23 June 2013
Allowance which given for improve employees` education or training and for his job requirement is exempted from tax. hence finance professional getting allowance for professional journal allowance is tax free
07 July 2013
Any payment in the nature of allowance is taxable and certain percentage is allowable to employees u/s 10(14) or 10(13A) but any payment in the nature of reimbursement is not taxable if it is within the limit. Since the book allowance is given it is taxable as there is no provision in present act to allow allowance as tax free for books or journal. Instead it can be reimbursement against journal and books.