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Don’t Rush Your ITR: Why Filing for FY 2026-27 Before 15 June Is a Bad Idea  

Income Tax : Taxpayers are advised to wait until departmental records are fully updated before filing AY 2026-27 returns. Filing too early may ...

June 1, 2026 9987 Views 6 comments Print

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 1407 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 8106 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 16977 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 8748 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 4680 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 10083 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 1507 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 19105 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Mumbai Restricts Section 14A Disallowance as It Cannot Exceed Exempt Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal restricted the Section 14A disallowance to exempt income and deleted additions relating to bad debts, tea and coffee ...

June 28, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

Google AdWords Is Advertising, Not Technical Service; Section 194C TDS Upheld

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that payments made for Google AdWords constitute advertising contracts under Section 194C and not fees for...

June 28, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Leave Encashment Deduction as Payment to Insurer Was Actual Business Expenditure

Income Tax : The dispute concerned deduction of CSR expenditure incurred before Explanation 2 to section 37(1) became applicable. The ITAT held...

June 21, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Periodic dredging to maintain existing jetty was revenue expense, not capital outlay: ITAT granted ₹4.49 Crore Relief

Income Tax : Expenditure of ₹4.49 crore incurred on maintenance dredging for removal of natural siltation and restoration of the existing ope...

June 20, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Reassessment Amounting to Best Judgment Assessment Can Be Remitted by CIT(A)

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that repeated non-compliance with statutory notices transformed the reassessment into a best judgment assessme...

June 14, 2026 372 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 9379 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 92197 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 17127 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 3379 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 167117 Views 3 comments Print


TDS on Common area maintenance charges- TDS U/s. 194I or 194C?

January 5, 2021 47382 Views 0 comment Print

Kapoor Watch Company Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Hon’ble Court held that maintenance charges must form a part of the rent while calculating the annual value of property u/s 23(1) of the Act for the purpose of Section 22 of the Act. However, in the present assessee company’s case, the common area maintenance charges […]

Section 194J & 194C Monetary Limit unchanged for Individual/ HUF

December 29, 2020 9141 Views 0 comment Print

Monetary Limit under section 194J & 194C are unchanged for Individual or HUF, it is still Rs 1 crore instead of Rs 5 crores With Finance Act, 2020, tax audit total sales, turnover or gross receipts limit in case of Business has been changed to Rs 5 Crores instead of Rs 1 Crore earlier. Provided […]

Mistake in nomenclature in account head cannot change nature of payment

December 3, 2020 1818 Views 0 comment Print

Art-E-Mide Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) AO noted that the assessee has paid consolidated salary (contract pay) of Rs. 8,39,960/-. Since it was shown as contractual payment made by the assessee of Rs. 8,39,960/- according to AO, Section 194C of the Act was attracted and therefore, the assessee was bound to deduct the […]

TDS not applicable on reimbursement of actual CAB expenses

November 25, 2020 5181 Views 0 comment Print

Balaji Prasanna Travels Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) It is observed that as agreed by and between the assessee and the cab owners, a vehicle was to be provided by the assessee to the parties and thus, the assessee was to bear the vehicle expenses actually incurred by the said cab owners and which will be […]

TDS on Payment to Contractors- section 194C – Income Tax Act, 1961

October 13, 2020 48642 Views 1 comment Print

1. INTRODUCTION The term TDS refers to tax deducted at source. The concept of TDS was introduced with an aim to collect tax from source itself. It fulfills dual purpose of Govt. i.e. advance receipt of tax and requirement to regulate person making certain payments or receiving any sum. Govt. is using TDS as its […]

Understanding TDS with Judicial Judgements

October 10, 2020 72548 Views 9 comments Print

The Tax deducted at source (TDS) is covered under chapter XVII of the Income Tax Act, 1961. There are number of sections & subsections under which TDS has to be deducted but the important which are most used by the assessee are given below:

TDS on transportation charges

October 8, 2020 602253 Views 137 comments Print

As per the amended section 194C, through Finance Act (2) of 2009, No deduction shall be made from any payments made to a contractor during the course of business of plying, hiring or leasing goods carriages, on furnishing of his PAN to the deductor. This new subsection 6 of 194-C makes such transport contractor to compulsorily provide PAN to the Deductor, failing to which TDS will be made by Deductor as per 194C.

No section 194C TDS on Reimbursement of Freight Charges to C&F Agents

October 7, 2020 38835 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the payments made to C & F agents which is outright reimbursement of freight charges having no element of profit is liable to deduct tax at source under Section 194C of IT Act?

No TDS on discount/rebate allowed to dealers/distributors on sale of products

October 5, 2020 14715 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance made by AO under section 40(a)(ia) for non deduction of TDS on discount/rebate allowed to dealers/distributors on sale of products was not justified as there was no element of work as defined under clause (iv) of Explanation to section 194C and AO had not brought on record any material for deduction of  TDS under section 194H that the dealers/distributors were simply acting as intermediaries to facilitate sale of products to end users so as to infer a principal–agent relationship.  

Supreme Court Judgment on Disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia)

August 5, 2020 17016 Views 1 comment Print

Shree Choudhary Transport Company Vs ITO (Supreme Court) 1. As to whether Section 194C of the Act does not apply to the present case? Whether the appellant had specific and identified trucks on its rolls or had been picking them up on freelance basis, the legal effect on the status of parties had been the […]

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