an individual and aged about 50 years. The assessee has income from salary and other sources both aggregating to Rs. 2.62 lakhs. It is also noted that the assessee was received salary from M/s Nav Bharat Education Society where he is working as a senior clerk
