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Vehicle Maintenance Allowance

Pravin Kumar Saharia (43 Points)

02 February 2008

Whether Vehicle Maintenance Allowance is eligible for any deduction under income tax granted to employee by employers

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S.Srinivasaraghavan (Chief Financial Officer and Co) (11318 Points)
Replied 03 February 2008

Vehicle maintenance allowance is taxable

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CA Anil Jain (Chartered Accountant) (696 Points)
Replied 03 February 2008

Vechile maintenence allowance is fully taxable as it is clerly mentioned that Any allowancw given except defined in the act is fully taxable. But if it is given as reimbursement it will attract FBT for the employer and will exempt for the employee. Regards, Anil Jain

S.Srinivasaraghavan (Chief Financial Officer and Co) (11318 Points)
Replied 03 February 2008

Even if it is given as a reimbursement and if the vehicle belongs to the employee, it is taxable. Mere payment of FBT will not qualify a payment to be non-taxable, if it is ab initio taxable.

(Guest)

Obviously taxable!!!

Ashish Barthwal (Article) (137 Points)
Replied 03 February 2008

But the act is silent on the reimbursement of any such sum taxability. If the payment is mentioned under FBT and employer is paying tax on the amount, and the same amount is taxable in the hands of the employee, isn't it double taxation?

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Amit Sharma (article) (2677 Points)
Replied 04 February 2008

Vichicel Maintaince charges are fully taxable in nature. No exemptions can be availed.

Sohil Ganeriwala (Practicing CA) (308 Points)
Replied 04 February 2008

It is fully taxable. no exemption can be claimed.

(Guest)

I want to know about vehicle allowances in chemical industry

(Guest)

Is vehicle maintenance allowace allowed only in case of Company vehicle?? Or it is exempt for personal vehicle maintained also??

S.Srinivasaraghavan (Chief Financial Officer and Co) (11318 Points)
Replied 25 June 2008

Vehicle maintenance allowance given to the employee is taxable irrespective of whether the vehicle is owned by the employer or employee

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CA CS CIMA Prakash Somani (Landmark Group) (23502 Points)
Replied 25 June 2008

In all the below cases VMA would be taxable: 1. Car allowance paid by employer and cost of personal car insurance premium, Road tax, Parking Fees and car maintanance charges reimbursed by employer. 2. Employee leases a car and employer pays for the monthly lease rental. 3. The value of perquisits to the employee is the cost incurred by the employer.

(Guest)

Hi,

My company is giving me Vehicle reimbursement allowance.I purchased Electric scooter.By any chance can I use that amount for tax exemption/deduction?

(Guest)

I got this from net....

Under section 10(14) exemption of notified allowances is provided. The CBDT has prescribed guidelines for the purpose of classes (i) and (ii) of Section 10(14) vide Notification No.SO617(E) dated 7th July/ 1995 (F.No.l42/9/95TPL)which has been amended vide Notification SO No.403(E) dated 24.4.2000 (F,No.l42/34/99-TPL).