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Section 16

Deductions from salaries

Section

Section Number

16

Chapter

CHAPTER IV - COMPUTATION OF TOTAL INCOME

Act

Income-tax Act, 1961

Year

2015

Deductions from salaries

Deductions from salaries

Deductions from salaries.

16. The income chargeable under the head "Salaries" shall be com- puted after making the following deductions, namely :—

(i)  [***]

(ii)  a deduction in respect of any allowance in the nature of an entertainment allowance specifically granted by an employer to the assessee who is in receipt of a salary from the Government, a sum equal to one-fifth of his salary (exclusive of any allowance, benefit or other perquisite) or five thousand rupees, whichever is less;

(iii) a deduction of any sum paid by the assessee on account of a tax on employment within the meaning of clause (2) of article 276 of the Constitution, leviable by or under any law.

(iv) [***]

(v)  [***]

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