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Zero income tax on Rs 15 lakh CTC? Here’s how these allowances and perks can cut your tax under new tax regimeSalaried individuals can significantly reduce their tax liability under the new tax regime by strategically utilizing allowances and perqui...
Old vs new tax regime: Key differences that you must know before ITR filing for tax year 2026-27The new tax regime offers lower rates but removes many deductions, making a thorough comparison with the old regime crucial. While both reg...
RSU vs ESOP: Which is better for you as employee? Pros and cons explainedFrom vesting-day perquisite taxes to a 40% US estate levy that most Indian professionals never see coming, your employer’s stock is not the...
Used meal card benefits? Form 12BA deadline alert: Why salaried employees must collect it by April 30 for filing ITR for AY 2026-27Salaried employees need to collect Form 123 from employers by April 30, 2026. This form details perquisites like meal card benefits. It is ...
Meal card reporting when filing ITR: How to do it correctly and claim tax benefits under both the old and new tax regimesSalaried employees can now claim meal card tax benefits under both old and new tax regimes from Tax Year 2026-27. For AY 2026-27, the benef...
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...
Employee fined Rs 10 lakh over lack of ESOP disclosure in ITR; here's why ITAT Chennai cancelled itAn Indian employee faced a Rs 10 lakh penalty for not disclosing foreign ESOPs in his Income Tax Return. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal,...
Meal card tax benefit: Do you get it under the new tax regime?New Income-Tax Rules have clarified meal voucher benefits. The tax-free limit for employer-provided meal vouchers has increased to Rs 200 p...
Higher HRA, bigger tax-free perks: How draft Income-Tax Rules 2026 could boost your take-home payBudget 2026 introduces significant perquisite rule changes, lowering taxable housing valuations and increasing tax-free limits for educatio...
Bring EVs and hybrid vehicles under car perquisite valuation framework in Budget 2026: ExpertsThe current car perquisite policy under the Income Tax Act, 1961, offers tax benefits for combustion engine cars but lacks clarity for elec...
This tax-free perquisite value for salaried employee will see a positive change in New Tax Bill 2025Tax free perquisite: Experts say due to a tweak in language of the new tax bill, 2025 now tax free perquisite may include employee commutin...
Rent free house salary perk will be taxed differently from Sept 1: New CBDT rulesThe new rules are notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on August 18, 2023 and became effective from September 1, 2023. The ...
Dubai-based executive ordered to pay ESOP-tax in IndiaIn a recent order, the ITAT bench, comprising Pramod Kumar, vice-president, and Saktijit Dey, judicial member, rejected the contention of t...
Interest-free loan from employer taxable: ITATThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has said that valuation of taxable benefit or perquisite has to be computed as per prescribed formula und...
You can’t be taxed for security deposit on flat paid by firmITAT has held that the notional interest on the security deposit paid by an employer to the landlord can't be added to the taxable income o...
- Perquisite valuation rules leave everyone in a tizzy
Perquisites are non-cash benefits and certain reimbursements received from the employer.
- Fringe benefit tax to hit employees with company cars
The new perquisite rules have been notified and are applicable from April 1, 2009, for the current financial year.