https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106601 The document presents a query about voluntary gratuity payments to employees with less than the statutory service period and asks if such expenses will be disallowed and whether TDS must be deducted. The reply states these payments would be treated as ex-gratia, taxable in the hands of recipients and subject to TDS. The employer asks whether booking the amounts to a gratuity account will avoid disallowance or employer tax liability; the text records the question without further authoritative resolution. en-us Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:50:32 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:57:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106601 The document presents a query about voluntary gratuity payments to employees with less than the statutory service period and asks if such expenses will be disallowed and whether TDS must be deducted. The reply states these payments would be treated as ex-gratia, taxable in the hands of recipients and subject to TDS. The employer asks whether booking the amounts to a gratuity account will avoid disallowance or employer tax liability; the text records the question without further authoritative resolution. Discussion-Forum Income Tax Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:50:32 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106601