Income Tax allowance is exempt -Extent to which allowance is exempt

Income Tax 2018-19 – Income Tax Rates, Relief, Exempted Income, Deduction, TDS & Advance Tax: INCOME TAX AY 2019-20 [FY 2018-19]

Rule-2BB, Income-tax Rules

Prescribed allowances for the purposes of clause (14) of section 10.

           Due to the special nature of duties of the armed forces, certain allowances are paid to meet that requirement of  these allowances some are subject to tax and some are not. Under the 6th pay commission the rates for certain risk related allowances were increased. However, Government has given exemptions or limits to certain special allowance up till which it will remain non-taxable. Rest of the amounts paid under those allowances would be taxed. Those are.