Salary standard deduction

pension received by govt employee after retirement

will it get standard deduction rs. 50000
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Government employees receiving a pension after retirement can generally claim the £50,000 standard deduction. Pension income is treated as salary for tax purposes. While uncommuted pension is taxable, commuted pension is fully exempt for government employees. The standard deduction applies to your taxable pension income.

Yes, pension received is taxable as salary, it will qualify for the standard deduction.

Uncommuted pension is taxable whereas commuted pension is fully exempt for a govt employee

Std deduction is available against the taxable pension income

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