S. 194H TDS- Incentive paid by dealers to sub-dealers cannot be equated with commission

Rakesh Kumar Vs CIT (ITAT Delhi) The permissive right to use the SIM cards to get access to the phone network of the telecom companies is given only to the ultimate customers who have activated the connections. Thus, in the case of the telecom company, it is the owner of the prepaid voucher/SIM card and not the wholesale dealer. It is the telecom companies who are providing the services to the distributors on prepaid package. If at all, there is an agency relationship on which TDS is required to be deducted on the commission paid to the dealers is qua the cellular operator and the wholesale de...