Bonus - Calculation Of Bonus

Dear All,
Kindly guide me that what is the period for calculation of bonus? It is calender year or financial year?
regards
kscc

Dear Sir,
how much time can a employer take to pay the bonus?
I think it is 8 months.
regards.

yes, it is within 8 months. read the relevent section of Payment of Bonus Act;
(a) Where there is a dispute regarding payment of bonus pending before any authority under Sec.22, within a month from the date on which the award becomes enforceable or the settlement comes into operation, in respect of such dispute; (b) In any other case, within a period of eight months from the close of the accounting year :
Pon

As bonus is to be calculated on profit/loss (allocable surplus) of the comapny hence its financial year and not calender year.
Bonus must be paid within a period of eight months from the close of the accounting year.

Any establishment which is newly set up is exempted from paying bonus to its employees in the first five years. But if the employer gains profits in the first five years then he has to pay bonus to its employees.

Per Bonus Act, Bonus shall be paid within 8 months after the completion of finacial year
Naran Vadher

Hi,
Bonus needs to be released within 8 months from the date of closure of the financials of that Organisation.
regards
prakash

Dear Member,
Go through section 16 of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 for your query
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any establishment, not any branch or expension, which is newly set ub is exempted from paying bonus to its employees in the first five years, employer can be exempted for the next two year if he is not gaining profit, but he gains profit in the first five year he has to pay bonus to its employees, After seven years if employer does not gain any profit, he is bound to pay minimum bonus ie 8.33% to its employees & bonus has to be distributed to employees within eight months from the closing of financial year.

The Bonus may disbursed before end of December after close of the Financial year.
But as per the Income tax Act any expenses debited/provision made in the profit and loss account of the previous year should be disbursed before September of the year can be allowed other it will be disallowed by the IT Act.
Murugan B
Madurai