Medical perquisites are considered as tax free perquisites as per Income Tax Act. However there are certain cases where medical facilities are treated as tax free perquisites. You must read till end! Medical facilities/reimbursement in India The value of any medical treatment provided to an employee or any member of his family in any...
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Valuation of perquisites of the Motor car
Introduction Motor car provided by the employer is a perquisite only for specified employees because it is a facility provided by the employer to employees. On the other hand, if the car belongs to the employee and the expenses of running and maintenance of that car are met by the employer, it becomes a...
Continue readingIncome under the Head ‘Salaries’: An Overview
In Taxation, all income, for purposes of charge of Income tax and computation of tax are classified under various heads, which are Salary, House property, Profits and gains of Business and Profession, Capital gains and Other sources. In this post, we will learn about Income under the head Salaries. Learning about Salary is really...
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Heads of Income is one of the most important, or I can say the most important part of Taxation. Out of it, the part which contains more parts of learning is in Salary head where there are many limits to memorize. But I always favor the chart style learning where we can learn many...
Continue readingInvesting in NSC(National Savings Certificate)
National Savings Certificate is one of the kind of Government organised investment scheme. It is generally meant for small savings. It is a part of the postal savings system. That means it can be purchased from any Post office in India. Also it is helpful in saving tax. Earlier there were two types of...
Continue readingAadhar Card- Where it is necessary?
On 26th of September 2018, The Supreme Court of India had cleared the path of dilemma among citizens of India regarding the world’s largest Biometric Programme, i.e., Aadhar. It had cleared on where Aadhar Number is required to be furnished. No doubt Aadhaar is the fruitful concept for gaining from Government’s latest plans. However...
Continue readingAll about investing in Public Provident Fund(PPF).
Public Provident Fund(PPF) is one of the kind of investment available for common people which not only saves money, but also your tax! So read it till end to learn it. An Individual can open account with ₹100/- but has to deposit minimum of ₹500/- in a financial year and maximum of ₹150000/-. Deposits...
Continue readingSome of the Post Office investment schemes all should know!
Just like various investment schemes available in banks, there are several similar schemes of post office, meant for investment. Along with investment, they are also the tax saving tool! So read about all these schemes till end: Post office Saving Account: These account can be opened by cash only. Minimum amount for opening of...
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All about Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana(SSY)
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is the result for promoting girls’ welfare in India. This also helps in saving tax. So must read about it till end and get to know all about it in detail! Image source: Google Depositor: In this scheme, the depositor is an individual who on behalf of a minor girl child...
Continue readingIncome which do not form part of Total Income
In Income Tax Act, 1961, Section 10 is specifically meant to explain all types of Income received which do not form part of Total Income. This section plays an important role in computation of taxable income. So as to understand it, here is the list of income included in this section in PDF form....
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