Salary
30 posts tagged "Salary".
- 9 min read
Contract versus permanent staff in Nepal: the PF, SSF, and leave gap
Nepal's Labour Act applies PF, SSF, and gratuity almost regardless of the 'contract' label on your job. The real gap between contract and permanent staff is job security, not benefits.
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The real cost of chasing a Loksewa job: coaching fees, attempts, and the opportunity-cost math
Coaching runs Rs 3,000–13,500 and forms Rs 300–1,200, but two years of full-time prep costs Rs 7–10 lakh once rent and foregone salary count. The honest math.
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Minimum wage in Nepal 2082/83: the monthly, daily and hourly floor, and who it covers
Nepal's minimum wage is Rs 19,550 a month from Shrawan 2082: basic Rs 12,170 plus Rs 7,380 dearness allowance. The daily and hourly floor, and who it covers.
- 8 min read
Overtime, allowances and the Labour Act: what legally counts toward your pay in Nepal
Overtime in Nepal is 1.5x basic, capped at 4 hours a day and 24 a week. What the Labour Act 2074 counts as remuneration, and which allowances dilute your SSF.
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Your annual profit bonus in Nepal: the 10% rule, the 6-vs-8-month cap, and who actually gets it
The Bonus Act 2030 sends 10% of a profitable firm's net profit to staff, capped at 6-8 months' salary. Who qualifies, when it pays, and why a loss year means zero.
- 10 min read
Couple vs individual filing: the one checkbox that changes your tax slab in Nepal
Couple status saves a single-earner household up to Rs 29,000 a year in FY 2082/83, and costs a dual-earner couple up to Rs 56,000. The math, and the deadline.
- 7 min read
What to do with your first salary in Nepal
Got your first salary in Nepal? The PAN and SSF setup, how much tax you actually pay, the emergency fund, and the first-paycheck mistakes worth skipping.
- 8 min read
What the 2083/84 budget changes at Rs 30k, 50k, 1 lakh and 2 lakh a month
What Nepal's 2083/84 budget saves you in tax at Rs 30k, 50k, 1 lakh and 2 lakh a month: from Rs 0 for the lowest earner to about Rs 2.5 lakh a year at the top.
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Final settlement when you quit a job in Nepal: PF, gratuity and leave encashment
What your employer owes when you resign in Nepal: unpaid salary, leave encashment, PF and gratuity, accrued bonus, the 15-day deadline, and the 5% lump-sum tax.
- 8 min read
New income tax slabs in Nepal's 2083/84 budget: how much more (or less) you pay
Nepal's 2083/84 budget doubled the 1% tax floor to Rs 10 lakh and cut the top rate to 29%. What's confirmed, what's still in the Finance Bill, and the saving.
- 8 min read
Nepal Budget 2083/84 and your money: what changed for salary, tax, and savings
Nepal's FY 2083/84 budget doubled the tax exemption to Rs 10 lakh, cut the top rate to 29%, raised public pay ~21%, and added 10% VAT cashback on digital pay.
- 11 min read
Salary negotiation in Nepal: how to ask for an increment without burning the relationship
Nepal's legal raise floor is about 1.7%/year, below inflation. The data to anchor on, the timing to use, and a script that asks for more without friction.
- 12 min read
TDS in Nepal explained: why your salary takes a haircut before you ever see it
What TDS really is, why payroll computes it as annual tax divided by 12, the rates on rent and dividends, and how Annexure 10 verifies every paisa deposited.
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Dashain bonus and tax: why your Kartik salary slip looks weird
Section 37 gives you one month's basic as festival expense. Why your Kartik slip looks odd: the whole bonus is taxable and TDS gets re-projected for the year.