DIRECT TAX ALLOWANCES

     

Allowances

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4.	10(13A)read with Rule 2A	House rent allowance	Least of the following is exempt: a) Actual HRA Received b) 40% of Salary (50%, if house situated in Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi or Chennai) c) Rent paid minus 10% of salary * Salary = Basic + DA (if part of retirement benefit) + Turnover based Commission Note: i. Fully taxable, if HRA is received by an employee who is living in his own house or if he does not pay any rent ii. It is mandatory for employee to report PAN of the landlord to the employer if rent paid is more than Rs. 1,00,000 [Circular No. 08 /2013 dated 10-10-2013].
5.	10(14)	Children education allowance	Up to Rs. 100 per month per child up to a maximum of 2 children is exempt
6.	10(14)	Hostel expenditure allowance	Up to Rs. 300 per month per child up to a maximum of 2 children is exempt
7.	10(14)	Transport allowance granted to an employee to meet expenditure on commuting between place of residence and place of duty	Up to Rs. 1600 per month (Rs. 3200 per month for blind and handicapped employees) is exempt
8.	Sec. 10(14)	Allowance granted to an employee working in any transport business to meet his personal expenditure during his duty performed in the course of running of such transport from one place to another place provided employee is not in receipt of daily allowance.	Amount of exemption shall be lower of following: a) 70% of such allowance; or b) Rs. 10,000 per month.
9.	10(14)	Conveyance allowance granted to meet the expenditure on conveyance in performance of duties of an office	Exempt to the extent of expenditure incurred for official purposes
10.	10(14)	Travelling allowance to meet the cost of travel on tour or on transfer	Exempt to the extent of expenditure incurred for official purposes
11.	10(14)	Daily allowance to meet the ordinary daily charges incurred by an employee on account of absence from his normal place of duty	Exempt to the extent of expenditure incurred for official purposes
12.	10(14)	Helper/Assistant allowance	Exempt to the extent of expenditure incurred for official purposes
13.	10(14)	Research allowance granted for encouraging the academic research and other professional pursuits	Exempt to the extent of expenditure incurred for official purposes
14.	10(14)	Uniform allowance	Exempt to the extent of expenditure incurred for official purposes
15.	10(7)	Any allowance or perquisite paid or allowed by Government to its employees (an Indian citizen) posted outside India	Fully Exempt
16.	-	Allowances to Judges of High Court/Supreme Court (Subject to certain conditions)	Fully Exempt.
17.	10(45)	Following allowances and perquisites given to serving Chairman/Member of UPSC is exempt from tax: a) Value of rent free official residence b) Value of conveyance facilities including transport allowance c) Sumptuary allowance d) Leave travel concession	Fully Exempt
18.	-	Allowances paid by the UNO to its employees	Fully Exempt
19.	10(45)	Allowances to Retired Chairman/Members of UPSC (Subject to certain conditions)	Exempt subject to maximum of Rs. 14,000 per month for defraying the services of an orderly and for meeting expenses incurred towards secretarial assistant on contract basis.
20.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Special compensatory Allowance (Hilly Areas) (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Amount exempt from tax varies from Rs. 300 to Rs. 7,000 per month.
21.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Border area, Remote Locality or Disturbed Area or Difficult Area Allowance (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Amount exempt from tax varies from Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,300 per month.
22.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Tribal area allowance in (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka (e) Tripura (f) Assam (g) West Bengal (h) Bihar (i) Orissa	Up to Rs. 200 per month is exempt
23.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Compensatory Field Area Allowance. If this exemption is taken, employee cannot claim any exemption in respect of border area allowance (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Up to Rs. 2,600 per month is exempt
24.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Compensatory Modified Area Allowance. If this exemption is taken, employee cannot claim any exemption in respect of border area allowance (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Up to Rs. 1,000 per month is exempt
25.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Counter Insurgency Allowance granted to members of Armed Forces operating in areas away from their permanent locations. If this exemption is taken, employee cannot claim any exemption in respect of border area allowance (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Up to Rs. 3,900 per month is exempt
26.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Underground Allowance to employees working in uncongenial, unnatural climate in underground mines	Up to Rs. 800 per month is exempt
27.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	High Altitude Allowance granted to armed forces operating in high altitude areas (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	a) Up to Rs. 1,060 per month (for altitude of 9,000 to 15,000 feet) is exempt b) Up to Rs. 1,600 per month (for altitude above 15,000 feet) is exempt
28.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Highly active field area allowance granted to members of armed forces (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Up to Rs. 4,200 per month is exempt
29.	Sec. 10(14)read with Rule 2BB	Island Duty Allowance granted to members of armed forces in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep group of Island (Subject to certain conditions and locations)	Up to Rs. 3,250 per month is exempt
30.	10(14)	City Compensatory Allowance	Fully Taxable
31.	10(14)	Fixed Medical Allowance	Fully Taxable
32.	10(14)	Tiffin, Lunch, Dinner or Refreshment Allowance	Fully Taxable
33.	10(14)	Servant Allowance	Fully Taxable
34.	10(14)	Project Allowance	Fully Taxable
35.	10(14)	Overtime Allowance	Fully Taxable
36.	10(14)	Telephone Allowance	Fully Taxable
37.	10(14)	Holiday Allowance	Fully Taxable
38.	10(14)	Any Other Cash Allowance	Fully Taxable

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