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Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s ₹12.54 Crore Gift from Husband Lands Before ITAT & What Every Taxpayer Must Know

Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...

April 13, 2026 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deduction on Manpower Supply Services – Section 194C or 194J? New Amendment

Income Tax : The amendment explicitly includes manpower supply services under contractual provisions, making 1–2% TDS applicable instead of 1...

February 17, 2026 6510 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C: TDS on Payments to Contractors & Sub-contractors

Income Tax : Learn when and how TDS applies to payments for contractual work, including rates, thresholds, exemptions, and recent amendments....

November 21, 2025 13542 Views 1 comment Print

TDS on Common Area Maintenance Charges – Section 194I or 194C

Income Tax : Delhi High Court rules CAM charges are contractual payments under Section 194C, not rent under Section 194I, clarifying TDS obliga...

August 31, 2025 7707 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 194C TDS on Gold Wastage during Ornament Manufacturing

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai ruled that gold wastage during ornament manufacturing isn't considered a payment for making charges, so TDS under Sec...

August 1, 2025 1371 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 194C: Non-Deductibility on Certain Manufacturing & Section 194J Payments

Income Tax : From October 2024, payments under Section 194J (professional fees) will be excluded from TDS under Section 194C (payments to contr...

July 24, 2024 4590 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C-: TDS on auto rickshaws and/or buses used for transportation of goods

Income Tax : Section 194C(6) provides exemption to small good carriage contractor/transporter (owning not more than 10 goods carriage at any ti...

January 19, 2018 9945 Views 0 comment Print

SC asked Samsung to reply why it is not liable to deduct tax in respect of goods outsourced for manufacturing

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has sought a reply from Samsung India Electronics on the I-T department plea that the firm is liable to deduct ...

March 5, 2010 1474 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Expand Definition of Professionals

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) expanded the scope of professional services to cover sportspersons, umpires and referees,...

September 2, 2008 18982 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 194C TDS Cannot Create Tax Liability on Dissolved Firm if Receipts Already Offered to Tax

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that contractual receipts reflected in the PAN of a dissolved partnership firm could not be taxed again when t...

May 7, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

Year-End Provisions Trigger TDS – ITAT Upholds Default but Grants Relief Window

Income Tax : ITAT holds TDS applies on year-end provisions where payee, amount, and nature are identifiable—assessee treated in default u/s 2...

May 5, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds ₹5.97 Cr Addition Due to Non-Disclosure of TDS-Linked Contract Receipts

Income Tax : The case examined whether contract receipts reflected in Form 26AS but not disclosed as income could be taxed. The Tribunal upheld...

April 28, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Remands ₹49L Sec 68 Addition & ₹3.74L TDS Disallowance for Fresh Verification

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore remanded ₹49.43 lakh sundry creditor addition and ₹3.74 lakh TDS disallowance, holding that lack of proper evid...

April 18, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Foreign Commission as Income Not Taxable in India: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The Tribunal rejected the Revenue’s argument that taxpayers must seek AO determination under Section 195(2) in all cases. It hel...

April 10, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


TDS on payments for procuring or canvassing for advertisements

Income Tax : Law Related to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by television channels and publishing houses to advertisement companies f...

February 29, 2016 9202 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on payments for production of content or programme for telecasting

Income Tax : Law Relating to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for product...

February 29, 2016 91666 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on transportation of gas if it is carried out in furtherance of contract for sale of gas- CBDT

Income Tax : Circular No. 9/2012 Representations have been received from various sections of the Industry on the difficulties faced in the matt...

October 17, 2012 16908 Views 0 comment Print

Cooling Charges Paid are not covered U/s. 194I but are covered U/s. 194C

Income Tax : CIRCULAR NO. 1/2008-Income Tax Representations have been received from various quarters regarding applicability of the provisions ...

January 10, 2008 3319 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 715-Income Tax dated 8-8-1995

Income Tax : Circular No. 715-Income Tax Clarifications on various provisions relating to tax deduction at source regarding changes introduced...

August 8, 1995 166520 Views 3 comments Print


Section 194C TDS on Advertisement Expenses paid to News Paper Agencies

July 28, 2020 98910 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) was justified in confirming the disallowance made u/s. 40(a)(ia) on account of advertisement expenses paid to News Paper Agencies, incurred without deduction of tax at source?

Section 194C: TDS on payments to Contractor/Sub-Contractor

July 27, 2020 10746 Views 1 comment Print

The present article briefly covers the important provisions relating to TDS section 194C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Payer:- All Assesses, except Individuals & HUF who are not subjected to Audit u/s. 44AB(a)&(b) during preceding Financial Year. Payee:- Resident Time of Deduction:- Credit or Payment, Whichever is earlier. Rate:- -Individual/HUF- 1% -Others-2% Threshold Limit:- 30,000 for […]

No Section 271C Penalty is absence of contumacious conduct by assessee

July 21, 2020 3774 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Ao is correct in levying penalty u/s 271C for failure to deduct tax at source u/s 194C on payment of external development work charges (EDC)?

FAQs on TDS on Contracts | Section 194C | Income Tax Act 1961

June 28, 2020 597580 Views 54 comments Print

Q.1 Who is responsible to deduct tax u/s 194C? A.1. Any person responsible for paying any sum to any resident contractor for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) under a contract in pursuance of a contract between contractor and person specified, shall deduct in context at the time […]

Section 194C- Synopsis of TDS on Contracts

June 20, 2020 145031 Views 15 comments Print

Poornima M. Persons responsible for making payment of income, covered by the scheme of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS), are responsible to deduct tax at source and deposit the same to the Government Treasury within the time stipulated. The recipient of the income (though s/he gets only the net amount after TDS) is liable to […]

Section 194C TDS on printed articles as per customer specification

June 19, 2020 308511 Views 8 comments Print

Accordingly, TDS under section 194C is not applicable on printing material as per customer specification, wherein customer has not supplied any material to contractor and contractor has supplied the final product for a price, which is in the nature of contract for sale.

TDS on payment to contractors Under Section 194C

June 10, 2020 507151 Views 51 comments Print

As per Section 194C, deduction of TDS is required to be made from payments of any amount to resident contractors or sub-contractors. 1. DEDUCTION OF TDS FROM PAYMENT TO RESIDENT CONTRACTORS :- Sec 194C(1) provides that any person responsible for paying any sum to resident contractor for carrying out any work (including supply of labor) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and the following:

No Disallowance U/s. 40(a)(ia) if retainer-ship expense shown by recipient in their return

June 10, 2020 5781 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether A.O. is correct in disallowing the expense of retainership debited in P & L on the basis of non deduction of TDS u/s 194C when the Same was shown as salary by recipient in their Income Tax return?

Section 194C TDS – post amendments by Finance Act 2020

June 2, 2020 31905 Views 5 comments Print

Section 194C – TDS on Payment to Contractor post amendments by Finance Act 2020 The present article briefly covers the important provisions and recent changes relating to ‘TDS on Payment to Contractors’, which is covered under Section 194C of the Income Tax Act 1961.  Section 194C – TDS on Payments to contractors. Any person responsible […]

TDS Rate Chart for Financial Year 2020-21

June 1, 2020 581169 Views 11 comments Print

Simple TDS Rate Chart for Financial Year 2020-21 –  Applicable from 14th May 2020 Kindly Note amended rates are been given on the basis of PIB Notification dated 13.05.2020 and on the date of Publication of this post no notification in this regard is been notified by the CBDT. Press release can be accessed at […]

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