Over 100 practical tax-saving options for salary earners. Organised in a unique A to Z format for instant reference.

Your take-home pay depends both on your gross salary and how your pay package is planned.

You can easily reduce your taxes and raise your take-home pay if you know which perk is taxable and which is not. For instance, which is more advantageous — a medical allowance, a medicare policy or medical reimbursement? In how many ways can you reduce tax on house rent or accommodation allowance? And so on.

Here is the complete salary and perquisite planner for both employers and employees by India's leading taxation experts. R. N. Lakhotia & Subhash show how every salaried taxpayer can substantially increase one's take-home pay through proper tax planning of salary and perks — without any additional burden on the employer.

Do you know that the following perks are tax-free?

• Daily allowance

• Attendant provided by an employer to help you perform official duties

• Expenses for maintaining personal office at residence

• Medical treatment in India and abroad

• Conveyance allowance

• Uniform allowance.

Ram Niwas Lakhotia is a well-known authority on taxation in the country. He is a regular writer and editor of several books on Income-tax, Vegetarianism and also Humour. His various books have seen over 500 editions so far. He regularly writes for leading newspapers. He had a brilliant academic career. He stood First Class First in both the Degree and Post-Graduate Examinations in Commerce. He joined the Indian Revenue Service and stood First in the whole of India in the I.T.O’s Examination.

As the founder Chairman of Rajasthani Academy, New Delhi he is active in social service and cultural activities. Every year he awards “Lakhotia Puraskar” of Rs. 1 lakh, declared by the Central Government as a National Award for the best writer in Rajasthani language. He is past District Governor of Lions Clubs International. As the President of Vegetarian Congress of Delhi he is spreading Vegetarianism for Health and Happiness. He is Trustee of several Charitable Trusts. He has addressed over 5,000 seminars & lecture meetings in India and abroad and conducted a very popular show “Tax Doctor” of Zee Business.