In
an attempt to provide some relief from hefty traffic fines, government
is all set to bring traffic fines under income tax deduction in a new
section 80CC.
Chief Income Tax officer Durjan Singh on
Wednesday directed Road Transport Department officials to work with
income tax department , this is the first step in providing some relief
to regular traffic rule offenders ,
stunt artists primarily students , social activists ,
bike wheeling kids,
ladies, where they can claim tax deductions against their huge traffic
violation fines under new Motor Vehicles (MV) Act. This will be
applicable only if cumulative traffic fine for that FY (Fine Year not
Financial year ) goes beyond 2.5Lakh rupees.
The best part of amendment is , now ,
repeated violations of traffic rules will not result in cancellation of driving license,
such people are continuous source of income for government and police
department, they help building nation, said Dr Durjan Singh.
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TFA : Traffic Fine Allowance
Primarily,
TFA will be decided based on the salary and vehicle's engine capacity
in CC. However, there are some other factors that also affect TFA , such
as the city, marital status , age , number of children , vehicle model
, eating preferences
veg/non-veg/vegans
etc. In case the individual resides in a metro city, then he/she is
entitled to an TFA equal to 20% of the basic + 33% of Engine capacity,
more details awaited.
Vegans will get 0.5% extra benefit.
--tax guru Shaakal Daruwala
everything above is fake, बुरा न मानो होली टाइप्स , and beware of dogs.