https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=5242 Allowances paid by an employer to an employee are taxable as income unless specifically exempt. Key exemptions include house rent allowance subject to prescribed limits and salary definition, government notified allowances to meet duty related or posting related expenses (such as travel, remote area, tribal area, education and uniform allowances) subject to notification conditions, deduction for entertainment allowance under salary provisions, and exemption for allowances paid outside India by the Government to citizens serving abroad. en-us Thu, 23 Mar 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=5242 Allowances paid by an employer to an employee are taxable as income unless specifically exempt. Key exemptions include house rent allowance subject to prescribed limits and salary definition, government notified allowances to meet duty related or posting related expenses (such as travel, remote area, tribal area, education and uniform allowances) subject to notification conditions, deduction for entertainment allowance under salary provisions, and exemption for allowances paid outside India by the Government to citizens serving abroad. Circulars Income Tax Thu, 23 Mar 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=5242