22 February 2012
Not exempt.The salary and allowances (except daily allowance and constituency allowance) received by the Lok Sabha members are not to be taxed under the head `Salaries' but under the head `Income from Other Sources'. Since it is taxed under the head `Income from Other Sources' TDS provisions doesn't attract and therefore,the members would have to discharge their tax liability by paying advance tax and / or self assessment tax.