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Leave encashment tax rules for AY 2026-27: How much exemption salaried employees can claimITR Filing 2026-27: Salaried employees can claim tax exemption on leave encashment at retirement. While government employees enjoy full exe...
Salary hike this appraisal season? New labour codes and tax rules may change your real take-home payAppraisal season this year saw companies begin aligning salary structures with new labour codes and updated income tax rules. While some fi...
Tax-free allowances rise, so do employer costs: The salary structuring dilemma under the Social Security CodeEnhanced tax-free allowances under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 can improve employees’ take-home pay. However, the expanded definition of “wa...
India Inc salary restructuring: How new labour codes and income tax rules will impact take-home pay and retirement savingsSalaried employees face uncertainty as new labor codes and tax rules loom. Companies are preparing for changes, but widespread implementati...
Meal vouchers at Rs 200 per meal: Who gets income tax benefit and how the ‘working hours’ rule appliesThe increase in the tax-exempt limit for employer-provided meals to ₹200 per meal under Rule 15 of the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 marks a signi...
Gratuity may rise under New Labour Code, but your income tax bill could tooThe Code on Social Security, 2020 expands the wage base for gratuity, potentially increasing payouts, but tax rules under the Income-tax Ac...
Retired govt employee claims Rs 20 lakh gratuity tax exemption; I-T Dept imposes Rs 2.2 lakh penalty; ITAT Cochin rules in her favourA retired state employee successfully challenged a Rs 2.2 lakh penalty imposed for claiming a higher gratuity tax exemption. The Income Tax...
Gratuity payment: Quitting your job before 5 years? You can still get gratuity; know howGratuity payment: Many employees who quit their jobs before five years of service think they cannot receive a gratuity. However, even if th...
Government employees can get gratuity up to Rs 25 lakh: What is tax-exempt gratuity for private sector, government employees?Tax-free gratuity limit for employees: The government has hiked the maximum amount of gratuity that a government employee can receive to Rs...
Tax queries: Can you claim tax refund on TDS deducted by employer on gratuity?Dilip Lakhani Senior Chartered Accountant, answers queries from our readers on income tax and other levies.
Income tax exemption limit on gratuity doubled to Rs 20 lakh: Labour MinThe latest enhancement of tax exemption limit on gratuity follows a government notification issued on March 29, 2018.
Parliament passes bill that lets govt double tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakhThe ceiling of tax-free gratuity stands enhanced to Rs 20 lakh from existing Rs 10 lakh for employee under the Payment of Gratuity Act.
How to calculate taxable portion of gratuityCurrently, maximum tax-exempt gratuity is Rs 10 lakh. The government has tabled the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to raise the...
Who really gains from the proposed increase in tax-free gratuity limit to Rs 20 lakh?Proposed increase in tax free gratuity limit won't benefit bulk of employees immediately. Here's why.
Cabinet clears Bill to raise tax-exempt gratuity limit to Rs 20 lakh: Here's how you will be impactedAn employee is eligible to receive gratuity only if he has completed at least five years of continuous service with an organisation without...
You may soon be eligible for up to Rs 20 lakh tax-free gratuity. Here's the lowdownAs per the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, an employee can receive gratuity only if he has completed at least five years of continuous servic...
- All gratuity received is not tax exempt despite hike in limits
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