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How to claim tax benefit of employee fails to make the salary more tax attractive.

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RAVIKUMAR PARIMI

8 Points Posted on 07 July 2021

Hi,
I am an employee working in a private company. my employer has not provided the following benefits in my flexi pay which will help in claiming more tax benefit :
- Telephone / Broadband Allowance,
- Gadget Reimbursement,
- Newspaper / Magazine Allowance,
since my employer has failed to make provisions for the expense mentioned and we understand there is a provision in Income tax where the employee can claim the tax benefit to an extent there is an expense under the mentioned heads.,
Can you please suggest how can I claim those benefit and doesn't become the victim of my employers ignorance ? please suggest. I have written to my employer about the provisions but looks like going to the deaf ears.... please suggest.

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Quick Summary

An employee is seeking to claim tax benefits for expenses like telephone allowance and gadget reimbursement that their employer has failed to include in their flexi-pay. While the employer typically handles these benefits, the employee wants to know if they can claim these directly. The advice suggests that this is difficult for salaried individuals unless the employer revises their TDS filings, which they seem reluctant to do.

CMA Poornima Madhava

CMA

13117 Points Posted on 07 July 2021

Since the employer would have considered such allowances as taxable for the purpose of form 16, it cannot be done in case of salaried assessees, without revising the data for form 16.

However, as the time limit for filing of TDS return (by the employer) is not yet over, your employer has an option to make changes in this regard. Even if the time limit was over, TDS return could be revised to incorporate these changes. But the revision can only be done by the employer.