Dashain bonus calculator
Work out your Dashain festival allowance from your monthly basic salary and the number of months you have served this fiscal year.
A full year of service earns one month's basic salary; join partway through the year and the bonus is pro-rated to the months served. An indicative tool, computed entirely in your browser.
Service details
Your basic salary, not the full gross/CTC. This is the base the bonus is calculated on.
Months worked in the current Nepali fiscal year (Shrawan to Ashoj), up to the point the bonus is paid.
Dashain bonus (festival allowance)
Rs 20,000
Worked 6 of 12 months → 6/12 × basic
Monthly basic
Rs 40,000
Months served
6 / 12
Pro-rata fraction
6/12
Bonus
Rs 20,000
An indicative estimate. The Dashain/festival bonus is one month's basic salary, pro-rated by months served in the current fiscal year if you joined partway through it. This entitlement is separate from, and in addition to, any annual profit-linked bonus payable under the Bonus Act 2030. Confirm the exact figure with your employer's payroll or HR department.
One month's basic, pro-rated by service
The festival allowance is a fixed entitlement tied to basic salary and time served, not to profit or performance.
Full year served
Complete all 12 months of the current fiscal year by the payment date and the bonus is exactly one month's basic salary, in full.
Partial year, pro-rated
Joined partway through? Bonus = (months served ÷ 12) × basic salary. Six months served, for instance, gives 6/12 of one month's basic.
Separate from profit-bonus
This is distinct from any annual profit-linked bonus under the Bonus Act 2030, which depends on company profit, not tenure.
Dashain bonus, answered
Is the Dashain bonus mandatory for employers in Nepal?+
Yes. Nepali labour law entitles most employees to a festival allowance equal to one month's basic salary, paid before Dashain, under the festival-allowance provision linked to the Labour Act 2074 and Bonus Act 2030. Employers do not have discretion to withhold it for an eligible employee.
Is the Dashain bonus taxable?+
Yes. The festival allowance is treated as employment income and is taxed together with your regular salary in the month it is paid, at your normal income-tax rate, it is not a separate tax-free payment.
What if I joined the company partway through the fiscal year?+
You still qualify, but the amount is pro-rated. If you have worked, say, 8 of the 12 months in the current fiscal year by the time the bonus is paid, you are entitled to 8/12 of one month's basic salary, not the full amount.
Is the Dashain bonus the same as the annual profit bonus under the Bonus Act?+
No, they are separate entitlements. This festival allowance is a fixed one-month's-basic payment tied to Dashain. The Bonus Act 2030 profit-bonus is a different, separate payment linked to a company's annual profit, and eligible employees can be entitled to both.
Is the bonus based on basic salary or gross salary?+
It is based on basic salary, not your full gross pay or CTC. Allowances such as housing, transport or dearness allowance are not included in the calculation, only the basic-salary component from your payslip or offer letter.
Sources & data note
Based on the festival-allowance provision linked to the Labour Act 2074, one month's basic salary, pro-rated for partial service in the fiscal year. This is separate from any annual profit-bonus under the Bonus Act 2030. Figures here are indicative, confirm the exact entitlement with your employer's payroll or HR department.