Pension contribution deduction: employer and individual pension contributions receive tax relief, with caps and deeming rules affecting receipt.
Section 124 allows deductions for employer contributions to Central Government notified pension schemes subject to employer type percentage ceilings and for individual deposits into such schemes subject to an overall statutory cap; parent or guardian deposits for minors are aggregated with the individual cap. The provision defines salary for this purpose to include dearness allowance where employment terms so provide, disallows duplicate deduction where relief was claimed under the related provision, and deems amounts received on closure, opt out, or as annuity taxable in the year of receipt, with limited exceptions for nominee/parent/guardian receipts on death.