Amendment In 206C(1G) TCS on Overseas Tour

Stay updated on the recent amendment in 206C(1G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, impacting TCS on overseas tour packages. Explore the proposed rates and changes.

Amendment in 206C(1G) of Income Tax Act, 1961

SUMMARY:

* In the table above, the present rate and the proposed rate of TCS are on the amount or the aggregate of the amounts being remitted by the buyer in a financial year.

BARE LAW

FINANCE ACT, 2023

90. In section 206C of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1G), with effect from the 1st day of July, 2023,

(i) in the long line, for the word, “five”, the word “twenty” shall be substituted;

(ii) in the first proviso, for the words, “and is for a purpose other than purchase of overseas tour program package”, the words “and is for the purposes of education or medical treatment” shall be substituted;

(iii) in the second proviso, for the words “is for a purpose other than purchase of overseas tour program package”, the words “is for the purposes of education or medical treatment” shall be substituted.

INCOME TAX ACT, AFTER THE SAID AMENDMENT

206C (1G)

EVERY PERSON

(a) being an authorized dealer, who receives an amount, for remittance out of India from a buyer, being a person remitting such amount out of India under the LRS of the Reserve Bank of India;

(b) being a seller of an overseas tour program package, who receives any amount from a buyer, being the person who purchases such package, shall, at the time of debiting the amount payable by the buyer or at the time of receipt of such amount from the said buyer, by any mode, whichever is earlier, collect from the buyer, a sum equal to TWENTY per cent of such amount as income-tax:

Provided that the authorised dealer shall not collect the sum, if the amount or aggregate of the amounts being remitted by a buyer is less than seven lakh rupees in a financial year “and is for the purposes of education or medical treatment.”

Provided further that the sum to be collected by an authorised dealer from the buyer shall be equal to five per cent of the amount or aggregate of the amounts in excess of seven lakh rupees remitted by the buyer in a financial year, where the amount being remitted “is for the purposes of education or medical treatment”

Provided also that the authorised dealer shall collect a sum equal to one half per cent of the amount or aggregate of the amounts in excess of seven lakh rupees remitted by the buyer in a financial year, if the amount being remitted out is a loan obtained from any financial institution as defined in section 80E, for the purpose of pursuing any education:

Provided also that the authorised dealer shall not collect the sum on an amount in respect of which the sum has been collected by the seller:

Provided also that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply, if the buyer is: –

(i) liable to deduct tax at source under any other provision of this Act and has deducted such amount;

(ii) the Central Government, a State Government, an embassy, a High Commission, a legation, a commission, a consulate, the trade representation of a foreign State, a local authority as defined in the Explanation to clause (20) of section 10 or any other person as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify for this purpose, subject to such conditions as may be specified therein.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section,—

(i) “authorised dealer” means a person authorised by the Reserve Bank of India under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) to deal in foreign exchange or foreign security;

(ii) “overseas tour programme package” means any tour package which offers visit to a country or countries or territory or territories outside India and includes expenses for travel or hotel stay or boarding or lodging or any other expenditure of similar nature or in relation thereto.