“perquisite value”
The decision most relied on for perquisite value is 78 (Del) Usha Martin Industries Ltd. V. ACIT (2004) 086 TTJ 0574 (KOL) Nestle India Ltd. v. ACIT (59 ITD 353), cited in 155 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on perquisite value
An assessee's bona fide estimate of employee salary, when valuing perquisites like residential accommodation, can be accepted if the department only brings contrary information to their notice during assessment proceedings.
Allotment of shares to employees under an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) before April 1, 2000, is not a taxable perquisite if the benefit's value is unascertainable at the time of option exercise due to conditions like a lock-in period.
An assessee's bona fide estimate of employee perquisites, by valuing residential accommodation as if employees were of the Central Government, can be accepted.