In the absence of any such acceptable material, the conclusion of the AO in treating the hiring of equipment as one falling under the category of sub-contract for provision of labour or the conclusion of the CIT(A) that at least 10% of the total payment would have been incurred by way of labour charges by the respective owners, cannot be accepted. Section 194I came to provide for TDS on respect of machinery/ equipments only with effect from 1.6.2007 and not applicable to his case since it relates to AY 2005-06.

It was held that the payment of National roaming charges is not rent for the use of telecom equipments in accordance with Section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and accordingly not liable for deduction of tax at source.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee took the first step towards implementation of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) on Friday. While retaining the basic exemption limits for all income levels (as in the DTC), he increased the other slabs. For instance, while the basic exemption limit for individuals has been retained at Rs 1.6 lakh, the 10 per cent rate will now be applicable for the Rs 1.6 lakh-Rs 5 lakh bracket. Earlier, the 10 per cent rate was applicable for income of Rs 1.6-Rs 3 lakh. The hike in the slab means that the taxpayer is going to save Rs 20,600 for incomes up to Rs 5 lakh.

No changes made in the Corporate Tax rates. For the Limited Liability Partnerships, the provisions of Income Tax are the same as applicable in the case of Partnership Firms formed as per the Indian Partnership Act’ 1932.

194C- Under this section earlier there was same Rate of TDS in respect of Payment to all the class of the Assesses. Now finance minister has changed the rates and provided that that any person shall deduct tax at source at the rate of one per cent,if the payee is an individual or a Hindu undivided family or at the rate of two per cent. in the case of any other person, on payment to a resident contractor for carrying out any work.