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Substance-over-form treatment of VRS compensation can place retrenchment-linked payments within the distinct full-exemption framework for approved workforce reduction schemes.
Tax treatment of VRS-labelled separation payments depends on their substantive character. Payments connected with Government-supported workforce restructuring may qualify as retrenchment compensation under section 10(10B), rather than as voluntary-retirement compensation under section 10(10C), where the special-protection requirements are satisfied. Leave encashment must be examined separately under section 10(10AA), according to employee status and the applicable conditions or notified limit. Settlement components should be segregated and supported by scheme documents, approvals, computations, and tax records.