LTA CASH VOUCHER SCHEME: BENEFIT ALLOWED TO SALARIED IN AY 2021-22 IT RETURN, INDIA-WRITING FOR THE BENEFIT OF READERS
LTA CASH VOUCHER SCHEME: BENEFIT ALLOWED TO SALARIED IN AY 2021-22 IT RETURN, INDIA: WRITING FOR THE BENEFIT OF READERS
On public demand,
explaining this subject for the benefit of the readers.
Yes, in the new Portal
of ITR (Income Tax Return) e-filing for AY (Assessment Year) 2021-22 it ( LTA
Cash Voucher Scheme for the Salaried ) has been allowed except for the Central Government
Employees of India.
Under normal circumstances, under LTA ( Leave Travel Assistance) Scheme, the salaried employees are allowed to claim income tax exemption for Tickets of Travel (leisure travel) within India for 4-family members including himself/herself once in 2-years but twice in a block of 4-years u/s 10(5) of IT Act.
Since under Covid-19 pandemic, travelling was almost impossible, the Govt of India allowed LTA Cash Voucher Scheme to, some way compensate the Salaried persons for this purpose in Income Tax Return for Assessment Year (AY) 2021-22 ( relating to Financial Year 2020-21 ).
Under the LTA Cash Voucher Scheme, it has been allowed that the Salaried Individuals will be given exemption up to Rs. 36000/- per person (per family member up to 4-family members) if 3-times of this amount, i.e. Rs. 1,08,000/- (36000x3) would have been spent by the Salaried Individual (per person/family member) on any Goods/Services attracting 12% GST minimum and there should be a GST invoice showing 12% GST charged actually.
Availing of this benefit in the AY 2021-22, will be considered as one Normal LTA exemption that is allowed twice in a Block of 4-years under the IT Act.
Please note this scheme
is applicable to Non-Central-Govt Employees. The Central Government Employees are
not allowed to avail of this scheme.
The Link for the Govt of India circular for this LTA Cash Voucher Scheme dated 29-Oct-2020 is given below here in below:
Practically; take this catch; if you have made any (anything may be, whatever) expenditure with 12% GST minimum charged in it, in between the period 12-Oct-2020 to 31-Mar-2021, you can avail income exemption under the above limits allowed for the AY 2021-22 ITR purpose. It will be very beneficial for the persons (employees) who are being paid the LTA component within their Salary Structure itself, as they are in any case sacrificing the LTA, irrespective of Blok Period and number of LTA Travels. This is as per law and no harm if anyone avails this benefit as allowed.
This blank-cheque scheme provided by the Govt of India to the Salaried individuals should be availed of by all Salaried Individuals (other than the Central Govt Employees) within its specifications.
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