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Leave Encashment Calculator and Tax Exemption

For employees leaving a job or retiring. Enter the last basic plus DA and the leave days to see the encashment, the tax-free part and what is taxed as salary.

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How to use

How to use the Leave Encashment Calculator

  1. Enter your last Basic + DA a month and the leave days to encash.
  2. Choose when: on leaving, while working or government retirement.
  3. For leaving, enter years of service, average salary and leave used earlier.
  4. Read the encashment, the tax-free part and the taxable part.
Worked example

An example, step by step

You enter

Basic + DA Rs 60,000, 90 days encashed on resignation, 8 years of service, average Rs 58,000, 60 days used earlier

The tool shows

Leave encashment Rs 1,80,000: Rs 1,74,000 tax free (cash value of 90 days at the average salary) and Rs 6,000 taxable as salary

FAQ

Questions about the Leave Encashment Calculator

How is leave encashment calculated?

Basic plus DA for a month, divided by 30 (or 26 in some companies), times the leave days encashed.

How much leave encashment is tax free?

On leaving a private job, the lowest of: the amount received, Rs 25 lakh (lifetime, from 1 April 2023), 10 months of average salary and the cash value of unused leave at up to 30 days a year of service.

Is leave encashment taxable while in service?

Yes. Leave encashed while you are still working is fully taxed as salary. The exemption applies on retirement or leaving, in both tax regimes.

Is the Leave Encashment Calculator free and private?

Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and runs entirely in your browser, so what you type is not uploaded. You only sign in if you want to email a result to yourself or save it to your CareerByteCode profile.