Deduction of telephone bills when itr filing

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

08 March 2013 In my company, we have been provided the Telephone and Mobile Bill Reimbursements. If we submit the bills, then the allotted amount would become non-taxable. But the employer needs the original hard copy bills of the same. As I had opted for e-bills am not able to submit the hard copy bills and hence the employer has deducted the tax for this amount . Is there any way, I can claim the deduction for this amount (independent of the Employer) while filing the ITR.

CA Parul Saxena

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08 March 2013 You can claim in the return but if assessment takes place you have to prove your ground then...

CS RAJESH C.CHOUDHARY

CS RAJESH C.CHOUDHARY (Expert)
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08 March 2013 Telephone Expenses you can claim in your ITR Filing.

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CA Prashant Gupta

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08 March 2013 I don't agree with both experts. if company didn't allow while calculating TDS it can't be claimed in return
how can he say that it was not taxable when company is saying it is taxable
he can't prove this to ITO while company is not supporting
he can get copy of telephone bill and talk to company. else he need to pay tax

Querist : Anonymous

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08 March 2013 Hi Prashant,
I have the bill statement and the duplicate bills also for the entire year. But they are print outs of the e-bills. My phone vendor (Airtel) does not have the policy of sending duplicate original hard copy bills for last 12 months. They agreed on sending the duplicate bills for last 3/4 months only.
My previous employer used to accept the copy/prints of the e-bills. So, I don't think that original hard copy bills should be mandatory for reimbursement.

Santosh Mishra

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08 March 2013 Hi

earlier you said that you were not able to submit original bills so company deducted the taxes.

But now you are saying that your company used to accept copy/print outs earlier, have they changed their policy now.

Any ways I too feel that copy/prints would work & you can claim the exemption in ITR.

Querist : Anonymous

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09 March 2013 The company who used to accept the prints was my previous employer. And due to this I didn't changerhe e-bill option to paper bill with Airtel when I joined a new company. But the problem is happening with my current employer. They are not accepting e-bill prints.

Santosh Mishra

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09 March 2013 It is not mandatory for companies to collect original bills in any kind of reimbursement; even to reduce paper; companies accept scanned copy of bills submitted electronically by employees.

Your currency company is just doing it to avoid duplicate claims so that employees are not being reimbursed again for same bill.

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CA Prashant Gupta

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09 March 2013 company can reimburse on duplicate bills
it is your company policy. I can't help on it. in My company we accept duplicate invoices and don't argue. because we all know it is part of salary and it is only a formality

but one thing for sure, if company don't reimbusre it and show it is your income then you can't claim it as deduction in salary