TMI BlogTDS on Unavailed Leaves EncashmentX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Respected Forum, At the time of full and final settlement (leaving service by giving resignation), an employee is being paid unavailed earned leaves for 90 days. Pls guide me, whether i should deduct TDS on it or it is 100% exempted from TDS. No policy of the company to accumulate earned leaves, but we want to pay. If no TDS is deducted, is there any liability on the company. pls guide ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... me accordingly - Reply By CA GOPALJI AGRAWAL - The Reply = Your query is with regard to sec 10(10AA)(ii) of the Income Tax Act, The least of the following would be exempt: a. Cash equivalent of the leave salary in respect of the period of earned leave standing to the credit of employee at the time to retirement /superannuation (earned leave entitlements cannot exceed 30 days for eve ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ry year of actual service rendered for the employer from whose service he has retired); (See Note- 1) b. 10 months average salary ; (See Note- 2) c. Rs3 lakh (applicable from 01.04.1998); d. The amount of leave encashment actually received at the time of retirement. Note- 1 How to find out leave standing to the credit of an employee at the time of retirement or leaving the job Step ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (a) Find out duration of services in number of years (ignore any fraction of year). Step (b) Find out rate of earned leave entitlement from the service rules how many days leave is credited at the rendered for each year of services (earned leave entitlement can not exceed 30 days for every year of actual services rendered for the employer from whose services he has retired). F ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or instance, if earned leave is credited at the rate of 45 days leave for each year of service, for step (b) calculation shall be made at the rate of 30 days leave for each year of service. If, however, earned leave is credited at the rate of 23 days leave for each year of service, for step (b) calculation shall be made at the rate of 23 days leave for each year of service. Step (c) Find ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... out earned leave actually taken or enchased (in number of days) during the service time, the computation shall be made as follows:- Step (a) Step (b) minus Step (c) 30 Note- 2 Note- 2 How to find out Average monthly salary? Salary, for this purpose, means basic salary and includes dearness Allowance if terms of employment so provide. It also includes commission based upon ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fixed percentage of turnover achieved by an employee, (if any). Average Salary for the aforesaid purpose is to be calculated on the basis of average salary drawn during the period of 10 months ending on the date of retirement. Other relevant points Here, Average Salary is to be calculated on the basis of average salary drawn during the period of 10 months immediately preceding the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... retirement or superannuation. Salary means last drawn salary and includes basic salary + Dearness Allowance (if terms of employment so provide) + Commission based on a fixed % of turnover. Where the cash equivalent of unutilised earned leave is received by an employee from two or more employers in the same year, or different years, the maximum amount exempt from tax shall not exceed the a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mount specified by the Government i.e., Rs. 3,00,000/-. Salary paid to legal heirs of the deceased employee in respect of privilege leave standing to the credit of such employee at the time of his/her death is not taxable as salary. Sum equivalent of leave salary received by the family of a government servant who died in harness, is not taxable in the hands of the recipients. - ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... TDS on Unavailed Leaves Encashment - Query Started By: - Ashok Chopra Dated:- 23-2-2013 Income Tax - Got 1 Reply - Income Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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