Dear Taxpayer,
Leave encashment is partly taxable and partly exempt.
Least of the following would be exempt
(a) Cash equivalent of unutilized earned leave (earned leave entitlement can not exceed 30 days for every year of actual service)
(b) 10 months average salary
(c) Leave encashment actually received. This is further subject to a limit of Rs 3,00,000.
Yes, you can modify the return
Please feel free to call/revert in case of any doubts.
Thanks and Regards
Abhishek Dugar
CA CS B.Com