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Senior Citizen/ Super Senior Citizen – Income Tax Benefits allowable

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax deductions, TDS relief, advance tax exemption, and return filing benefits available to senior and supe...

July 3, 2026 4335 Views 0 comment Print

July 2026 Tax Compliance Deadlines for Income Tax and GST

CA, CS, CMA : A complete guide to the major Income Tax and GST compliance deadlines falling in July 2026, including ITR filing, TDS/TCS, GST ret...

June 27, 2026 252726 Views 5 comments Print

TDS U/s. 194A, 194J &193 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act mandates TDS on specified payments because tax collection is intended to occur at the source of income generati...

June 15, 2026 239429 Views 3 comments Print

Section 194I: TDS on Payment of Rent

Income Tax : Understand Section 194I for TDS on rent, including applicable rates, thresholds, and clarifications for various rent types. Stay i...

June 27, 2025 13833 Views 0 comment Print

Enhanced Limits for Partners Remuneration: Section 40(b) & 194T

Income Tax : Learn about Section 40(b) limits on partner remuneration and the introduction of Section 194T for TDS on remuneration, effective A...

February 11, 2025 181695 Views 5 comments Print


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Clarification on Section 194A TDS on interest in case of banking institutions

Income Tax : Income Tax India, through its X account post dated 30.03.2026, has clarified the applicability of tax deduction at source (TDS) on...

March 31, 2026 1764 Views 0 comment Print

TDS threshold on interest on bank/post office deposits increased

Income Tax : TDS THRESHHOLD INCREASED While presenting interim Budget 2019-20 FM has raised TDS threshold on interest earned on bank/post offic...

February 1, 2019 2250 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Remands Cash Deposit Addition as Documentary Evidence Was Not Examined

Income Tax : ITAT Visakhapatnam remanded the assessment after holding that documentary evidence relating to cash deposits, members' records and...

June 19, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

No Escape from TDS on Identified Year-End Provisions; ITAT Grants Relief Where Tax Paid Before Return Due Date

Income Tax : The ITAT found that provisions for identified legal and professional expenses represented crystallized liabilities requiring TDS d...

June 15, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Section 276B Criminal Proceedings Not Quashed as Service of Notice Established Wilful Default

Income Tax : Although the applicants highlighted the prolonged pendency of the case, the Court found that factual and legal issues remained to ...

May 30, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Slashes Estimated Profit from 15% to 7% – Best Judgment Assessment Cannot Be a “Blind Guess”

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a flat 15% profit estimation was excessive where all contract receipts were received through banking chann...

May 20, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

No Service of 143(1) Intimation = No Delay in Appeal – ITAT Revives TDS Credit Claim After 15 Years

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that the limitation period for appeal commenced only when the assessee first received the ITBA screenshot revea...

May 16, 2026 600 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Changes in accounting of POSB TDS transactions

Finance : All TDS deductions under Sections 194A, 194H, 194EE, and 194N will now be recorded at CPRC, streamlining reporting and compliance....

December 2, 2025 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments in TDS Deductions Under Finance Act 2025

Income Tax : Changes in TDS deductions under Finance Act 2025 include revised thresholds for Sections 194A, 194H, and 80CCA. Effective from Apr...

April 4, 2025 8376 Views 0 comment Print

No section 194A TDS on interest from Mahila Samman Savings Certificate

Income Tax : No section 194A TDS on interest from Mahila Samman Savings Certificate – Notification No. 27/2023-Income Tax | Dated: 16th...

May 16, 2023 1788 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 194A TDS on Interest payment to Scheduled Tribe by Scheduled Bank

Income Tax : CBDT notifies that no Section 194A TDS will be deducted by ‘Scheduled Bank on payment of interest, other than interest on securi...

September 17, 2021 5871 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on interest on Post Office Saving Schemes reduced

Finance : In order to provide more funds at the disposal of the taxpayers for dealing with the economic situation arising out of COVID-19 pa...

June 26, 2020 7896 Views 0 comment Print


Interest U/s. 194A not deductible on excess amount paid by builder to Purchaser on cancellation of agreement to sale

July 27, 2015 2130 Views 0 comment Print

It is obvious that section 2(28A) is not attracted to every payment made and that the provision can be attracted only in cases where there is debtor-creditor relationship and that payments are made in discharge of a pre-existing obligation.

Beware of side effects of TDS on Interest of Deposits in Co-op. Banks w.e.f. 1st June, 2015

May 19, 2015 17913 Views 16 comments Print

CA Umesh Sharma Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, Income Tax Department has introduced the provision of TDS deduction on the Interest of Fixed Deposits of Co-Operative Banks in the Financial Budget of 2015-16. What are its effects and who will they affect? It seems that a lot many people will be in trouble on rural India!

Section 194A- Amendment in provisions related to TDS on interest

March 1, 2015 163564 Views 32 comments Print

It is proposed to amend the provisions of the section 194A of the Act to expressly provide from the prospective date of 1st June, 2015 that the exemption provided from deduction of tax from payment of interest to members by a co-operative society under section 194A(3)(v) ) of the Act shall not apply to the payment of interest on time deposits by the co-operative banks to its members.

Sec. 194A TDS not deductible on Hundi discount as it is not interest

October 26, 2014 10716 Views 0 comment Print

During the course of the scrutiny the assessment proceedings the AO noticed that under the Head ‘Finance Expenses’ the assessee has debited an amount of Rs.91,30,250/- on account of discount on Hundi.

TDS deductible on Excess amount paid on Cacellation of Flat Purchase Agreement

August 8, 2014 16579 Views 1 comment Print

In the instant case, the amounts were paid in respect of an obligation in respect of purchase of flat through agreement, therefore, no fault can be found on the part of the AO for treating these charges as interest and liable for TDS u/s 194A of the Act.

FAQ on Miscellaneous issue in TDS U/s. 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194D, 194E, 194EE, 194G, 194LA, 194LB, 194LC

April 22, 2014 38518 Views 0 comment Print

MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES (SECTION 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194D, 194E, 194EE, 194G, 194LA, 194LB, 194LC) Q.1.     Whether assessee liable to deduct TDS u/s 193 on provision of interest in case payee is not identified. Ans. Explanation to section 193 cannot be invoked in a case where person who is to receive interest cannot be identified […]

Discounting charges of Bill of Exchange or factoring charges of sale cannot be termed as interest for TDS U/s. 194A

February 3, 2014 19081 Views 0 comment Print

Interest is a term relating to a pre-existing debt, which implies a debtor creditor relationship. According to us, unpaid consideration gives rise to a lien over goods sold and not for money lent. This interpretation of ours is supported by the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court

TDS U/s. 194A not required to be deducted on interest income of Societies registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860

February 1, 2013 11491 Views 1 comment Print

In so far as Societies are concerned, only such of those Societies which are registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 are exempted. In other words, the terms of the notification itself show that a society like the petitioner which is registered under the Travancore-Kochi Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 are not exempted from the levy of TDS.

No TDS not on Payment of interest for delay in construction of Flats

November 28, 2011 2436 Views 0 comment Print

In this legal analysis, understand if interest paid by H.P. Housing Board is considered damages or interest under the Income-tax Act.

CBDT issued clarification on explanation to section 194A

March 2, 2010 8545 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 3/2010-Income Tax CBDT clarifies that Explanation to 194A is not meant to apply in cases of banks where credit is made to provisioning account on daily/monthly basis for the purposes of macro monitoring only by the use of CBS software

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