Can employer give 80G deduction in form 16?

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Hi,

Can or should employer give 80G deduction in form 16?

Please advise.

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Hi,

Any exemption will appear in Form 16 if an employee submitted the supporting investment proof to their employer for which tax deduction can be granted subject to satisfying other conditions.

I hope your query is answered with the above statement.

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Hi Nisha, Employer is not entitled to provide the deduction under 80G in Form 16 ,employee can claim only at filing their ITR.

Regards,

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it is always better to ask employee to get the exemption while filing return… it is difficult for the employer to check on % of exemption allowed by dept…

i also suggest GREYTHR to delete option in IT savings in the portal

rgds
murali

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80 G Deduction should not be given by Employer as sometimes it becomes difficult to know the % of exemption allowed for particular deduction.

Employee can claim the same while filling the IT returns.

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In case donation is made to funds which have a maximum limit of 10% of Gross Total Income, deductions in such cases cannot be claimed through the employer . Deductions for such donations can only be claimed at the time of filing of income tax returns.

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