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Taxability of various components of salary and perquisite benefits under finance Act 2020

[Nearly, 104 amendments are made either by amending/omitting existing sections or by insertion of new sections. In this article, the amendments, which are most relevant to salaried persons, are covered.] Your total salary income comprises both monetary income and non-monetary income. Monetary income means income chargeable under the salary but excluding perquisite value of all…

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What does Salary include?

[This post elucidates about components of salary, the monetary benefits paid by employers which do not include in salary, points to be considered for taxation of salary, place of accrual of salary, etc.] Salary is the remuneration which includes the pay, allowances, bonus, or commission payable monthly or otherwise or any monetary payment, by whatever…

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Income Tax treatment in case of salaried person who are provided with medical benefit

Updated: As per amended Finance Act 2020 For Medical facilities in India: Under section 17(2) of income tax, the medical expenses incurred or reimbursed by the employer for medical treatment to an employee or his dependent relative (i.e. children, spouse, brothers, sister and parents) will not be chargeable to tax in the hands of the…

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Income Tax Benefit on LTA/LTC under section 10(5)

Updated: As per amended Finance Act 2020 Leave Travel Concession or Assistance (LTC/LTA), extended by an employer to an employee for going anywhere in India along with his family exempt is exempt from tax if you have opted for old-tax regime. In the other words, the tax exemption of leave travel allowance is not available…

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