Budget 2021: Govt can provide tax deduction for employees working from home, says PwC
Following the outbreak of Covid pandemic early last year, many companies adopted a work from home policy for their employees
PTI | January 22, 2021 | Updated 07:51 IST
Pwc India senior tax partner Rahul Garg said such a measure would be reasonably equitable because if businesses were to incur that expense, that would have been a deductible expenditure in their books
The government could look at providing deductions for expenses incurred by salaried employees while working from home in the upcoming Budget as it looks to boost demand, consulting firm PwC India said on Thursday. Addressing a pre-budget session, Pwc India senior tax partner Rahul Garg said demand creation is particularly focussed on money being given or left in the hands of the individuals.