# Carry forward unclaimed LTA

**URL:** <https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865>\
**Category:** Income Tax\
**Tags:** employeebenefits, income-tax-savings, lta\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865 "2021-02-17T04:32:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MadhuPR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MadhuPR](https://community.greythr.com/u/MadhuPR)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865/1 "2021-02-17T04:32:45Z")

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Hi,

Can an employee carry forward unclaimed LTA? e.g. one block year to another block year.

Please advise.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Ankit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.greythr.com/ankit/32/1201_2.png) [@Ankit](https://community.greythr.com/u/Ankit)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865/2 "2021-02-17T04:58:51Z")

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For instance, the 4-year block for your **LTA** is 2018-2021. During that period, if you did not claim **LTA** or claimed it only once, then you will be allowed to **carry forward** one **LTA** to 2022 (first year of next block, i.e. 2022-25).

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**Author:** ![Bharath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.greythr.com/bharath/32/249_2.png) [@Bharath](https://community.greythr.com/u/Bharath)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865/3 "2021-02-17T05:08:39Z")

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Yes, employee can carry forward LTA into another block

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**Author:** ![Dinesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dinesh](https://community.greythr.com/u/Dinesh)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865/4 "2021-02-18T03:33:07Z")

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Hi @MadhuPR

As per the provisions under the **Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Act)**, exemption for LTA is allowed to an employee for two travels undertaken within a block of four calendar years.

In case an employee is unable to claim the LTA exemption twice in the block of four years, he can carry forward one journey to the next block. However, the carried forward LTA eligibility has to be utilised in the first year of the next block.

Hope this helps 🙂

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**Author:** ![I\_am\_the\_Cosmos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.greythr.com/i_am_the_cosmos/32/1048_2.png) [@I\_am\_the\_Cosmos](https://community.greythr.com/u/I_am_the_Cosmos)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/carry-forward-unclaimed-lta/1865/5 "2021-02-27T17:39:27Z")

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Please note that carry forward of such LTA to next block of year will require LTA Claim/Expenes to be incurred during the first calender year only on the next block of 2 years.