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June 2026 Tax Compliance Deadlines for Income Tax and GST

Goods and Services Tax : The compliance tracker lists major due dates for TDS, advance tax, GST returns, QRMP filings, and other statutory obligations for ...

May 28, 2026 247179 Views 4 comments Print

Section 194H: TDS on Payment of Commission or Brokerage

Income Tax : Learn about TDS on commission and brokerage under Section 194H, including rates, thresholds, and liability. Key updates for FY 202...

June 19, 2025 6030 Views 0 comment Print

Major Income Tax Amendments applicable from 1st April 2025

Income Tax : Explore major income tax updates for FY 2025-26, including revised tax slabs, TDS/TCS rules, rebates, and benefits for startups. S...

March 3, 2025 39141 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194H Applicability on Commission of E-Commerce Operators

Income Tax : The introduction of Section 194O in the Income Tax Act, 1961 for e-commerce transactions, has created certain overlaps with Sectio...

February 11, 2025 16230 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2025: Amendment to Section 194H TDS on Commission or Brokerage

Income Tax : Section 194H amendment raises TDS threshold for commission or brokerage payments from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000, effective from Apr...

February 2, 2025 10008 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Section 194H TDS Rate on commission or brokerage to reduce to 2% WEF October 1, 2024

Income Tax : Understand Section 194H of the Income-tax Act: It mandates a 5% TDS on commission or brokerage payments to residents, soon reducin...

July 24, 2024 21048 Views 0 comment Print


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Notional Interest Addition Deleted Because Only Real Income Can Be Taxed: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi confirmed deletion of addition on alleged diversion of interest-bearing funds, holding that hypothetical or notional in...

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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 309 Views 0 comment Print

Commission Disallowance Remanded – 133(6) Non-Response Not Sufficient; Ad-hoc Expenses Cut to 10%

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded ₹95.81 lakh commission disallowance, holding that non-response to Section 133(6) notices alone cannot justi...

April 18, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

AMP expense incurred exclusively for business is revenue expenditure: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that Advertisement, Marketing & Promotion expense [AMP expense] incurred by Make My Trip wholly and exclusively fo...

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Year-End Provisions Attract TDS – Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) Does Not Bar Action u/s 201 – Matter Restored for Limited Verification – ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that year-end expense provisions can attract TDS under the IT Act. The matter was restored for limited verific...

March 4, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print


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Changes in accounting of POSB TDS transactions

Finance : All TDS deductions under Sections 194A, 194H, 194EE, and 194N will now be recorded at CPRC, streamlining reporting and compliance....

December 2, 2025 915 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments in TDS Deductions Under Finance Act 2025

Income Tax : Changes in TDS deductions under Finance Act 2025 include revised thresholds for Sections 194A, 194H, and 80CCA. Effective from Apr...

April 4, 2025 8232 Views 0 comment Print

Revision of rate of TDS deduction on Agents Commission w.e.f 01.10.2024

Income Tax : TDS on agents commission reduced from 5% to 2% as per the Finance Bill 2024. New rate effective from October 1, 2024, under Sectio...

October 1, 2024 22527 Views 1 comment Print

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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Private healthcare sector: Income tax incentives, Provisions & Judgments

January 15, 2020 25686 Views 1 comment Print

Private healthcare sector: Income tax incentives, Legal Provisions and Judgments This article covers various sections related to healthcare sector such as Section 10(23C), Section 44A, Section 44AB, Section 11, Section 12, Section 35AD, Section 194I, Section 194h, Section J and many more along with various related case laws. Legal Provisions with respect to tax incentives […]

TDS Rates | A.Y 2020-21 | Salary, Rent, Brokerage, Contract, Professional Fees

January 10, 2020 28014 Views 4 comments Print

In this article, we look at transactions that require TDS deduction and the TDS rates for AY 2020-21. In some transaction, the person making payment is required to deduct tax at source (TDS) while making payment.

In absence of principal agent relationship TDS not deductible on bank guarantee commission 

January 7, 2020 1848 Views 0 comment Print

NKC Projects (P) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) It could be seen from the assessment order that while dealing with the issue of allowability of the bank guarantee commission, learned Assessing Officer held that on identical facts in assessee’s own case for the assessment year 2011-12 an addition under section 40(a)(ia) of the Act was […]

TDS not dedutible on charges paid to Banks for providing payment gateway

October 27, 2019 13536 Views 0 comment Print

Services provided by the payment gateway is such that the charges collected by it has to be necessarily treated as fees and not as a commission. The payment in fact is made by one principal to another and it is only being facilitated by the payment gateway by providing a service.

TDS Rate Chart for AY 2020-21/FY 2019-20

September 17, 2019 147402 Views 4 comments Print

TDS Rate Chart or TDS Rate Table For Assessment year 2020-21 (AY) / Financial Year (FY) 2019-20 In the case of a person other than a company (Resident and Non-Resident) i.e. Individual, HUF, BOI, AOP, Artificial Judicial Persons. Partnership Firm (Including LLP) and for domestic company and Foreign Companies. TDS Rates are after considering the […]

Discount under product distribution scheme to buy assessee’s product is not a commission for TDS U/s. 194H

September 2, 2019 1767 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Intervet India Pvt.Ltd. (Bombay High Court)  The Assessee had undertaken sales promotional scheme viz. Product discount scheme and Product campaign as discussed herein above under which the Assessee had offered an incentive on case to case basis to its stockists/dealers/agents. An amount of Rs.70,67,089/- was claimed as a deduction towards expenditure incurred under […]

Commission or brokerage [Section 194H]

August 19, 2019 31284 Views 2 comments Print

Any person who is responsible for paying any income by way of commission (other than insurance commission) or brokerage to a resident shall deduct income tax at the rate of 5% under Section 194H of Income Tax Act, 1961. However, an individual or HUF whose total sales, gross receipts or turnover from the business or […]

Section 194H – TDS on Commission or Brokerage

July 25, 2019 213162 Views 5 comments Print

The provisions of section 194H of the Income Tax Act, 1961 governs the TDS deductible on commission or brokerage income. The present article briefs the basic provisions of section 194H of the Income Tax Act; explains the meaning of commission / brokerage; provides TDS deduction rate and time of deduction of TDS and also provides the […]

No TDS u/s 194H on commission paid to banks on processing of credit card transactions

July 11, 2019 10470 Views 0 comment Print

Bank guarantee commission was not in the nature of commission paid to an agent but it was in the nature of bank charges for providing one of the banking service, therefore, the charge collected by bank for such service did not amount to commission within the meaning of section 194H and such commission could not be disallowed under section 40(a)(ia). 

No TDS u/s 194H on bank charges for credit card payments

May 21, 2019 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Airport Retail P. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Conclusion: Payments towards bank charges for credit card payments were not liable for TDS under section 194H as the same was not a commission. Held:  Assessee had made payments towards bank charges for credit card payments . AO made the additions as assessee made payment  without deduction […]

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