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FAQs on TDS on Rent Under Section 194-I & Section 194-IB

Income Tax : Understand TDS on rent under Sections 194-I and 194-IB, including threshold limits, rates, timelines, filing requirements, and PAN...

October 31, 2025 39714 Views 0 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 7686 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Upfront Lease Premium under a BOT Lease: Key Aspects

Income Tax : Understand the income tax implications of upfront lease premiums in BOT leases for lessors and lessees, including taxability, TDS,...

July 21, 2025 3003 Views 0 comment Print

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...

June 27, 2025 12780 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2025: Threshold for TDS under Section 194-I on Rent increased

Income Tax : Section 194-I amendment raises rent TDS threshold to Rs. 50,000 per month, effective April 2025....

February 2, 2025 37356 Views 6 comments Print


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Section 194-I: Increase TDS on rental income exemption limit of Rs. 1,80,000

Income Tax : As per the provisions of section 194-I, the tax is to be deducted at source @10% in respect of income by the way of rent for any u...

January 19, 2018 4944 Views 0 comment Print


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Compensation Allowed as Revenue Expense Due to Business Expediency

Income Tax : The issue was whether compensation paid to flat buyers was capital or revenue expenditure. The Court held it to be revenue expendi...

April 27, 2026 345 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 567 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Applicable on Annual Lease Rent to Development Authority: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The Court reaffirmed that lease rent paid for use of land qualifies as “rent” under Section 194I. Revenue’s appeals were dis...

February 14, 2026 783 Views 0 comment Print

145(3) Upheld but 1% NP Excessive; Beer Trader’s Margin Rationalised to 0.50%

Income Tax : Unexplained cash deposits and rent discrepancies led to rejection of books under section 145(3). However, the Tribunal held that e...

February 5, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Sections 201 and 40(a)(ia) Operate Independently on TDS Failures

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that TDS must be deducted at the time of credit, even if amounts are booked as provisions. Merely claiming th...

January 27, 2026 1650 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 194I not applicable on remittance of Passenger Service Fees: CBDT

Income Tax : A dispute arose on applicability of the provisions of section 194-I of the Act, on payment of Passenger Service Fees (PSF) by an A...

June 12, 2017 1737 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on lump sum lease premium paid for long term lease

Income Tax : The issue of whether or not TDS under section 194-I of the Act is applicable on 'lump sum lease premium' or 'one-time upfront leas...

October 13, 2016 19474 Views 1 comment Print

No TDS on Payment to Tirupati Balaji Mandir U/s. 193 & 194A

Income Tax : Central Government hereby notifies that no deduction of tax shall be made from payments of the nature specified in section 193 or ...

September 9, 2016 5881 Views 0 comment Print

Deduction of Tax at source on Service Tax on professional and technical fees

Income Tax : Circular No. F. No.275/73/2007-IT(B) Service Tax component to be considered for deducting tax on any sum paid as professional and...

June 30, 2008 4128 Views 0 comment Print


Section 194I of Income Tax Act, 1961 – TDS on Rent

July 26, 2019 406797 Views 11 comments Print

Section 194I was inserted vide the Finance Act, 1994. The present article covers the important section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which deals with the provisions of ‘TDS on Rent’. Meaning of the term ‘Rent’ –  Before going into the nitty-gritty of the provisions of section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, first […]

Section 194I: Rent for use of Land includes lease, sub-lease, tenancy payment

May 30, 2019 3093 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (TDS) Vs Jaypee Sports International Ltd. (Allahabad High Court) Word ‘rent’ means any payment by whatever name called under any lease, sub-lease, tenancy or any other agreement or arrangement for the use of any land and came to the conclusion that lease money or annual rent is rent within the meaning of section 194-I […]

TDS not deductible on Payment of Wharfage Charges

April 22, 2019 10740 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Angre Port (P) Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Wharfage charges are charged from the assessee and in such case, we hold that there is no use of land but even if it was held that there is any use of land, then the same was incidental but such payments could not be treated as […]

TDS Rate Chart for the FY-2019-2020

April 19, 2019 58788 Views 2 comments Print

TDS Rate Chart for the Financial Year (FY) -2019-2020 / TDS Rate Chart for the Assessment Year (AY) -2020-2021. Article Prescribes Nature of Payment on which TDS is deductible, Section under which TDS is deductible, Basic amount per annum on which TDS is not deductible, TDS rate if PAN is not deductible. TDS rates are […]

Changes in Income tax & GST applicable from 01st April 2019

April 12, 2019 27093 Views 4 comments Print

The new financial year has just begun, and there has been a lot of changes in tax laws. So, in the article, we aim to discuss few changes, relevant to most of the taxpayers. We are covering the changes made in Income tax Act and GST.  A. Changes in Income tax Act 1. Rebate u/s […]

Executive Summary of Finance Bill, 2019 ‐ Direct Taxes

February 1, 2019 66219 Views 12 comments Print

Finance Bill,2019 has proposed amendments to  Standard deduction, Notional Income of two self-occupied property, Interest on capital borrowed for acquisition / construction of two self occupied  House properties, Exemption under Section 54, Interest on capital borrowed for acquisition / construction of two self occupied  House properties, Tax Rebate under Section 87A for Taxable Income up […]

TDS On Payment of Rent More Than Rs. 50,000 Per Month By Individuals/ HUFs

October 24, 2018 92919 Views 3 comments Print

There is an existing provision for deduction of TDS (deduction of tax at source) under section 194-I in the Income Tax Act, 1961 for individuals/HUFs, wherever tax audit is applicable.

Wharfage Charges is not Rent: TDS not deductible U/s. 194I

September 6, 2018 8028 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. MCC PTA India Corp. Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) Section 35 of Major Ports Act 1963 empowers the Board to execute works providing appliances which includes wharves, quays, docks, stages, jetties, piers and other works within or without the port limits and also moorings and cranes, scales and all other necessary needs and […]

TDS U/s. 194I deductible on lease rent Paid to Noida Authority

September 1, 2018 13737 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court has read the relevant clauses of the lease deed and has rightly come to the conclusion that payment which is to be made as annual rent is rent within the meaning of Section 194­I, we do not find any infirmity in the aforesaid conclusion of the High Court. The High Court has rightly held that TDS shall be deducted on the payment of the lease rent to the Greater Noida as per Section 194­I.

Don’t Take TDS Lightly

July 24, 2018 44797 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.

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