Regarding Per diem allowance and resident Indian

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Siva (Querist)
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15 February 2010 Hi ,

Iam resident indian for 2009-10 and staying abroad for couple of months. I get perdiem from my company. Is unspent per diem is taxable ? How to save from Tax if it is taxable?

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Siva

Aditya Maheshwari

Aditya Maheshwari (Expert)
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16 February 2010 only unspent amount of per diem allowance taxable. you can show expenses to avoid tax

Siva

Siva (Querist)
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21 February 2010 Thanks Aditya. what are the expenses non taxable under per diem allownance? Is there any Income tax india tax link for it?

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Aditya Maheshwari

Aditya Maheshwari (Expert)
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22 February 2010 It will really depend on the nature of allowance given. You can easily show food expenses, conveyance, traveling expenses and their like. They all are allowable.