Obligation to collect TCS cannot be extended to Octroi: HC

CIT (TDS) Vs Commissioner, Akola Municipal Corporation (Bombay High Court – Nagpur Bench)

Section 206C(1C) of the Act only obliges a person to collect tax from its agents/licensee who collects a toll on its behalf. The obligation to collect tax under Section 206C(1C) of the Act cannot be extended to collection of octroi. The legislature when it brought in section 206C(1C) of the Act has not authorised the collection of tax at source in respect of octroi. It specifically restricted its o

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