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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 39798 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 7716 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 3012 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 12846 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 37395 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 354 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 573 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 795 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 1653 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 1740 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 19489 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


TDS on payment to Carrier under contracts for transporting petroleum products in business is deductible U/s. 194C and not U/s./ 194I

March 6, 2018 6138 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee is obliged to deduct tax on the payment made by it to the Carrier under the contracts for transporting the petroleum products in the business in which the respondent assessee is engaged. On the one hand, it is the case of the appellant Department that the case of the respondent assessee falls under Section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961 . On the other hand, the case of the respondent assessee is that its case falls under Section 1 94C of the Act.

TDS was not applicable on Hiring of Vehicles prior to Amendment in Sec 194-I

February 26, 2018 2988 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. M/s. Pioneer Personalized Holidays Pvt. Ltd (Kerala High Court) Section 194C of the Act speaks of any payment made to any resident, referred to as a contractor, for carrying out any work including supply of labour, in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and a specified person. Here, the contract if at all, […]

TDS on hired vehicles u/s 194I or under 194C ?

February 26, 2018 192837 Views 2 comments Print

Hiring of vehicles does not fall within the ambit of Section 194C of the Act. From 01.06.2007 definitely deduction would have to be made at source even for hiring of vehicles as Section 194-I of the Act stands amended to bring in such transactions also.

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

January 19, 2018 4944 Views 0 comment Print

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 use of land or building or furniture or fixture etc.

TDS deductible U/s. 194I on Composite licence fee comprising rent and royalty

October 13, 2017 30936 Views 0 comment Print

These are 16 appeals by the Revenue under section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act). 8 of them are quantum appeals and the remaining 8 are penalty appeals. As far as the quantum appeals are concerned, these are ITA Nos. 73, 75, 77, 78, 82, 86, 113 and 123 of 2005 which are directed against the common order dated 16-3-2004

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

June 12, 2017 1740 Views 0 comment Print

A dispute arose on applicability of the provisions of section 194-I of the Act, on payment of Passenger Service Fees (PSF) by an Airline to an Airport Operator. The Honourable High Court of Bombay in CIT vs. Jet Airways (India) Ltd.’ declined to admit the ground relating to applicability of provisions of section 194-I of the Act on PSF charges holding that no substantial question of law arises.

TDS not applicable on Hotel Rent in absence of any contract

March 28, 2017 148764 Views 3 comments Print

Where earmarked rooms are let out for specified rate and specified period, only then, they will be construed to be accommodation made available on regular basis

Activity of Mere Hiring of Machineries and Equipments does not attract TDS: Allahabad HC

March 10, 2017 1533 Views 0 comment Print

Taking of machinery and equipment on hire would not amount to a contract for carrying out any work as contemplated in section 194C of Act.The said contract i.e. taking of machinery and equipment on hire also cannot be treated with a contract for supply of labour.

No TDS on Long term Lease Rent / Interest / other Payments for Plot Lease paid to GNOIDA

March 1, 2017 17175 Views 4 comments Print

This common judgment will dispose of a batch of writ petitions. They were heard together as they involve identical questions of fact and law as to the correct interpretation of Section 194-I of the Income Tax Act [hereafter the Act].

Budget 2017: Increase 2 crore Turnover limit for section 194A/ 194H/ 194I & 194J

February 28, 2017 21597 Views 6 comments Print

Section 44AB – Increased threshold for presumptive tax cases under section 44AD – Consequential amendments required in section 194A/ 194H/ 194I & 194J

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