Income tax

Composite rent means the house owner charges rent to the tenant for renting the house property and also on account of services provided by the landlord for various facilities such as lift, gas, water, electricity, watch and ward, air conditioning etc. In such a case, composite rent has to be split up to following two components; Rent for the portion attributable to the … [Read more...] about How composite rent is taxable under the head house property

Certain employers in India offers low interest or interest free loans to their employees as a benefit. The value of the benefit resulting from concessional or interest free loan provided by the employer to the employee during the relevant previous year shall be considered as value of perquisite taxable in the hands of the employee. It will also be considered as perquisite … [Read more...] about Did you know interest free loan to employees is not tax free?

Any amount paid or payable by the employer whether directly or through a fund other than a recognized provident fund or an approved superannuation fund or deposit linked insurance fund to effect an insurance on the life of the assessee or to effect a contract for an annuity is treated as taxable perquisite in the hands of the employee. Therefore, the value of the perquisite … [Read more...] about Is life insurance premium paid by employer taxable as perquisite

Value of benefit resulting from the use of any movable assets owned or hired by the employer shall be considered as perquisite if used by employees for any purpose other than official. Value of perquisite shall be determined based on the type of assets used by the employee. Value has to be determined as follows: For use of laptops and computers - NilFor assets other than … [Read more...] about Value of perquisite on movable assets provided by employer

Form 16 is a certificate issued by the employer certifying the total amount of tax that has been deducted and deposited against employee's permanent account number for the whole previous year. It's also known as salary TDS certificate. Form 16 contains all the information that employees are required to prepare and file an income tax return. Before getting into what is … [Read more...] about What is salary TDS certificate Form 16 – All you need to know

Before getting into the steps of filing income tax return for a salaried individual, we want you to know the due dates of filing your tax return and late fee to be paid if its missed. IT return filing due date for a salaried person is 31st July of the following financial year to the relevant previous year for which ITR is to be filed. For the financial year 2018-19, due date … [Read more...] about 5 steps for salaried persons to file income tax return online

Before getting into what is due basis or receipt basis and when salary income is chargeable to tax, you first need to understand whether your income is taxable under the head salaries or under some other head of income. For instance, if you are hired by a software company as a contractor, amount incurred by you from the software company will not be taxable under the head … [Read more...] about Due basis or receipt basis – When salary income is taxable

Before finding which ITR form a salaried individual should file with government, you must know whether you are liable to file your tax return or not. As per the present tax laws, every individual  whose total income before allowing deductions under Chapter VI-A, exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to tax is obligated to furnish return of income on or before the … [Read more...] about Which ITR form salaried individual should file for FY 2019-20

Form 16 is known as a salary TDS certificate. It's issued by the employer to an employee for the whole financial year showing all the taxes deducted from salary and deposited with the government. Form 16 is the first and most important document that every salaried individual required to file an income tax return. It’s mandatory for the employer to issue Form 16 to the … [Read more...] about How to file income tax return without form 16

Mistakes after filing income tax return can be rectified by the assessee within the time limit allowed by our tax laws. In this article we will discuss how to rectify mistakes or omission and what is the time limit to correct mistakes or omissions after filing income tax return. Here are a few mistakes that can be rectified.  Incorrect personal, email ID, mobile … [Read more...] about How to rectify mistakes after filing income tax return