Income earned in march falls under which financial year

chanakya (Teacher) (183 Points)

08 February 2010  

Govt. employees usually calculate tax on the salaries from Mar(Payable in Apr) to FEB(payable in Mar). suppose an employee receives salary  in march say ,Mar 21st,2010 should it be included in the returns filed in the A.Y.2010-11 or 2011-2012? please clarify this because the treasury authorities take IT particulars in FEB itself . That leads me to think that income earned in March is considered as the income of the next financial year.