SALARY QUERY

Fully taxable as salary. No need for FBT.

In these cases it is important that such appreciation or gift must be given to employees under any scheme applicable to all employees.If gifts r given purely on a personal basis it would be taxable in the hands of the employer as FBT.In every other case will b Taxable in the hands of the employee,

Money given in appreciation of services can stand the test of adequate consideration, in my opinion.

Amount received will be added to gross salary and is fuuly taxable

Whatever you received from your employer is fully taxable, if there is no treatment regarding such amount, you received, in Income Tax Act 

In my opinion any amount paid by an employer to his employee at the time of retirement in appreciation for the employee's past services is called Gratuity. Gratuity is taxable in the following manner;

(a) Non taxable in the hands of Govt employees,

(b) Taxable in the hands of employees other than Govt employees covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972,

(c) Taxable in the hands of employees other than Govt employees not covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

Regards,
Prabeer Sarkar.

It will be taxable in the hands of Employee under the head Salary.

i was talking abt the lumpsum amount recd in addition to gratuity at the time of retirement

The whole of such sum will be taxable under the head "Salaries" in the hands of employee. If the employer gives in the form of gift in kind, then that would be liable for FBT for employer and exempt in the hands of employees.

Im agree with Mr. Sriram
 

Im agree with Mr. Sriram
 

Im agree with Mr. Sriram