Comparison of Section 17 'Perquisite' between the Income-Tax Act, 2025 (as passed) and the Income-Tax Bill, 2025 (as originally introduced)

Perquisite taxation: employer-provided benefits and securities treated as taxable salary components, with limited exclusions and prescribed valuation.

Section 17 defines perquisite for salary taxation by listing employer-provided benefits treated as perquisites-including accommodation, employer-paid obligations, securities and sweat equity allotted or transferred at concessional rates, employer-paid insurance premiums and excess retirement contributions-while excluding certain employer-funded medical treatment, approved insurance arrangements, commuting vehicle expenditure and conditional foreign medical/travel payments; valuation methods and thresholds are delegated to subordinate rules and cross-references link perquisite treatment to existing constructs for gross total income and approved fund schemes.