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Should Govt Employees Include Retirement Benefits in Their Tax Returns?

Mihir Tanna |1041 Answers |Ask -Follow

Tax Expert - Answered on Mar 28, 2025

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Question by Sunil on Mar 25, 2025Hindi

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Hi Mihir Sir, Pl answer my queen. The various retirement amounts like (for govt servant) GPF , Earned leave encashment , Commutated salary , Gratuity ..... Is it NOT required to be shown in tax return at all? All retired people told me this. Pl clarify. Thank you.

Ans: There are 2 aspects for disclosure.

1st is receipt of income which included in Income from Salary (which will be included in form 16 under salary covered in Sec 17).

2nd is exemption portion. If particular component is exempt, it will be required to be shown in exempt income schedule (which will also be included in form 16 in exemption u/s 10)

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