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Salary deduction query

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Previously, employees could claim a transport allowance deduction. However, this has been discontinued for non-government employees following the introduction of the standard deduction. While you can no longer claim the specific transport allowance, you may still be able to claim conveyance allowance up to the amount of your actual expenditure.

CA Parul Saxena

CA Parul Saxena (Querist)

08 July 2022 transport allowance of Rs.14400 is paid to an individual by his employer. Can he claim deduction on the basis of Rs.1600/- per month?

Dhirajlal Rambhia

Dhirajlal Rambhia (Expert)

08 July 2022 No. The same has been discontinued after introduction of standard deduction.

CA Puja Sharma

CA Puja Sharma (Expert)

08 July 2022 No transport allowance is now allowed to non-government employees after the introduction of the standard deduction.
However, you can claim conveyance allowance up to the amount of actual expenditure.

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