Post COVID era, I work from home and I eat lunch at home. Can I claim refreshment Exemption (Rs. 1,100 per month) ? While I used to work at office I was either given Sudexo coupons for this value OR was given exemption on actuals spent at Canteen.
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Refreshment Exemption : WFH
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Quick Summary
Check your form 16, if available you can claim.
Not necessarily
Meal vouchers when working from home:
• Under Rule 3(7)(iii), free food or non-alcoholic beverages provided by the employer during working hours at the office or business premises, or through paid vouchers (non-transferable, usable only at eating joints) up to Rs 50 per meal, aren't taxable perquisites.
• If you receive meal vouchers or cards (e.g. Sodexo or Zeta) while working from home, the exemption still applies (the voucher condition is about usability at eating joints, not where you work). If the employer pays a cash "refreshment allowance", it's fully taxable.
• Available under both regimes (it's a perquisite valuation rule).
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