Joining Bonus Clawback — Switch Karle

The clawback window

Joining bonus (gross)12L, 12,00,000 or 1200000₹Must staymonthsBonus credited onThe day it reached your account. The window runs from here, not from your join date.Planned last working dayLeaving three weeks short of the anniversary still counts as short.Notice perioddaysTaxable income without the bonusSeeded from your Decoder offer. Change it if your actual income differs.₹Tax regime

ExampleWorked example with sample numbers — nothing about you has been checked yet.

6.0 months served against a 12-month window.

Tax on the bonus (this income): ₹51,028

Effective tax on this bonus is about 26% (including cess).

This curve is all-or-nothing. Some Indian letters pro-rate the repayment by unserved months.

Whether the tax already paid comes back if you repay the bonus is fact-specific (same-year revised Form 16 is the cleanest path). Not legal advice.

If you exit at

Month 0Repay: ₹2,00,000 · Keep: -₹51,028

Month 6Repay: ₹2,00,000 · Keep: -₹51,028

Month 12Repay: ₹0 · Keep: ₹1,48,972

Estimate, not tax or legal advice. FY 2026-27 rules. Your payroll’s exact structure will differ a little.