Living allowance on foreign deputation

Ashish (IT consultant) (91 Points)

08 August 2012  

 

Employee of Indian IT company, is deputed to Europe for 6 months assignment.
He already spent more than 182 days in India, so his status was 'Resident and ordinary Resident'.
In Europe he was paid Indian salary+living allowance.
For Indian salary company was deducting TDS in India.
 
Query
1. Is Living allowance received is also taxable in India?
 
2. Saving from total income LA+Salary when remitted to India is taxable?