If you are a government employee or a public sector employee retired this year, then you must have received some gratuity amount. So the question arises Do you need to pay Tax on the Gratuity amount which you received this year in India.
If you are Government employee then you need not to pay anything. Any Gratuity amount is non taxable.
For non govt. employees, like Public sector companies pay Gratuity. For Public sector Employees (Non Govt.) gratuity up to Rs 350,000 is exempt from taxes (tax free). (According to Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972).
If you are Government employee then you need not to pay anything. Any Gratuity amount is non taxable.
For non govt. employees, like Public sector companies pay Gratuity. For Public sector Employees (Non Govt.) gratuity up to Rs 350,000 is exempt from taxes (tax free). (According to Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972).
