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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


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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 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


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

January 19, 2018 10083 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C(6) provides exemption to small good carriage contractor/transporter (owning not more than 10 goods carriage at any time during the previous year) on furnishing of PAN along with the declaration to that effect to deductor from TDS.

TDS U/s. 194C applies on amount paid under Oral Agreement

January 10, 2018 14850 Views 0 comment Print

The Kolkata bench of ITAT recently held that TDS provisions under the Income Tax Act, 1961 are applicable to payments made under an oral agreement.

No Section 14A Disallowance if investments are business expediency & strategic investments

December 22, 2017 3528 Views 0 comment Print

No disallowance U/s 14A of Act need to be made by invoking the provisions of Rule 8D (2) (ii) of Rules as investments admittedly are business expediency investments and strategic investments.

Payment for annual maintenance contracts could not be classified as fee for technical services

December 18, 2017 15798 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that the payment made for annual maintenance contracts would not fall under the category of fee for technical services within the meaning of provisions of section 194J of the Act.

TDS on AMC of medical equipments by Hospital- Section 194C or Section 194J?

December 15, 2017 26793 Views 1 comment Print

Expenditure on account of AMC of medical equipments etc., is not in the nature of fee for professional and technical services as construed under section 194J of the Act and hence, not liable to deduct TDS under section 194J of the Act. The assessee has deducted TDS under section 194C of the Act in regard to payments on AMC of medical equipments and machines etc.

Section 194C TDS not applicable on Transport Charges Reimbursed to suppliers

December 6, 2017 17628 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal is preferred by the Revenue against the order of ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Burdwan dated 20.01.2016 and the solitary issue involved therein relates to the deletion by the ld. CIT(Appeals) of the disallowance of Rs.32,06,445/- and Rs.3,58,000/-

Payments made towards making copies of films- TDS U/s. 194C or 194J?

December 6, 2017 10236 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs. Yash Raj Films (P) Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) In this case stand of assessee has been that assessee company had deducted TDS on the negative processing charges paid to Kodak India Ltd. as per the provisions of section 194J of the Act, as the negative processing involves specific tasks of editing, enhancement of quality […]

Demand for short/non deduction of tax cannot be enforced, if due taxes were paid by recipient

December 1, 2017 1923 Views 0 comment Print

Challenging the orders dated 14/03/2014 and 14/07/2014 of the CIT(A)-14, Mumbai the assessee has filed the present appeals for the above mentioned Assessment Years(AY.s). Assessee is a foreign bank and is providing banking services.

TDS on execution of orders by one of the constituents of JV

November 29, 2017 4338 Views 0 comment Print

In the given case, memebrs of JV decided to form a JV only to secure the orders and execution of the orders was to be done by one of the constituents of the JV. JV was formed for the benefit of the individual members and a business was carried on for the benefit of the businessman. There was no sub-contract relationship existed between JV partners. Accordingly, the work executed by the AMRCL was not in sub-contract. Ground raised by revenue was dismissed.

Assessee not in-default for non deduction of TDS if recipient was not liable to tax

November 5, 2017 9159 Views 1 comment Print

It is an important aspect to be examined whether Recipient- Assessee has directly paid tax or has no liability of tax at all. Since this aspect was not examined by Assessing Authority, therefore, in our view, Tribunal has rightly remanded matter to Assessing Authority to examine this aspect.

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