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deduction u/s 16

Deepak Kumar (67 Points)

26 June 2018

Is it deduction Rs 40, 000 from total salary?.. 👈

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Dhirajlal Rambhia (SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.) (196060 Points)
Replied 26 June 2018

Following clause (ia) shall be inserted after clause (i) of section 16 by the Finance Act, 2018, w.e.f. 1-4-2019 :

(ia) a deduction of forty thousand rupees or the amount of the salary, whichever is less;

(ii) a deduction in respect of any allowance in the nature of an entertainment allowance specifically granted by an employer to the assessee who is in receipt of a salary from the Government, a sum equal to one-fifth of his salary (exclusive of any allowance, benefit or other perquisite) or five thousand rupees, whichever is less;

(iii) a deduction of any sum paid by the assessee on account of a tax on employment within the meaning of clause (2) of article 276 of the Constitution, leviable by or under any law.

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