Medical Reimbursement should not be treated as perquisite for Income Tax – clarification issued by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, UP (East) – BSNLEU writes to the CMD BSNL demanding implementation of the order..

Presently, Medical Reimbursement and Medical Allowance amounts are being calculated for Income Tax. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, UP (East), in reply to an RTI query has stated beyond doubt that, the sum paid by the employer in respect of any expenditure incurred by the employees on his medical treatment, on treatment of any member of his family should not be treated as perquisite and therefore is not taxable. BSNLEU has written a letter to the CMD BSNL today, quoting the clarification given by the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, UP (East), and has demanded for immediate implementation of the order in BSNL.