My salary was stopped from August 17 to March 18 and will be paid in all and full in April 18.what will be its tax treatment. In which FY it will be counted
Arrears of salary received by an employee are taxed in the year of receipt if the same were not taxed earlier on due basis. However, an employee can claim relief under section 89(1) of Income tax Act , 1961 in respect of arrears of salary. Here you can bifurcate your income from arrears in respective year on notional basis and can avail relief under section 89(1).

You may also want to check this http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/tutorials/salary-theory.pdf
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