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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 247167 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 6027 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 39138 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...

May 10, 2026 396 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 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...

April 8, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

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...

February 29, 2016 9244 Views 0 comment Print


S. 194H TDS- Incentive paid by dealers to sub-dealers cannot be equated with commission

October 29, 2018 7251 Views 0 comment Print

Rakesh Kumar Vs CIT (ITAT Delhi) The permissive right to use the SIM cards to get access to the phone network of the telecom companies is given only to the ultimate customers who have activated the connections. Thus, in the case of the telecom company, it is the owner of the prepaid voucher/SIM card and […]

TDS U/s. 194H applicable on Discount on prepaid products offered to distributors by telecom service provider

September 15, 2018 4299 Views 0 comment Print

Discount on prepaid products offered to distributors by assessee engaged in telecom services was in the nature of commission which did attract of section 194H.

TDS not deductible on incentives in the nature of Discount

September 10, 2018 17469 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs M/s. Creative Technotex (P.) Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) Assessee contended that during the year commission was paid to the parties and incentive was also paid to several persons, who physically collect the money from different places as per the direction of the team employed. According to the assessee, this is not commission but incentive […]

No TDS required to be deducted U/s 194H on bank guarantee commission

August 24, 2018 1371 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT had held that there is no principal-agent relationship between the bank issuing the bank guaranee of the assessee. The ITAT Mumbai Bench had further noted that while it is termed as |guarantee commission|, the same is not in the nature of commission

Don’t Take TDS Lightly

July 24, 2018 44857 Views 30 comments Print

Nowadays delay in payment of TDS and in TDS return Filing makes an assessee liable to Late Payment Interest, Late Payment Penalty, Late Filing Fees, Late Filing Penalty and Further makes him liable to prosecution under the provision of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

No TDS U/s. 194H on discount on sale of prepaid starter kits/sim cards to distributors

July 19, 2018 1362 Views 0 comment Print

As the sale of starter kits/sim cards is purely a purchase/sale transaction on principal-to-principal basis and there is no relationship of agency, hence no obligation was cast upon the assessee to have deducted tax at source under Sec. 194H in respect of the discounts given to the distributors on the sale of the same.

No TDS U/s. 194H on Commission by sub-broker on Security Transactions

July 5, 2018 12234 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal by the Revenue arises out of the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals)-Durgapur [in short the ld CIT(A)] in Appeal No. 08/CIT(A)/DGP/2015-16 dated 31.08.2016 against the order passed by the DCIT, Circle-1, Dgp [ in short the ld AO] under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act

TDS not deductible on Sim Card & recharge coupon discount

May 26, 2018 1917 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Tarun Sales (ITAT Delhi) ITAT held that Since no dealer or sub-dealer was appointed either by BSNL or by the assessee, for the purpose of marketing the products and/or service of the BSNL, the entire sales were to customers, either directly or through shopkeepers, who rendered services to the customers. The entire sales […]

Dealer need not deduct TDS on Commission directly paid by Mobile Operator to Retailers

May 24, 2018 6648 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is an Individual and engaged in the business of trading in mobile and accessories including SIM card, pre-paid card etc. During the course of assessment proceedings, the AO noted that the assessee has shown the payment of commission of Rs. 16,41,989/- under section 40(a)(ia) of the Act without deduction of TDS

TDS u/s 194H not deductible on Cash Discounts to Customers for Bulk purchase of Goods

May 14, 2018 4137 Views 0 comment Print

EPCOS India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. ITO (ITAT Kolkata) Briefly stated facts are that the assessee in the present case is a private limited company and engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of soft ferrite components, DC and AC capacitors, metalized films etc. The assessee in the year under consideration has claimed expenses under […]

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