Difference in Salary Amounts between Part A and Part B of Form 16

The Income Tax Department notified a new format, comprising Part A and Part B, for Form 16 in 2013. As...

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7 Traits of Great Payroll Professionals

Let us face it: payroll management is a thankless job. When was the last time you thanked payroll folks in...

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Compensation structuring should be in line with tax law

Compensation structuring with a view to minimizing tax in the hands of employees is not a bad thing. However, we...

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Should Service Tax be Calculated on Notice Period Recovery?

Recently, we received a question from an organization known to us. Should we be calculating Service Tax on notice period...

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Base days for monthly salary calculation

Recently, we received a question from an HR manager, “Do we pay salary for the total number of calendar days...

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Recent PT Amendments in Karnataka and Maharashtra

Effective April 2015, the state authorities in Karnataka and Maharashtra have introduced amendments to Profession Tax. Karnataka 1. Profession Tax...

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SBI Lending Rates for Loan Perquisite Calculation – 2015-16

State Bank of India (SBI) has published the reference lending rates for the purpose of loan perquisite calculation for the...

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Budget FY 2015-16 – Tax on Salary

A new tax year has begun and it is time to start implementing the budget proposals related to tax on...

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Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Contribution Hiked Effective Jan 2015

As per a recent gazette notification issued by the government of Tamil Nadu, the Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) contribution has...

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Rounding off salary while calculating TDS

I draw your attention to Point e under “Certain essential points regarding the…..” in section 4.6.1 in the salary TDS...

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