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This article explains the taxation of salary income, detailing what is included under the head 'salaries'. It defines salary, perquisites, and profit in lieu of salary, providing examples of each. The content also outlines various deductions available against salary income, such as standard deduction and deductions for entertainment and employment tax.

SALARIES

Income shall be chargeable to income-tax under the head salaries:

  • Salary due + Salary paid or allowed

NOTE:

  • Any salary paid in advance is included in the total income of any person for any previous year is not included again in the total income when salary become due
  • Any salary, bonus, commission or remuneration due or received by a partner shall not be regarded as 'salary'
Taxation of Salary: Understanding Your Income Tax

"Salary", "Perquisite", "Profit in lieu of salary" defined

[1] SALARY

  • Wages
  • Pension or annuity
  • Gratuity
  • Fees, commission, or profit in lieu or in addition of any salary or wages
  • Advance of salary
  • Payment received by an employee in respect of any period of leave not availed by him
  • The annual accretion to the balance at the credit of an employee participating in a recognized provident fund
  • Aggregate of all sums that are comprised in the transferred balance
  • Contribution made by central government or any other employer in the previous year
  • Contribution made by central government in the previous year to the Agniveer corpus fund account of an individual enrolled in Agnipath scheme
 

[2] PERQUISITE

  • Value of rent-free accommodation
  • Value of any accommodation
  • Value of any benefit or amenity granted at concessional rate or free of cost by a company or employer to

A. Director

B. Person who has a substantial interest

C. Any other person having salary [exclusive of perquisite] > 50,000

  • Any sum paid by the employer
  • Any sum payable by the employer other than a recognized provident fund or an approved superannuation fund or a deposit-linked insurance fund
  • Value of any specified security or sweat equity shares allotted at free of cost or at concessional rate

For the purposes of this sub-clause

  • "Specified security"
  • "Sweat equity shares"
  • "Fair market"
  • "Option"
  • "Value of any specified security or sweat equity shares

Amount or the aggregate of amounts of any contribution made by the employer

A. Recognized provident fund

B. Scheme referred to in sub-section [1] of section 80CCD

C. Approved superannuation fund>7,00,000 and 50,000 in a previous year

  • Annual accretion by way of interest, dividend previous year to the balance at the credit of the fund
  • Value of any other fringe benefit or amenity

Provided that nothing in the clause shall apply to

(i) Value of medical treatment

(ii) Sum paid by the employer actually incurred by the employee on his medical treatment

a. Any hospital maintained by the government

b. In respect of the prescribed diseases

c. In respect of any illness relating to COVID-19

  • Premium paid by an employer in relations to an employee an insurance on health
  • Sum paid by employer in respect of premium paid

Expenditure incurred:

A. Medical treatment

B. Travel for medical treatment

C. Travel and stay abroad of one attendant

Subject to the condition -

A. Expenditure on medical treatment

B. Expenditure on travel exceed from perquisite gross total income including expenditure does not exceed (2,00,000)]

Provided further:

(i) Hospital
(ii) Family
(iii) Gross total income

[3] Profit in lieu of salary

  • Amount of compensation
  • Any payment
  • Any amount due or received
 

A. Before his joining

B. After cessation of his employment

Deductions from salaries

A. Standard deduction of 75,000 rupees

B. Deduction of entertainment allowance a sum equal to one-fifth of his salary

C. Deduction of sum paid of a tax on employment


Salary income includes wages, pension, gratuity, fees, commission, profit in lieu of salary, advance salary, payment for leave not availed, annual accretion to provident fund, and contributions to the Agniveer corpus fund.

Perquisites include the value of rent-free accommodation, benefits or amenities granted at concessional rates or free of cost, sums paid or payable by an employer (other than to approved funds), and the value of specified securities or sweat equity shares allotted at a concession.

Profit in lieu of salary includes compensation payments and any amount due or received before joining or after cessation of employment.

Yes, deductions include a standard deduction of 75,000 rupees, a deduction for entertainment allowance (one-fifth of salary), and a deduction for tax paid on employment.

Any salary paid in advance is included in the total income of the previous year when it is paid, and it is not included again when the salary becomes due.




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