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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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TDS Applicability on Reimbursement of Expenses

Income Tax : Explore the implications of TDS on expense reimbursements post-Section 194R implementation and understand the invoicing criteria....

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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,...

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Latest Judiciary


Retention Money Taxable Only After Right to Receive Crystallises: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : The issue was whether retention money credited and subjected to TDS accrued as income. The Court held that retention money is cont...

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Lal Dora Property to Be Valued as Agricultural/Residential for Section 50C

Income Tax : The issue was whether commercial usage converts agricultural or residential Lal Dora land into commercial property for stamp duty ...

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Section 68 Inapplicable to Identified Donations to Charitable Trust

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 68 cannot be invoked where donors are identified with names, PAN, ITRs, and confirmations. Such donations c...

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No TDS on Foreign Commission Where Income Not Chargeable in India: ITAT Agra

Income Tax : The issue concerned whether failure to deduct TDS on foreign commission warranted disallowance. The Tribunal held that Section 195...

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Ad-hoc Disallowance Capped at 8% for Estimation Without Rejecting Books

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that ad hoc disallowance is unsustainable when books are not rejected. Disallowance was reduced to 8% based on ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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CIT(E) Cannot Reject 12AB Registration Based on Profit or Financial Analysis

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ITAT Chennai ruled that the CIT(E)’s scope for Section 12AB registration is limited to verifying charitable objects and activity genuineness, not conducting a full assessment of commercial income. The Tribunal directed the grant of registration.

TDS on CAM Charges Liable at 2% Under Section 194C, Not as Rent: ITAT Delhi

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The Tribunal found that CAM payments are contractual in nature and not for use of property, making 2% TDS deduction under Section 194C appropriate.

TDS on Composing Charges Deductible Under Section 194C, Not 194J: ITAT Kolkata

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ITAT Kolkata ruled that payments for composing and DTP work are contractual, not technical services, and thus taxable under Section 194C, not Section 194J of Income Tax Act.

TDS on EDC Payments Not Applicable Under Section 194I: ITAT Delhi

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The ITAT Delhi ruled that External Development Charges (EDC) paid by a real estate developer to HUDA are statutory government levies, not payments for the use of land. Following High Court and Supreme Court precedents, the Tribunal confirmed that Section 194I (TDS on rent) is not applicable to EDC payments.

Suppressed Receipts Addition Deleted: ITAT Accepts Reversal of Income as Irrecoverable Bad Debt

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This case addresses the mismatch between Form 26AS receipts and income shown in the P&L account, which led to an addition for suppressed receipts. ITAT Pune allowed the appeal, relying on the SC ruling in TRF Ltd. to confirm that the company’s action of reversing the unrecovered billing as irrecoverable was a legitimate write-off, thus making the addition unjustified.

Non-Compliance with Earlier ITAT Directions – Matter Remanded Again to AO for Verification of Deductees

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ITAT Agra remanded a TDS short-deduction case for the second time, finding that both the AO and CIT(A) failed to comply with the Tribunal’s earlier binding directions to verify if deductees had paid taxes.

ITAT Kolkata: TDS Disallowance Remanded, Intermediary Payments to Be Examined

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The ITAT Kolkata set aside the CIT(A)’s order concerning a large disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) for non-deduction of TDS on advertising payments. The Tribunal remanded the matter, granting the agency a fresh opportunity to rely on CBDT Circulars that clarify the TDS obligations of intermediaries paying media houses.

Bombay HC Admits Appeal on Section 194C TDS Liability on Joint Venture Contracts

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PCIT Vs Subhash And B T Patil And Sons And N V Kharote Construction Pvt Ltd Jv (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court admitted an appeal concerning substantial questions of law regarding taxation of joint ventures and applicability of TDS provisions under Section 194C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The appeal challenges the ITAT’s […]

ITAT Quashes Rs. 4.17 Cr Section 271C TDS Penalty as Time-Barred by Limitation

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The ITAT dismissed the Revenue’s appeal, affirming that the ₹4.17 Crore TDS penalty order was invalid as it was passed over two years after the expiry of the statutory limitation period (June 30, 2014). This ruling reinforces that the limitation clock starts when the AO initiates the penalty in the assessment order.

TDS or Invoice Can’t Kill Charity – ITAT Says ₹5.97 Cr Is Donation, Not Business Income

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The ITAT ruled that the Rs. 5.97 crore received by a charitable trust for a cultural event were tax-exempt donations, not business income hit by Section 2(15) proviso. The Tribunal held that TDS deduction or invoice issuance does not change the essential charitable character of the receipt, relying on a binding Delhi High Court judgment.

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