Finance/Compliance Consultant
61174 Points
Joined June 2010
For a non-government employee (such as an SBI retiree), the maximum tax-free exemption on leave encashment on retirement is ₹25,00,000 under Section 10(10AA)(ii). The actual exemption is the least of (i) leave encashment received, (ii) ₹25 lakh, (iii) average salary for 10 months, and (iv) cash value of unutilised leave. This replaces the old ₹3 lakh limit effective from 1 April 2023 and can often be applied to earlier years with proper procedural steps.