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INCOME TAX · PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES

Director’s Salary and Remuneration: Company and Personal Tax Explained

Separate employment salary, sitting fees, reimbursements and dividends before calculating tax.

By Vyapar Setu Online | Private limited companies · 28 October 2026

Indian woman company director reviewing her compensation papers in a quiet modern office, blazer on chair, modest desk and laptop, reflective candid side-profile framing.

Business Income Tax series · Private limited companies · Article 4 of 27

A director can wear several hats: employee, board member, shareholder and lender. The payment’s actual purpose decides its tax treatment; the word “remuneration” on a voucher is not enough.

Read the year first: Reviewed 28 October 2026. Tax Year 2026–27 uses the Income-tax Act, 2025 and Rules, 2026. Returns for FY 2025–26 / AY 2026–27 use the earlier framework. This guide identifies relevant old section names and current changes; apply each limit to its stated period.

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