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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 common area maintenance charges & Rent paid to distinct companies

January 13, 2023 1626 Views 0 comment Print

Ace Datamatics Pvt. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) In the present case also the AO in para 4.2 of the assessment order observed that the payments received by Ambience group are split into two companies of same group on single contract one for rent and the other for maintenance charges. However, the AO noted that […]

TDS on Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges deductible under Section 194C

December 13, 2022 3993 Views 0 comment Print

Yum Restaurants India (P) Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The undisputable fact in this case is that while the lease rentals are paid based on a fixed percentage on the net revenue, the Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges are based on the per sq. ft. area. The observation of the ld. CIT(A) is that the […]

TDS on Rentals: Section 194I, Section 194IB and Section 194IC

December 11, 2022 22395 Views 0 comment Print

Navigate TDS on Rentals with clarity on Section 194I, 194IB, and 194IC. Learn about rates, applicability, and differences between sections. Stay compliant and informed in rental transactions.

Section 194I TDS not applicable on AC maintenance, housekeeping, security & common area maintenance charges

November 25, 2022 11454 Views 0 comment Print

Kamal Jafferali Wadhwania Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Section 194I is applicable only in case of rent may be on plant and machinery (@ the rate of 2%) and for the use any land or building or land appurtenant to a building. In this case assessee is paying a rent/lease charges for the office premises which […]

Section 194IA is qua each transferee and not qua aggregate consideration

August 27, 2022 8052 Views 1 comment Print

Section 194A provision provides that obligation cast under Section 194IA is qua each transferee and not qua aggregate consideration.

Discount cannot be equated with Rent to attract TDS under Section 194I

June 27, 2022 651 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee gave additional discount to parties on account of godown rent paid by the said parties. According to the assessee, the customers did not take the delivery of the goods in their own godown after the purchase and the goods would continue to be at the godown of the assessee till the customer sells the goods to the other parties.

Amendment to Section 40(a)(ia) restricting disallowance to 30% is retrospective

June 23, 2022 5277 Views 0 comment Print

Punabhai G. Pardava Vs ITO (ITAT Rajkot) Assessee contended that the disallowance should be restricted to the tune of 30% of the rent paid under the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) read with section 194-I of Income Tax Act. The amendment was brought by the Finance Act (No. 2) 2014 effective from 1-4-2015 whereas the year […]

TDS Rate Chart for FY 2022-23 / AY 2023-24 – Updated

June 13, 2022 555117 Views 6 comments Print

Explore the updated Income Tax TDS Rate Chart for FY 2022-23 / AY 2023-24. Comprehensive guide covering TDS rates on various incomes as per the Income-tax Act. Stay informed to ensure accurate tax deductions.

Car hiring charges – TDS under Section 194I Or Section 194C?

April 24, 2022 99672 Views 1 comment Print

IF car is hired not to perform specific services and charges are not paid on the basis of specific uses but the same is hired for availability of car for particular time or period without specification of particular services and charges paid on fixed basis then such hiring should be considered as rental contract under the provision of section 194I of the Act.

Section 194I TDS cannot be deducted in Absence of Payment of Rent

March 29, 2022 1272 Views 0 comment Print

In absence of there being any payment of rent or even deemed rent by the Respondents to OPTCL there was no obligation under Section 194-I of the IT Act to deduct TDS from the wheeling charges paid to OPTCL.

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