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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 288 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 91663 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


TDS u/s. 194C deductible when contract amount exceeds thrash hold limit

September 28, 2015 9815 Views 2 comments Print

ITAT Ahmedabad has held in the case ITO v Someshwar Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. that the TDS would be deducted u/s 194C only when the amount of single contract exceeds Rs. 20,000 or the amount exceeds Rs. 50,000 in aggregate which has been given to a particular person in a year.

Mere Tax deduction under any Head cannot be determinative of true character of payee’s income- HC

September 22, 2015 1062 Views 0 comment Print

In case of Kottinatu Transporters vs. CIT, The Hon’ble Kerala HC by disposing off write petition held that the tax deduction under a heading by payer, it cannot be determinative of character of income of payee.

Purchases of materials from a person other than the customer is not a works contract –TDS is not applicable

August 18, 2015 2542 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Commissioner of Income Tax Vs The Executive Engineer Court of Karnataka( Kalaburagi Bench) has held that if a person executing the work, purchases the materials from a person other than the customer

Deduction u/s 194C instead of u/s 194J renders shortfall liable for disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

August 10, 2015 8322 Views 0 comment Print

The Court relied on the agreement concluded between Assessee and M/s Lakeshore according to which M/s Lakeshore would run Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal surgery, Urology, Nephrology and Anesthesiology departments of the assessee upon receipt of payments as per the agreement which was not the case of undertaking a contract work.

No TDS u/s 194C for payments of reimbursement of expenses

August 10, 2015 6217 Views 0 comment Print

In the cited case, ITAT inter-alia held that since the payments have been made as reimbursement of expenses to the agents of the appellant, therefore, appellant was not obliged to deduct TDS under section 194C of the Act and as such, no disallowance is warranted u/s 40(a)(ia) of the IT Act.

If payment is for variety of services & use of land is minor, Payment cannot be treated as rent –SC

August 7, 2015 2244 Views 0 comment Print

The charges such as Landing Charges, Lighting Charges, Approach and Aerodrome Control Charges, Aircraft Parking Charges, Aerobridge Charges, Hangar Charges, Passenger Service Charges, Cargo Charges etc.

No obligation to deduct TDS on amounts paid as reimbursement of expenses

July 30, 2015 18982 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court in the case of CIT vs. DLF Commercial Project Corp held that There is no obligation to deduct TDS on amounts paid as reimbursement of expenses because it do not have the character of income.

TDS applicable on Karigar/ Embroidery charges but not on Purchase of Sarees

July 29, 2015 9809 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is a dealer of sarees and AO while framing the assessment disallowed karigar /embroidery charges by invoking the provision of section 40(a)(ia) of the act for non-deduction of TDS u/s 194C of the Act.

TDS not deductible on Shipment Charges Paid as Reimbursement U/S 194C

June 17, 2015 55292 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Tribunal agreeing to the contentions of the assessee held that regarding GBR, payments made to them were only towards reimbursement of shipment charges and therefore, no tax was deducted at source. Assessee did not attract the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act as reimbursement of expenses do not consist the income of the recipient

Sec. 194C applies only if there exist a contractual arrangement between parties

June 15, 2015 1244 Views 0 comment Print

It is only when payments are made ‘in pursuance of a contract’ that the provisions of section 194C come to into play. The contract may be oral or written, express or implied but there must be a contract nevertheless. In the present case, however, the payment is on account of legal obligation under section 24(1) of the Punjab water Supply & Sewerage Board Act 1976

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