Form No. 123 (Earlier Form No. 12BA)

Form No. 123: Statement Showing Particulars of Perquisites, Other Fringe Benefits or Amenities and Profit in lieu of Salary with value thereof

Name of form as per I.T. Rules, 1962	12BA	Name of form as per I.T. Rules, 2026	123
Corresponding section of I.T. Act, 1961	192	Corresponding section of I.T. Act, 2025	392(5)(a)
Corresponding Rule of I.T. Rules, 1962	26A	Corresponding Rule of I.T. Rules, 2026	204(2)

Purpose:

Form No. 123 is issued by an employer to an employee, specifying the value of perquisites, fringe benefits, or amenities or Profits in lieu of Salary thereof provided during a financial year.

It is provided under section 392(5)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 read with Rule 204(2) of the Income-tax Rules, 2026.

Who Should Prepare / File:

Form No. 123 is to be issued to an employee by the employer if the amount of salary paid or payable to the employee is more than one lakh and fifty thousand rupees.

Frequency & Due Dates:

Form No. 123 is to be issued to the employee by 30th of April of the following year.

Structure of Form No. 123:

1. Part A:

Details of the employer - Name, Address, PAN and TAN and Contact Details.

Details of the employee - Name, Designation, PAN, Type of employee (Director or Person with substantial interest, in case the employer is a company), Income from Salary other than from perquisites and Contact Details.

2. Part B: Valuation of Perquisites

3. Details of Perquisites Provided

• Nature of Perquisites
• Value of perquisite as per rules
• Amount, if any, recovered from the employee
• Amount of Perquisite Chargeable to tax

Details of tax:

• Tax deducted from salary of the employee under section 392(1)
• Tax paid by employer on behalf of the employee under section 392(2)(a)
• Total tax paid
• Date of payment into Government treasury

4. Declaration by Employer: Certification that particulars are true and complete.

Common Changes Made Across Forms:

1. Tax payer (employee)/deductor (employer) details such as Name, Designation, Address, PAN/TAN etc. have been standardized.

2. Assessment / Financial / Previous year or years have been replaced with Tax year or years, wherever appearing in the Form/Annexure.

3. Changes related to Sections, Clauses and Schedules have been aligned as per the Income-tax Act, 2025.

4. Currency symbol “Rs.” has been replaced with “₹”.

Perquisites and fringe benefit reporting through Form 123 for employee salary disclosures and tax valuation compliance. Form No. 123 is the employer-issued statement for reporting the value of perquisites, fringe benefits, amenities and profits in lieu of salary provided to an employee during a financial year. It is issued where salary paid or payable exceeds one lakh and fifty thousand rupees, and it is due by 30 April of the following year. The form captures employer and employee details, valuation of perquisites, tax deducted or paid, and a declaration certifying correctness and completeness.