ERS/VRS compensation not taxable as profits in lieu of salary where payment was ex gratia on cessation of employment.

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....Payment received under an employer's ERS/VRS scheme, being ex gratia compensation on cessation of employment and not shown to arise from any enforceable obligation for termination, was held not taxable as profits in lieu of salary under section 17(3)(i). Following its earlier decision on similar facts, the Tribunal found no contrary material from the Revenue and held that the addition sustained by the appellate authority was unsustainable. The addition was directed to be deleted.....