Advances or dues received from an employer affect taxes and are reflected in the year of receipt. The exemption under section 89 (1) under the Income Tax Act saves you from the burden of additional tax if you are late in receiving your income.

Download Salary arrears relief calculator U/s 89(1)

To claim compensation under this section, an employee must meet certain conditions. To begin with, Section 89 exemption may be sought on any of the following received during a particular year:

a) Arrears Salary Received from previous financial year

b) Advance withdrawal from the pension fund

c) Free

d) Commuted value of the pension

e) arrears of the family pension

f) Termination from the service

Section 89 (1) - Wage reliefs

The tax is calculated on the total income of the taxpayer earned or received during the year. The Income Tax Act allows you to apply for tax relief under section 89 (1) if the assessor has received a waiver from his "past or early" salary or has received the family pension in arrears.

Tax liabilities for a taxpayer are calculated by the income earner during that financial year. This income can include overdue paid in the current year. Tax rates tend to increase over the years and in such cases the valuer may have to pay more tax. The Income Tax Act provides relief to assessors under section 89 (1) in such situations.

Section 89. seek relief under

An employee entitled to claim exemption under Section 89 must submit Form 10E. It must be filed online on the electronic filing portal of the Revenue Agency. Pursuant to Article 89, paragraph 1, the tax relief is provided by recalculating the tax relating to the year in which the arrears are received and the year from which the arrears are due; And the taxes are adjusted in the year they were due.

Note: Form 10E must be submitted before filing the tax return.

Form 10E. Characteristics of Form 10E contains details regarding an employee's total income and arrears received.

1. The submission of Form 10E is simple and completely digital, available on the electronic portal of the Department of Income Taxes. If you are a new user all you have to do is visit the portal and log into your account or create an account

2. Form 10E is available in the Income Tax Forms section of the portal. Fill out the form carefully and take care of the attachments provided when filling out the form.

3. You must select and fill in the relevant annex (Annex I is for arrears, Annex II for gratuity and Annex III for compensation received in the event of termination of employment).

How to calculate the tax relief under section 89 (1) on wage arrears?

1) Calculate the tax payable on total income, including excess wages, arrears or allowances, in the year in which it is received.

2) Calculate the tax due on total income, excluding any additional remuneration in the year in which it is received.

3) Subtract the calculation obtained from step 2 from the total salary calculation from step 1.

4) Calculate the total income tax, excluding arrears, for the year to which the arrears refer.

5) Calculate the tax due on the total income, including arrears, of the year to which the arrears refer.

6) Now deduct between step 4 and step 5 and find the difference.

7) The amount exceeding Step 6 at Step 3 is the tax relief that will be granted to you, while no relief will be granted if the amount at Stage 6 exceeds the amount at Step 3.

Five things to remember as you apply for relief on arrears

1. Form 10E must be submitted online. All taxpayers who applied for relief in the previous year but did not submit Form 10E will be notified by the Income Tax Department of non-compliance, however, your return will not be available until you submit the form. it will not be processed.

2. Wages are generally taxable on due date or upon receipt, but in the event of default, they are usually declared from a retroactive date, which is why they cannot be taxed on due date.

3. Submit Form 10E before submitting your ITR. When it comes to choosing the assessment year for arrears, you need to choose the assessment year in which the arrears are received.