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INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION FROM SALARIES DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013-14 UNDER SECTION 192 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961.

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....t- www.incometaxindia.gov.in. 2. RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2013: As per the Finance Act, 2013, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2013-14 (i.e. Assessment Year 2014-15) at the following rates: 2.1 Rates of tax A. Normal Rates of tax: Sl No Total Income Rate of tax 1 Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/-. Nil 2 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,00,000 but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/- 10 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 2,00,000/- 3 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 30,000/- plus 20 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-. 4 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 1,30,000/- plus 30 Per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rates of tax for every individual, resident in India, who is of the age of sixty years or more but less than eighty years at any time during the financial year: Sl. No Total Income Rate of tax 1 Wh....

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....nder the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2013-14. The income-tax is required to be calculated on the basis of the rates given above, subject to the provisions related to requirement to furnish PAN as per sec 206AA of the Act, and shall be deducted at the time of each payment. No tax, however, will be required to be deducted at source in any case unless the estimated salary income including the value of perquisites, for the financial year exceeds Rs. 2,00,000/- or Rs.2,50,000/- or Rs. 5,00,000/-, as the case may be, depending upon the age of the employee.(Some typical examples of computation of tax are given at Annexure-I). 3.2 Payment of Tax on Perquisites by Employer: An option has been given to the employer to pay the tax on non-monetary perquisites given to an employee. The employer may, at its option, make payment of the tax on such perquisites himself without making any TDS from the salary of the employee. However, the employer will have to pay the tax at the time when such tax was otherwise deductible i.e. at the time of payment of income chargeable under the head "salaries" to the employee. 3.2.1 Computation of Average Income Tax: For the purpose of making....

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....e person responsible, as aforesaid, shall compute the relief on the basis of such particulars and take the same into account in making the deduction under Para(3.1) above. Here "University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central, State or Provincial Act, and includes an institution declared under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, to be a University for the purposes of that Act. 3.4.2 With effect from 1/04/2010 (AY 2010-11), no such relief shall be granted in respect of any amount received or receivable by an assessee on his voluntary retirement or termination of his service, in accordance with any scheme or schemes of voluntary retirement or in the case of a public sector company referred to in section 10(10C)(i) (read with Rule 2BA), a scheme of voluntary separation, if an exemption in respect of any amount received or receivable on such voluntary retirement or termination of his service or voluntary separation has been claimed by the assessee under section 10(10C) in respect of such, or any other, assessment year. 3.5 Information regarding Income under any other head: (i) Section 192(2B) enables a taxpayer to furnish....

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....truction of the house Any time Rs. 30,000/- 2 Acquisition or construction of the house Before 01.04.1999 Rs. 30,000/- 3 Acquisition or construction of the house On or after 01.04.1999 Rs. 1,50,000/- In case of Serial No. 3 above (a) The acquisition or constructing of the house should be completed within 3 years from the end of the FY in which the capital was borrowed. Hence it is necessary for the DDO to have the completion certificate of the house property against which deduction is claimed either from the builder or through self-declaration from the employee. (b) Further any prior period interest for the FYs upto the FY in which the property was acquired and constructed shall be deducted in equal installments for the FY in question and subsequent four FYs. (c) The employee has to furnish before the DDO a certificate from the person to whom any interest is payable on the borrowed capital specifying the amount of interest payable. In case a new loan is taken to repay the earlier loan, then the certificate should also show the details of Principal and Interest of the loan so repaid. 3.7 Adjustment for Excess or Shortfall of Deduction: ....

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....ucted in March 30th APRIL NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR 2 Tax deducted in any other month 7TH DAY NEXT MONTH 3 Tax on perquisites opted to be deposited by the employer 7TH DAY NEXT MONTH However, if a DDO applies before the jurisdictional Additional/Joint Commissioner of Income Tax to permit quarterly payments of TDS under section 192, the Rule 30(3) allows for payments on quarterly basis and as per time given in Table below: Sl. No. Quarter of the financial year ended on Date for quarterly payment 1 30th June 7th July 2 30th September 7th October 3 31st December 7th January 4 31st March 30th April next Financial Year  4.4.2 Mode of Payment of TDS 4.4.2.1 Compulsory filing of Statement by PAO, Treasury Officer, etc in case of payment of TDS by Book Entry: In the case of an office of the Government, where tax has been paid to the credit of the Central Government without the production of a challan [Book Entry], the Pay and Accounts Officer or the Treasury Officer or the Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer or any other person by whatever name called to whom the deductor reports about the tax deducted and who i....

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....posit Tax Deducted: 4.5.1 If a person fails to deduct the whole or any part of the tax at source, or, after deducting, fails to pay the whole or any part of the tax to the credit of the Central Government within the prescribed time, he shall be liable to action in accordance with the provisions of section 201 and shall be deemed to be an assessee-in-default in respect of such tax and liable for penal action u/s 221 of the Act. Further Section 201(1A) lays down that such person shall be liable to pay simple interest (i) at 1% for every month or part of the month on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deductible to the date on which such tax is deducted; and (ii) at one and one-half percent for every month or part of a month on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deducted to the date on which such tax is actually paid. Such interest, if chargeable, is mandatory in nature and has to be paid before furnishing of quarterly statement of TDS for respective quarter. 4.5.2 Section 271C inter alia lays down that if any person fails to deduct whole or any part of tax at source or fails to pay the whole or part of tax under second pr....

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.... shall have a unique TDS certificate number. 'Part B (Annexure)' of Form No. 16 shall be prepared by the deductor manually and issued to the deductee after due authentication and verification alongwith the Part A of the Form No. 16. It may be noted that under the new TDS procedure, the accuracy and availability of TAN, PAN and receipt number of TDS statement filed by the deductor will be unique identifier for granting online credit for TDS. Hence due care should be taken in filling these particulars. Due care should also be taken in indicating correct CIN/ BIN in TDS certificate. If the DDO fails to issue these certificates to the person concerned, as required by section 203, he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under section 272A(2)(g), a sum which shall be Rs.100/- for every day during which the failure continues. It is, however, clarified that there is no obligation to issue the TDS certificate in case tax at source is not deductible/deducted by virtue of claims of exemptions and deductions. [Note: TRACES is a web-based application of the Income - tax Department that provides an interface to all stakeholders associated with TDS administration. It enables view....

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....ho has paid the tax on perquisites on behalf of the employee as per the provisions discussed in para 3.2 of this circular, shall furnish to the employee concerned, a certificate to the effect that tax has been paid to the Central Government and specify the amount so paid, the rate at which tax has been paid and certain other particulars in the amended Form 16. 4.6.4.3 The obligation cast on the employer under Section 192(2C) for furnishing a statement showing the value of perquisites provided to the employee is a crucial responsibility of the employer, which is expected to be discharged in accordance with law and rules of valuation framed there under. Any false information, fabricated documentation or suppression of requisite information will entail consequences thereof provided under the law. The certificates in Forms 16 and/or Form 12BA specified above, shall be furnished to the employee by 31^st May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which the income was paid and tax deducted. If he fails to issue these certificates to the person concerned, as required by section 192(2C), he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under section 272A(2)(i), a s....

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....ermine the tax amount in all the three conditions and apply the higher rate of TDS. However, where the income of the employee computed for TDS u/s 192 is below taxable limit, no tax will be deducted. But where the income of the employee computed for TDS u/s 192 is above taxable limit, the deductor will calculate the average rate of income-tax based on rates in force as provided in sec 192. If the tax so calculated is below 20%, deduction of tax will be made at the rate of 20% and in case the average rate exceeds 20%, tax is to deducted at the average rate. Education cess @ 2% and Secondary and Higher Education Cess @ 1% is not to be deducted, in case the tax is deducted at 20% u/s 206AA of the Act. 4.9 Statement of deduction of tax under section 200(3) [Quarterly Statement of TDS]: 4.9.1 The person deducting the tax (employer in case of salary income), is required to file duly verified Quarterly Statements of TDS in Form 24Q for the periods [details in Table below] of each financial year, to the TIN/facilitation Centres authorized by DGIT (System's) which is currently managed by M/s National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). Particulars of e-TDS Intermediary at any of the TIN....

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.... 1.07.2012, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty a sum which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000/- but which may extend to Rs 1,00,000/-. However, the penalty shall not be levied if the person proves that after paying TDS with the fee and interest, if any, to the credit of Central Government, he had delivered such statement before the expiry of one year from the time prescribed for delivering the statement. 4.9.6 At the time of preparing statements of tax deducted, the deductor is required to mandatorily quote: (i) his tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) in the statement; (ii) his permanent account number (PAN) in the statement except in the case where the deductor is an office of the Government( including State Government). In case of Government deductors "PANNOTREQD" to be quoted in the e-TDS statement; (iii) the permanent account number PAN of all deductees; (iv) furnish particulars of the tax paid to the Central Government including book identification number or challan identification number, as the case may be. (v) furnish particular of amounts paid or credited on which tax was not deducted in view of the issue of certificate of no deducti....

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....allowed to him in the previous year by or on behalf of an employer or a former employer, if not charged to income-tax for any earlier previous year. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that where any salary paid in advance is included in the total income of any person for any previous year it shall not be included again in the total income of the person when the salary becomes due. Any salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by, a partner of a firm from the firm shall not be regarded as "Salary". 5.2 DEFINITION OF "SALARY", "PERQUISITE" AND "PROFIT IN LIEU OF SALARY" (SECTION 17): 5.2.1 "Salary" includes:- i. wages, fees, commissions, perquisites, profits in lieu of, or, in addition to salary, advance of salary, annuity or pension, gratuity, payments in respect of encashment of leave etc. ii. the portion of the annual accretion to the balance at the credit of the employee participating in a recognized provident fund as consists of {Rule 6 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule of the Act}: a) contributions made by the employer to the account of the employee in a recognized provident fund in excess of 12% of t....

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.... of an assessee or to effect a contract for an annuity. VI. The value of any specified security or sweat equity shares allotted or transferred, directly or indirectly, by the employer, or former employer, free of cost or at concessional rate to the employee and for this purpose, . (a) "specified security" means the securities as defined in section 2(h) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and, where employees' stock option has been granted under any plan or scheme therefor, includes the securities offered under such plan or scheme; (b) "sweat equity shares" means equity shares issued by a company to its employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions, by whatever name called; (c) the value of any specified security or sweat equity shares shall be the fair market value of the specified security or sweat equity shares, as the case may be, on the date on which the option is exercised by the assessee as reduced by the amount actually paid by, or recovered from the assessee in respect of such security or shares; (d) "fa....

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....onus ; d. Commission ; e. Fees ; f. All other taxable allowances (excluding the portion not taxable ); and g. Any monetary payment which is chargeable to tax (by whatever name called). Salary from all employers shall be taken into consideration in respect of the period during which an accommodation is provided. Where on account of the transfer of an employee from one place to another, he is provided with accommodation at the new place of posting while retaining the accommodation at the other place, the value of perquisite shall be determined with reference to only one such accommodation which has the lower value for a period not exceeding 90 days and thereafter the value of perquisite shall be charged for both such accommodation. B Valuation of the perquisite of furnished accommodation, the value of perquisite as determined by the above method (in A) shall be increased byi) 10% of the cost of furniture, appliances and equipments, or ii) where the furniture, appliances and equipments have been taken on hire, by the amount of actual hire charges payable as reduced by any charges paid by the employee himself. It is added that where the accommodation is provi....

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...."remote area" means an area located at least 40 kilometers away from a town having a population not exceeding 20,000 as per the latest published all-India census. II Perquisite on Motor car provided by the Employer [ Rule 3(2)]: (1) If an employer provides motor car facility to his employee the value of such perquisite shall be : a) Nil, if the motor car is used by the employee wholly and exclusively in the performance of his official duties. b) Actual expenditure incurred by the employer on the running and maintenance of motor car including remuneration to chauffeur as increased by the amount representing normal wear and tear of the motor car and as reduced by any amount charged from the employee for such use (in case the motor car is exclusively for private or personal purposes of the employee or any member of his household). c) Rs. 1800/- (plus Rs. 900/-, if chauffeur is also provided) per month (in case the motor car is used partly in performance of duties and partly for private or personal purposes of the employee or any member of his household if the expenses on maintenance and running of motor car are met or reimbursed by the employer). However, the value of p....

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.... consumption [Rule 3(4)]: The value of perquisite in the nature of gas, electricity and water shall be the amount paid or payable by the Where the supply is made from the employer's own resources, the manufacturing cost per unit incurred by the employer would be taken for the valuation of perquisite. Any amount paid by the employee for such facilities or services shall be reduced from the perquisite value. V Free or concessional education [Rule 3(5)]: Perquisite on account of free or concessional education for any member of the employee's household shall be determined as the sum equal to the amount of expenditure incurred by the employer in that behalf. However, where such educational institution itself is maintained and owned by the employer or where such free educational facilities are provided in any institution by reason of his being in employment of that employer, the value of the perquisite to the employee shall be determined with reference to the cost of such education in a similar institution in or near the locality if the cost of such education or such benefit per child exceeds Rs.1000/- p.m. The value of perquisite shall be reduced by the amount, if any, paid or recove....

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....odation and any other expenses paid for or reimbursed by the employer for any holiday availed of by the employee or any member of his household, other than leave travel concession (as per section 10(5) ), shall be the amount of the expenditure incurred by the employer in that behalf. Where such facility is maintained by the employer, and is not available uniformly to all employees, the value of benefit shall be taken to be the value at which such facilities are offered by other agencies to the public. If a holiday facility is maintained by the employer and is available uniformly to all employees, the value of such benefit would be exempt. Where the employee is on official tour and the expenses are incurred in respect of any member of his household accompanying him, the amount of expenditure with respect to the member of the household shall be a perquisite. IX Value of Subsidized / Free food / non-alcoholic beverages provided by employer to an employee[Rule 3(7)(iii)]: Value of taxable perquisite is calculated as under: Expenditure incurred by the employer on the value of food / non-alcoholic beverages including 'paid vouchers which are not transferable and usable onl....

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....e, including date and nature of expenditure is maintained by the employer. ii) Employer gives a certificate that the same was incurred wholly and exclusively for official purpose. XI Club Expenditure [Rule 3(7)(vi)]: Any annual or periodical fee for Club facility and any expenditure in a club by the employee (or any member of his household), which is paid or reimbursed by the employer is taxable on the following basis: Amount of expenditure incurred by the employer                                           XXX Less : Expenditure on use for official purposes                                                   XXX Less : Amount, if any, recovered from the employee           &nb....

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.... in case of computers and electronic gadgets, however, the value of perquisite shall be worked out by reducing 50% of the actual cost by the reducing balance method for each completed year of use. Electronic gadgets in this case means data storage and handling devices like computer, digital diaries and printers. They do not include household appliance (i.e. white goods) like washing machines, microwave ovens, mixers, hot plates, ovens etc. Similarly, in case of cars, the value of perquisite shall be worked out by reducing 20% of its actual cost by the reducing balance method for each completed year of use. XIV Gifts [Rule 3(7)(iv)]: The value of any gift or vouchers or token in lieu of which such gift may be received, given by the employer to the employee or member of his household, is taxable as perquisite. However gift, etc less than Rs. 5,000 in aggregate per annum would be exempt. XV Transfer Grant Allowance: In this connection it is to be noted that as per sec.10(14) read with rule 2BB any allowance granted to meet the cost of travel on tour or on transfer includes any sum paid in connection with transfer, packing and transportation of personal effects on such tran....

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.... the place of origin to the farthest point reached in India, by the shortest route. * Restriction on children - The exemption will not be available to more than 2 surviving children of an individual born after 01.10.1998. This restriction shall not apply in respect of children born before 01.10.1998 and also in case of multiple births after one child. It may be noted that section 2 (15B) of the Act defines a child as includes a step child and an adopted child of the individual. * Definition of Family - As per the provisions of the Rules, family means: • Spouse and children of the individual. • Parents, brothers and sisters who are wholly or mainly dependent on the individual. * Foreign Travel - As per the provisions of the Rules, exemption is not allowable in case of travel abroad. * Obligation of the employer -The employer has to satisfy the obligation that leave travel (fare) concession is not taxable in view of section 10(5) the employer is not only required to be satisfied about the provisions of the said clause but also to keep and preserve evidence in support thereof. Some important points to be considered are as under: 1. It is uni....

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....ation of his employment with that person. 5.3 INCOMES NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE HEAD "SALARIES"(EXEMPTIONS) Any income falling within any of the following clauses shall not be included in computing the income from salaries for the purpose of section 192 of the Act :- 5.3.1 The value of any travel concession or assistance received by or due to an employee from his employer or former employer for himself and his family, in connection with his proceeding (a) on leave to any place in India or (b) after retirement from service, or, after termination of service to any place in India is exempt under Section 10(5) subject, however, to the conditions prescribed in Rule 2B of the Rules. For the purpose of this clause, "family" in relation to an individual means: (i) the spouse and children of the individual; and (ii) the parents, brothers and sisters of the individual or any of them, wholly or mainly dependent on the individual. It may also be noted that the amount exempt under this clause shall in no case exceed the amount of expenses actually incurred for the purpose of such travel. 5.3.2 Death-cum-retirement gratuity or any other gratuity is exempt to the extent speci....

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....will be determined with reference to the leave to their credit at the time of retirement on superannuation or otherwise, subject to a maximum of ten months' leave. This exemption will be further limited to the maximum amount specified by the Government of India Notification No.S.O.588(E) dated 31.05.2002 at Rs. 3,00,000/- in relation to such employees who retire, whether on superannuation or otherwise, after 1.4.1998. 5.3.5 Under Section 10(10B), the retrenchment compensation received by a workman is exempt from income-tax subject to certain limits. The maximum amount of retrenchment compensation exempt is the sum calculated on the basis provided in section 25F(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 or any amount not less than Rs.50,000/- as the Central Government may by notification specify in the Official Gazette, whichever is less. These limits shall not apply in the case where the compensation is paid under any scheme which is approved in this behalf by the Central Government, having regard to the need for extending special protection to the workmen in the undertaking to which the scheme applies and other relevant circumstances. The maximum limit of such payment is Rs. 5,00....

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....d on or after 1.4.2012 in respect of which the premium payable for any of the years during the term of the policy exceeds 10 percent of the actual capital sum assured; or iv) any sum received under an insurance policy issued on or after 1.4.2013. In cases of persons with disability or person with severe disability as per Sec 80 U or suffering from disease or ailment as specified in Sec 80DDB, in respect of which the premium payable for any of the years during the term of the policy exceeds 15 percent of the actual capital sum assured However, any sum received under such policy referred to in (iii), (iv) and (v) above, on the death of a person would be exempt. 5.3.8 Any payment from a Provident Fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925, applies or from any other provident fund set up by the Central Government and notified by it in the Official Gazette is exempt under section 10(11). 5.3.9 Under section 10(13A) of the Act, any special allowance specifically granted to an assessee by his employer to meet expenditure incurred on payment of rent (by whatever name called) in respect of residential accommodation occupied by the assessee is exempt from Income-tax to the exten....

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....the employee to report PAN of the landlord to the employer. In case the landlord does not have a PAN, a declaration to this effect from the landlord along with the name and address of the landlord should be filed by the employee. 5.3.10 Section 10(14) provides for exemption of the following allowances :- (i) Any special allowance or benefit granted to an employee to meet the expenses wholly, necessarily and exclusively incurred in the performance of his duties as prescribed under Rule 2BB subject to the extent to which such expenses are actually incurred for that purpose. (ii) Any allowance granted to an employee either to meet his personal expenses at the place of his posting or at the place he ordinarily resides or to compensate him for the increased cost of living, which may be prescribed and to the extent as may be prescribed. However, the allowance referred to in (ii) above should not be in the nature of a personal allowance granted to the assessee to remunerate or compensate him for performing duties of a special nature relating to his office or employment unless such allowance is related to his place of posting or residence. The CBDT has prescribed guidelines ....

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....or of any member of his family: (i) in any hospital maintained by the Government or any local authority or any other hospital approved by the Government for the purposes of medical treatment of its employees; ii) in respect of the prescribed diseases or ailments as provided in Rule 3A(2) of the Rules in any hospital approved by the Chief Commissioner having regard to the prescribed guidelines as provided in Rule 3(A)(1)of the Rules. (c) premium paid by the employer in respect of medical insurance taken for his employees (under any scheme approved by the Central Government or Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) or reimbursement of insurance premium to the employees who take medical insurance for themselves or for their family members (under any scheme approved by the Central Government or Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority); (d) reimbursement, by the employer, of the amount spent by an employee in obtaining medical treatment for himself or any member of his family from any doctor, not exceeding in the aggregate Rs.15,000/- in an year. (e) As regards medical treatment abroad, the actual expenditure on stay and treatment abroad of the employee or....

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.... to a limit of Rs.1,00,000/-: (1) Payment of insurance premium to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the life of the individual, the spouse or any child of the individual. (2) Any payment made to effect or to keep in force a contract for a deferred annuity, not being an annuity plan as is referred to in item (7) herein below on the life of the individual, the spouse or any child of the individual, provided that such contract does not contain a provision for the exercise by the insured of an option to receive a cash payment in lieu of the payment of the annuity; (3) Any sum deducted from the salary payable by, or, on behalf of the Government to any individual, being a sum deducted in accordance with the conditions of his service for the purpose of securing to him a deferred annuity or making provision for his spouse or children, in so far as the sum deducted does not exceed 1/5th of the salary; (4) Any contribution made : (a) by an individual to any Provident Fund to which the Provident Fund Act, 1925 applies; (b) to any provident fund set up by the Central Government, and notified by it in this behalf in the Official Gazette, where such contribution is to ....

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....de to any units of any Mutual Fund, of section 10(23D), or from the Administrator or the specified company referred to in Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking & Repeal) Act, 2002 under any plan formulated in accordance with any scheme as the Central Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; [The Central Government has since notified the Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005 for this purpose vide Notification S.O. No. 1563(E) dated 3.11.2005] The investments made after 1.4.2006 in plans formulated in accordance with Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 1992 or Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 1998 shall also qualify for deduction under section 80C. (9) Any contribution made by an individual to any pension fund set up by any Mutual Fund referred to in section 10(23D), or, by the Administrator or the specified company defined in Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking & Repeal) Act, 2002, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; [The Central Government has since notified the Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005 for this purpose vide Notification S.O. No. 1563(E) dated 3.11.2005] (10....

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....clude, admission fee or cost of share or initial deposit or the cost of any addition or alteration to, or, renovation or repair of the house property which is carried out after the issue of the completion certificate by competent authority, or after the occupation of the house by the assessee or after it has been let out. Payments towards any expenditure in respect of which the deduction is allowable under the provisions of section 24 of the Act will also not be included in payments towards the cost of purchase or construction of a house property. Where the house property in respect of which deduction has been allowed under these provisions is transferred by the tax-payer at any time before the expiry of five years from the end of the financial year in which possession of such property is obtained by him or he receives back, by way of refund or otherwise, any sum specified in section 80C(2)(xviii), no deduction under these provisions shall be allowed in respect of such sums paid in such previous year in which the transfer is made and the aggregate amount of deductions of income so allowed in the earlier years shall be added to the total income of the assessee of such previous ye....

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....2012 10% of the actual capital sum assured Policy issued on or after 1st April 2013 * - In cases of persons with disability or person with severe disability as per Sec 80 U or suffering from disease or ailment as specified in Sec 80DDB 15% of the actual capital sum assured *Introduced by Finance Act 2013 Actual capital sum assured in relation to a life insurance policy means the minimum amount assured under the policy on happening of the insured event at any time during the term of the policy, not taking into account - i. the value of any premium agreed to be returned, or ii. any benefit by way of bonus or otherwise over and above the sum actually assured which may be received under the policy by any person. 5.5.2 Deduction in respect of contribution to certain pension funds (Section 80CCC) Section 80CCC allows an employee deduction of an amount paid or deposited out of his income chargeable to tax to effect or keep in force a contract for any annuity plan of Life Insurance Corporation of India or any other insurer for receiving pension from the Fund referred to in section 10(23AAB). However, the deduction shall exclude interest or bonus accrued or credit....

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....here any amount paid or deposited by the employee has been taken into account for the purposes of this section, a deduction with reference to such amount shall not be allowed under section 80C. Further it has been specified that w.e.f 01.04.09 that any amount received by the employee from the new pension scheme shall be deemed not to have received in the previous year if such amount is used for purchasing an annuity plan in the previous year. It is emphasized that as per the section 80CCE the aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and Section 80CCD(1) shall not exceed Rs.1,00,000/-. However the contribution made by the Central Government or any other employer to a pension scheme u/s 80CCD(2) shall be excluded from the limit of Rs.1,00,000/- provided under this Section. 5.5.4 Deduction in respect of investment made under an equity savings scheme (Section 80 CCG): Newly inserted Section 80CCG provides deduction wef assessment year 2013-14 in respect of investment made under notified equity saving scheme. Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme 2012 has been notified vide SO No 2777 dated 23.11.2012 as a scheme under this section. The deduction under this secti....

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.... • any payment made on account of preventive health check-up of the parent or parents of the employee [restricted to Rs 5000/-; cash payment allowed here] any mode other than cash Aggregate allowable is Rs 15,000/ {For Senior Citizens it is Rs 20000/-} Here i) "family" means the spouse and dependent children of the employee. ii) Senior citizen" means an individual resident in India who is of the age of sixty years [For AY 2013-14 onwards] or more at any time during the relevant previous year. The DDO must ensure that the medical insurance referred to above shall be in accordance with a scheme made in this behalf by- (a) the General Insurance Corporation of India formed under section 9 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972 and approved by the Central Government in this behalf; or (b) any other insurer and approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999. 5.5.7 Deductions in respect of expenditure on persons or dependants with disability 5.5.7.1 Deductions in respect of m....

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.... DDOs should note that 80DD deduction is in case of the dependent of the employee whereas 80U deduction is in case of the employee himself. However under both the Sections the employee shall furnish to the DDO following: 1. A copy of the certificate issued by the medical authority as defined in Rule 11A(1) in the prescribed form as per Rule 11A(2) of the Rules. The DDO has to allow deduction only after seeing that the Certificate furnished is from the Medical Authority defined in this Rule and the same is in the form as mentioned therein. 2. Further in cases where the condition of disability is temporary and requires reassessment of its extent after a period stipulated in the aforesaid certificate, no deduction under this section shall be allowed for any subsequent period unless a new certificate is obtained from the medical authority as in 1 above and furnished before the DDO. 3. For the purposes of section 80DD and 80 U some of the terms defined are as under:- (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator as referred to in clause (a) of section 2 of the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 200 ; (b) "dependant" means- (i) in the case of an....

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....ntal Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999; (h) "specified company" means a company as referred to in clause (h) of section 2 of the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002. 5.5.8. Deduction in respect of medical treatment, etc. (Section 80DDB): Section 80DDB allows a deduction in case of employee, who is resident in India, during the previous year, of any amount actually paid for the medical treatment of such disease or ailment as may be specified in the rules 11DD (1) for himself or a dependant. The deduction allowed is equal to the amount actually paid or Rs. 40,000 whichever is less. Further the amount paid should also be reduced by the amount received if any under insurance from an insurerer or reimbursed by an employer. I case of a senior citizen (an individual resident in India who is of the age of sixty years or more at any time during the relevant previous year) the amount of deduction allowed is Rs. 60,000/-. DDO must ensure that the employee furnishes a certificate in Form 10-I from a neurologist, an oncologist, a urologist, nephrologist, a haematologist, an immunologist or such other specialist, as mentioned in Rule 11DD.....

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.... own any residential house property on the date of sanction of the loan. 5.5.11 Deductions on respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. (Section 80G): Section 80G provides for deductions on account of donation made to various funds , charitable organizations etc. In cases where employees make donations to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, the Chief Minister's Relief Fund or the Lieutenant Governor's Relief Fund through their respective employers, it is not possible for such funds to issue separate certificate to every such employee in respect of donations made to such funds as contributions made to these funds are in the form of a consolidated cheque. An employee who makes donations towards these funds is eligible to claim deduction under section 80G. It is, hereby, clarified that the claim in respect of such donations as indicated above will be admissible under section 80G on the basis of the certificate issued by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO)/Employer in this behalf - Circular No. 2/2005, dated 12-1-2005. No deduction under this section is allowable in case of amount of donation if exceeds Rs 10000/- unless the amount is pai....

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...., college or other institution to be used for research in social science or statistical research u/s 35(1)(iii) Central Government 3 To an association or institution, which has as its object the undertaking of any programme of rural development, to be used for carrying out any programme of rural development approved for the purposes of section 35CCA furnishes the certificate u/s 35CCA (2) Prescribed Authority under Rule 6AAA 4 an association or institution which has as its object the training of persons for implementing programmes of rural development. furnishes the certificate u/s 35CCA (2A) Prescribed Authority under Rule 6AAA 5 To a public sector company or a local authority or to an association or institution approved by the National Committee, for carrying out any eligible project or scheme. furnishes the certificate u/s 35AC(2)(a) National Committee for Promotion of Social & Economic Welfare 6       7 To a rural development fund notified u/s 35CCA (1)(c) set up and notified by the Central Government 8 To National Urban Poverty Eradication Fund notified u/s 35CCA (1)(d) set up and noti....

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....ECOGNISED PROVIDENT FUND AND CONTRIBUTION FROM APPROVED SUPERANNUATION FUND: 7.1 The trustees of a Recognized Provident Fund, or any person authorized by the regulations of the Fund to make payment of accumulated balances due to employees, shall in cases where sub-rule(1) of Rule 9 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Act applies, at the time when the accumulated balance due to an employee is paid, make therefrom the deduction specified in Rule 10 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Act. The accumulated balance is treated as income chargeable under the head "Salaries" 7.2 Where any contribution made by an employer, including interest on such contributions, if any, in an approved Superannuation Fund is paid to the employee, tax on the amount so paid shall be deducted by the trustees of the Fund to the extent provided in Rule 6 of Part B of the Fourth Schedule to the Act. TDS should be at the average rate of tax at which, the employee was liable to be taxed during the preceding three years or during the period, if that period is less than three years, when he was member of the fund. The deductor shall remain liable to deduct tax on any sum paid on account of return....

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.... to eligible persons (see para 6) may be given. Surcharge shall be calculated in cases where applicable (see para 2.2). 9.3 The amount of tax payable so arrived at shall be increased by educational cess as applicable (2% for primary and 1% for secondary education) to arrive at the total tax payable. 9.4 The amount of tax as arrived at para 9.3 should be deducted every month in equal installments. Any excess or deficit arising out of any previous deduction can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of subsequent deductions during the same financial year. 10. MISCELLANEOUS: 10.1 These instructions are not exhaustive and are issued only with a view to guide the employers to understand the various provisions relating to deduction of tax from salaries. Wherever there is any doubt, reference may be made to the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Finance Act 2013, the relevant circulars / notifications, etc. 10.2 In case any assistance is required, the Assessing Officer/the Local Public Relation Officer of the Income-tax Department may be contacted. 10.3 These instructions may be brought to the notice of all Disbursing Offi....

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....countant General, West Bengal, Kolkata 41. Accountant General, Haryana, Chandigarh 42. Accountant General, Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar 43. Accountant General, Manipur, Imphal 44. Accountant General, Tripura, Agartala 45. Accountant General, Nagaland, Kohima 46. Director of Audit(Central)Kolkata 47. Director of Audit(Central Revenue), New Delhi 48. Director of Audit (Central), Mumbai 49. Director of Audit, Scientific & Commercial Department, Mumbai 50. All Banks (Public Sector, Nationalized including State Bank of India) 51. Secretary, Reserve Bank of India Central Office P.B.No.406, Mumbai-400001 (25 copies for distribution to its Branches). 52. Accounts Officer, Inspector General of Assam Rifles, (Hqrs), Shillong 53. All Chambers of Commerce & Industry 54. Lok Sabha /Rajya Sabha Secretariat Libraries(15 copies each) 55. All Officers and Sections in Technical Wing of CBDT 56. Asstt. Chief Inspector, RBI Inspection Deptt. Regional Cell Mumbai/Kolkata/ Chennai/New Delhi/and Kanpur. 57. Controller of Accounts, Deptt. Of Economic Affairs, New Delhi 58. Manager , Reserve Bank of India, Public Debt Office, Ahmedabad/Bengaluru/ Bhubanesw....

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....871, Kucha Chelan, Khari Baoli, Delhi-110006 85. The Min. of Law (Deptt. of Legal Affairs), Shastri Bhawan New Delhi. 86. Food Corporation of India, 16-17, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi-110001 87. IFCI, Bank of Baroda Building, 16, Parliament Street, New Delhi 88. IDBI, IDBI Tower, Cuffe Parad, Mumbai-400 005 89. ICICI, 163, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai-400 020 90. NABARD, Poonam Chambers, Dr.Annie Besant Road, P.B.No.552,Worli, Mumbai 91. National Housing Bank, 3rd Floor, Bombay Life Building, 45, Veer Nariman Road, Mumbai 92. IRBI, 19, Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 93. All Foreign Banks operating in India 94. Air India, New Delhi 95. University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg, New Delhi 96. The Deputy Director(Admn.), NSSO (FOD), Mahalonobis Bhavan, 6th Floor, 164, G.L.Tagore Road, Kolkata-700108. (Anshu Prakash) Director(Budget) Central Board of Direct Taxes   ANNEXURE-I SOME ILLUSTRATIONS Example  1 For Assessment Year 2014-15 (A) Calculation of Income tax in the case of an employee (Male or Female) below the age of sixty years and having gross salary income of: i) Rs.2,00,000/- , ii)  Rs.....

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....ess:  Deduction U/s 80C (i) GPF  Rs.25,000/- (ii) LIP  Rs.10,000/-= Rs.35,000/- 35,000 3 Total Income 2,35,000 4 Income Tax thereon/payable 1,500   Add: (i).  Education Cess @2% (ii).  Secondary and Higher Education Cess @1% 30 15 5 Total Income Tax payable 1,545 6 Rounded off to 1,550 Example 3 For Assessment Year 2014-15 Calculation of Income Tax in the case of an employee below age of sixty years where medical treatment expenditure was borne by the employer ( With valid PAN furnished to employer). S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Gross Salary 4,00,000 2 Medical Reimbursement by employer on the treatment of self and dependent family member 35,000 3 Contribution of GPF 20,000 4 LIC Premium 20,000 5 Repayment of House Building Advance 25,000 6 Tuition fees for two children 60,000 7 Investment in Unit-Linked Insurance Plan 20,000   S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Gross Salary 4,00,000   Add: Perquisite in respect of reimbursement of Medical Expenses In excess of Rs.15,000/- in view of ....

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....ed off to 7310 Example 5 For Assessment Year 2014-15 S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Salary 7,00,000 2 Bonus 1,40,000 3 Free gas, electricity, water etc. (Actual bills paid by company) 40,000 4(a) Flat at concessional rate (for ten month).= Rs.3,60,00 3,60, 000 4(b Hotel rent paid by employer (for two month) 1,00,000 4(c) Rent recovered from employee. 60,000 4(d) Cost of furniture. 2,00,000 5 Subscription to Unit Linked Insurance Plan 50,000 6 Life Insurance Premium 10,000 7 Contribution to recognized P.F. 42,000 8 Investment in long term infrastructure bonds (80CCF) 20,000 Illustrating valuation of perquisite and calculation of tax in the case of an employee below age of sixty years of a private company in Mumbai who was provided accommodation in a flat at concessional rate for ten months and in a hotel for two months ( With valid PAN furnished to employer). S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Salary 7,00,000 2 Bonus 1,40,000 3 Total Salary(1+2) for Valuation of Perquisites 8,40,000 Valuation of perquisites 4(a) Perq.forflat:Lower o....

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.... 40,000):Rs. 80,000 (c). 50% of salary (including D.A): Rs. 2,00,000 80,000 2 Gross Total Taxable Income 6,12,000   Less:  Deduction U/s 80C (i).  Provident Fund: 60,000 (ii).LIP  : 10,000 (iii).  NSC VIII Issue  : 30,000 (iv).  Repayment of HBA: 60,000 (v).Tuition Fees (Restricted to two children)  :20,000 Total: 1,80,000       Restricted to  1,00,000 1,00,000   Total Income 5,12,000   Income Tax thereon/payable 32,400   Add: (i).  Education Cess @2% (ii).  Secondary and Higher Education Cess @1% 648 324   Total Income Tax payable 33372   Rounded off to 33370 Example  7 For Assessment Year 2013-14 A.   Calculation of Income tax in the case of a retired employee above the age of sixty years but below the age of 80 years and having gross pension of: i.  Rs.4,50,000/-, ii.  Rs.8,00,000/- , BWhat will be the amount of TDS in case of above employees, if PAN is not submitted by them to their DDOs/Offices: Particulars Rupees (i) Rupees (ii) ....

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....5)  Is the employee a director or a person with : substantial interest in the company (where the employer is a company) 6)Income under the head "Salaries" of the employee : (other than from perquisites) 7)Financial Year : 8)Valuation of Perquisites S.No Nature of perquisite (see rule 3) Value of perquisite as per rules (Rs.) Amount, if any recovered from the employee (Rs.) Amount of perquisite chargeable to tax Col(3) - Col(4) (Rs.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 Accommodation       2 Cars/Other automotive       3 Sweeper, gardener, watchman or personal attendant       4 Gas, electricity, water       5 Interest  free  or  concessional loans       6 Holiday expenses       7 Free or concessional travel       8 Free meals       9 Free Education       10 Gifts, vouchers etc.       11 Credit card expenses   ....

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....sp;Infrastructure Limited (NSDL), which is freely downloadable from the TIN web-site www.tin-nsdl.com. After preparation of form 24G, the AO is required to validate the same by using the Form 24G File Validation Utility (FVU) which is freely available on TIN website. Once  file  is  validated  through  FVU,  '.fvu  file'  in  CD/DVD/Pen  Drive  along  with  physical Statement Statistic Report (SSR) signed by the AO, to be furnished at TIN-FCs. On successful acceptance of Form 24G at the TIN-FC, an acknowledgement containing 15 digit Token no. is provided to the AO. The AO can view the status of Form 24G on TIN website. Book identification Number (BIN) is generated for each 'DDO record with valid TAN' reported in Form 24G, which is further disseminated to the AOs on email ID mentioned in Form 24G. AOs need to communicate the BIN details to respective DDOs. BIN is to be quoted by the DDOs in quarterly  e-TDS/TCS  statements.  BIN  consists  of  receipt  number  of  Form  24G.  DDO  serial number and date of transfer voucher. The AO is required to fu....

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....rection  file (.fvu  file) can be uploaded  online  through  AO account  at TIN website.  For correction  Form 24G accepted  at TIN central  system,  an online acknowledgement containing a 15 digit token number is generated and displayed to the AO. The format of the acknowledgement is identical to the one issued by the TIN-FC. There is no need to submit SSR and provisional receipt of original form 24G in online upload. 3. For FAQs and further details, AOs are advised to log on TIN website www.tin-nsdl.com ANNEXURE IV Furnishing  of  Monthly  Form  No .  24 GST at ements  by  Pay  and  Accounts  Officers (PAOs)/District Treasury Officers (DTOs)/Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officers (CD DOs) 1.Under what income tax rule should Form 24G be filed? Income-tax Department Notification no. 41/2010 dated May 31, 2010 amended the Income Tax Rule 30 which mandates that in case of an office of the Government, where tax has been paid to the credit of Central Government without the production of a challan (associated with deposit of the tax in a bank),  the relevant PAO /....

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.... the jurisdictional  CIT (TDS)  to NSDL  e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL), Times Tower, 1st Floor, Kamala Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400013 recommending allotment of AIN to the PAO / CDDO / DTO. 6.What information should be submitted through Form 24G? Every AO should furnish one complete, correct and consolidated Form 24G every month having details of each type of deduction / collection separately viz. TDS-Salary / TDS-Non Salary / TDS- Non Salary Non Residents / TCS made by each DDO under his jurisdiction. 7.Where should Form 24G be submitted? Form 24G is to be furnished only in electronic form in a CD/pen drive at TIN-FCs or online through AO Account at  www.tin-nsdl.com web portal. The facility to submit Form No. 24G online is available free of cost. Provisional Receipt Number (PRN) is issued as an acknowledgement of the receipt of Form 24G. 8.How to register for online facility? Registration for AO Account is mandatory for filing Form No. 24G online through TIN website, www.tin-nsdl.com. Registration AO Account is required once only. AO required to submit the Form No. 24G at TIN-FC at least once to ....

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....tics  Report (generated  through  File  Validation Utility), duly signed by the AO. The list of TIN-FCs is available at TIN or ITD website. Once Form 24G is accepted by the TIN-FC, it will issue a provisional  receipt with a unique Provisional Receipt Number (PRN) to the AO as a proof of submission of the statement. 14. What is Form 24G Preparation Utility? The Form 24G Preparation Utility is a Java based utility. Form 24G Preparation Utility can be freely downloaded from  www.tin-nsdl.com. After downloading, it needs to be saved on the local disk of the machine. JRE (Java Run-time Environment) [versions: SUN JRE: 1.4.2_02 or 1.4.2_03 or 1.4.2_04 or IBM JRE: 1.4.1.0] should be installed on the computer where Form 24G Preparation Utility is being installed. JRE is freely downloadable from  http://java.sun.com and http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk or you can ask your computer vendor (hardware) to install the same for you. Form 24G Preparation Utility can be executed on Windows platform(s) Win 2K Prof. / Win 2K Server/ Win NT 4.0 Server/ Win XP Prof. To run the 'Form 24G Preparation Utility', click on the '24GRPU.bat' file. ....

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....ment passes through FVU. Is the AO required to take all three files in CD/Pen drive to TIN-FC? When a valid file is passed through the FVU, the following three files are generated:- (a) The upload file (b) Form 24G statement Statistics Report and (c) Form 24G. Every Form 24G (upload file) mentioned at Sr. No. (a) is to be saved in CD and the same should be accompanied with the Statement Statistic Report mentioned at Sr. No. (b), in paper form duly signed by the Accounts Officer, which needs to be submitted at TIN-FCs. Form 24G: Form 24G, at serial number (c) above, is a reader friendly format of TDS/TCS Book Adjustment form. This is like the physical form of Form 24G in html format. It contains all the details of Accounts Officer as well as Drawing and Disbursement Officer. There is no need to submit this file. 18.  Can the Form 24G Statement be corrected? Every Form 24G is to be prepared in accordance with the data structure prescribed by the Income Tax Department (ITD). If it does not confirm to the new data structure it will be rejected by TIN. As per procedure, statements relating to Form 24G should be complete and correct. No fragmented statemen....

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....rovided in original Form 24G or subsequent correction statement can be deleted M-type correction statement will always contain AO details and details of DDO which are added and/or deleted. 21. What is X-Type of Correction Statement? This type of correction statement is to be furnished by AO if it wishes to cancel an existing Form 24G statement. Filing of Correction type X will allow AOs to file regular Form 24G for the same primary key (AIN, Financial year and Month). This type of correction is to be filed only if the Form 24G has been filed with wrong AIN, F.Y. or Month. 22. What is BIN? BIN stands  for "Book  Identification  Number"  for each  form type  mentioned  in the accepted monthly form No. 24G. BIN consists of the following: (i) Receipt Number: Receipt number is a seven digit unique number generated on successful acceptance of Form 24G. (ii) DDO Serial Number: It is a five digit unique number generated for every DDO transaction reported in Form 24G statement. (iii) Transfer Voucher Date: It is the last date of month for which Form 24G statement is filed. BIN is required to be disseminated to the respective DDOs wh....

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....  mismatch  with  the respective  amount  as  reported  in  the Form  No.  24G.  In this situation, the corresponding deductees may not get credit of the TDS/TCS. Therefore, the BIN as disseminated by the respective PAO should be reported correctly along with the corresponding amount in the TDS/TCS Statement filed by the DDOs. (ii)In a number of cases, one distinct DDO has been found to be reported by more than one AO in the Form No. 24G for the same form type of TDS statement which is not a valid scenario. The DDOs and respective AOs are advised to reconcile the issue and one DDO should be mapped to one AO only for a particular form type for a particular month. 28. What are the duties of PAOs/DTOs/CDDOs? i.  To apply for AIN with jurisdictional TDS office. AIN application can be downloaded from TIN site. ii.  To obtain correct TAN from the reporting DDOs. iii.  To file Form No. 24G (in CD, DVD, Pen Drive), within 10 days from the end of the month, electronically either at TIN-FC or by direct online upload at TIN website. iv.  To track status of the filed Form No. 24G through TIN website.....

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....hi which is available on TIN website www.tin-nsdl.com. Deductor/DDO can prepare e-TDS statement/return either by using in-house facilities, third party software or by using Return Preparation Utility (RPU) developed by NSDL e- Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL), which is freely downloadable from the TIN website. After preparation of e-TDS statement/return, the Deductor/DDO is required to validate the same by using the File Validation Utility (FVU) which is freely available on TIN website. 2. Procedure of furnishing of e-TDS statement/return at TIN Facilitation Centres (TIN-FCs): Once  file  is  validated  through  FVU,  '.fvu  file'  is  generated.  Copy  of  this  '.fvu  file'  in CD/DVD/Pen Drive along with physical Form 27A duly filled and signed by the Deductor/DDO orbythepersonauthorizedbytheDeductor/DDO,to befurnishedatTIN-FC,an acknowledgement containing a unique 15 digit token number is provided to the Deductor/DDO. Deductor/DDO can view the status of e-TDS statement/return on TIN website. Only one regular e-TDS statement/return for a 'FY-Quarter-TAN-Form' can be submitted. 2.1 C....

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....upload of e- TDS statement/return. After registration on TIN website, an authorization letter by the Deductor/DDO  should  be  provided  on  the  letter  head  of  the  organisation  to  NSDL.  Once application is approved by NSDL, user ID is created and intimated to Deductor/DDO on their registered email ID provided at the time of registration. Preparation and validation of e-TDS statement is in line with regular e-TDS statement/return (submitted at TIN-FC).Deductor/DDO can login with its user ID and DSSC and upload the validated e-TDS file (.fvu file) generated by the FVU to the TIN website. On successful acceptance of e-TDS statement/return at TIN, an acknowledgement containing a unique 15 digit token no. and 8 digit receipt number is generated and displayed. There is no need to submit physical form 27A in online upload. Deductor/DDO can view the status of e-TDS statement/return on TIN website. No charges are applicable for online upload of e-TDS statement/return. 4.1 Correction of e-TDS statement/return online at TIN website: Deductor/DDO can file a correction e-TDS statement/return for any modification i....

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....nbsp;will  make  no  contribution  into  this account.  These assets would be managed through exactly the above procedures.  However, the employee would be free to withdraw part or all of the Rs.second tier' of his money anytime. This withdrawable account does not constitute pension investment, and would attract no special tax treatment. iii. Individuals can normally exit at or after age 60 years for tier-I of the pension system.  At the exit the individual would be mandatorily required to invest 40 percent of pension wealth to purchase  an  annuity  (from  an  IRDA-  regulated  life  insurance  company). In  case  of Government employees the annuity should provide for pension for the lifetime of the employee and his dependent  parents and his spouse at the time of retirment.The individual  would receive a lump-sum of the remaining pension wealth, which he would be free to utilize in any manner. Individuals would have the flexibility to leave the pension system prior to age 60. However, in this case, the mandatory annuitisation would be 80% of the pension wealth. Architect....

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....f courage or conspicuous gallantry and supported by certificate issued to this effect by the last Head of Department.   13. President's Police & Fire Services Medal for Gallantry - do-   14. President's Fire Services Medal for Gallantry -do-   15. President's Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry -do   16. Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry -do- (Notification no. 1156/F.No. 142/29/99-TPL) T.K. SHAH Director ANNEXURE IX MINISTRY OF FINANCE Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes Dated: January 29, 2001 S.O.81(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i ) of clause (18) of Section 10 of the Income -tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)), the Central Government, hereby specifies the gallantry  awards for the purposes of the said Section and for that purpose makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) number S.O.1048(E), dated the 24th  November 2000, namely:- In the said notification, in the Table, against serial numbers 1,2 and 3 under colu....