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Tax Deduction on Manpower Supply Services – Section 194C or 194J? New Amendment

Income Tax : The amendment explicitly includes manpower supply services under contractual provisions, making 1–2% TDS applicable instead of 1...

February 17, 2026 6510 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194J TDS Does Not Automatically Attract Section 44ADA – A Practical Perspective

Income Tax : ITAT rulings clarify that deduction of tax under Section 194J does not automatically classify income as professional income under ...

February 14, 2026 2532 Views 0 comment Print

Union Budget 2026-27 – Corporate Tax Wishlist

Income Tax : Businesses are seeking a cap on dividend taxation for resident shareholders to address double taxation concerns. The proposal aim...

January 29, 2026 5514 Views 0 comment Print

Consultant doctors with no PF/ESIC or fixed schedule cannot be treated as employees

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled on a hospital's TDS obligations for consultant doctors and equipment maintenance contracts, upholding ...

September 23, 2025 1512 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD vs 44ADA: Tax Scrutiny on Content Creators and Consultants

Income Tax : Indian freelancers, consultants, and creators face tax scrutiny over TDS mismatches and the use of presumptive taxation provisions...

September 22, 2025 4830 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 194C: Non-Deductibility on Certain Manufacturing & Section 194J Payments

Income Tax : From October 2024, payments under Section 194J (professional fees) will be excluded from TDS under Section 194C (payments to contr...

July 24, 2024 4590 Views 0 comment Print

Suggestion /representation on 7 Important Direct Tax Issues

Income Tax : Following is the summary of Suggestion /representation on behalf of the taxpayers/professionals in connection with the Direct tax ...

September 7, 2020 12207 Views 1 comment Print

Representation to reduce TDS rate on Professional Fees to 2%

Income Tax : A representation is been made to CBDT Chairman by leading accounting and CA Organisations of India  and it is been requested that...

May 1, 2020 7944 Views 1 comment Print

Enhancement Limits for TDS U/s. 194J on professionals to Rs. 1 Lakh: ICAI

Income Tax : It is suggested that the TDS limit for payment of professional or technical fees under section 194J may be increased from Rs. 3000...

January 18, 2018 8898 Views 0 comment Print

No reopening of Cases Prior to 01.04.2012 & Circular to avoid multilevel TDS on software u/s 194J -FM

Income Tax : On the issue of retrospective amendment, Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that he had given a commitment in ...

May 31, 2012 1818 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 315 Views 0 comment Print

Year-End Provisions Trigger TDS – ITAT Upholds Default but Grants Relief Window

Income Tax : ITAT holds TDS applies on year-end provisions where payee, amount, and nature are identifiable—assessee treated in default u/s 2...

May 5, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: No Ad-hoc Disallowance Without Rejecting Books; Section 40(a)(ia) Relief If TDS Paid Before Return Due Date

Income Tax : The case examines whether estimated expense disallowances can be made without rejecting books of account. ITAT held such additions...

April 13, 2026 420 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 282 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Payment for serving food in restaurant in normal course of its business

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that no TDS is liable to be deducted when payment is made for serving food in a restaurant in the normal course o...

March 28, 2026 780 Views 0 comment Print


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TDS on payments for production of content or programme for telecasting

Income Tax : Law Relating to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for product...

February 29, 2016 91663 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 payment & Return Filing responsibility is of Person deducting the TDS

May 4, 2023 2115 Views 0 comment Print

Section 200 of the Act casts a duty on person deducting tax to pay the same within prescribed time to the credit of the Central Government. Section 200A of the Act draws out the procedure for processing of statements of tax deducted at source.

Proceedings u/s 263 unsustainable as enquiry already carried out by AO

May 3, 2023 1185 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that initiation of revisional proceedings u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as AO has carried out enquiry on the issues, however, has failed to discuss the same in the Assessment Order.

Once appeal is adjudicated on merits, refusing to condone delay is an error

May 3, 2023 2310 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that if the appeal is adjudicated on merits, then, refusing to condone the delay in filing of an appeal is an error. Action of refusing to condone the delay, but, to dispose off the appeal on merit is untenable in law.

TDS not deductible as reimbursement to member companies by PII doesn’t qualify as fee for technical service

April 25, 2023 666 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reimbursement of Indian salary and other benefits to the member companies by PII pertaining to all seconded personnel, technical personnel whether posted in India or overseas is not fee for technical services within the ambit of definition of explanation 2 to section 9(1)(vii) of the Act. Hence, TDS not deductible.

Interest on borrowed funds allowable u/s 36(1)(iii) as funds used wholly and exclusively for business

April 17, 2023 3471 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that once it is established that the funds are used wholly and exclusively for the purpose of business interest paid on such borrowed funds is allowed u/s. 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act.

TDS u/s 194J not deductible on payment to contract teachers

April 14, 2023 11403 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that payment to contract teachers doesn’t qualify as ‘fee for professional services’ and accordingly TDS under section 194J of the Income Tax Act not deductible.

TDS not deductible on Sale of prepaid sim cards & roaming charge

March 31, 2023 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Sale of prepaid sim cards / recharge vouchers by the assessee to distributors cannot be treated as commission / discount to attract the provisions of section 194H of the Act and hence there cannot be any obligation on the part of the assessee to deduct tax at source thereon and consequentially there cannot be any disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act.

TDS on Monthly Remuneration to Guest Faculties

March 29, 2023 16053 Views 0 comment Print

alleged default towards non deduction of TDS from payments made to Guest faculties with reference to Section 194J of the Income Tax Act, 1961

TDS Rate Chart for FY 2023-2024 (AY 2024-2025)

February 11, 2023 846846 Views 3 comments Print

TDS Rate Chart for FY 2023-2024 (AY 2024-2025) – Get complete details on Budget 2023 Amendments, Nature of Payment & Threshold Limits. Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) now at 3 crore limit for co-operative societies.

Section 194J not apply to services not requiring specific professional skill/expertise

January 10, 2023 3693 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that service of tabulation, checking and preparation of marksheets and other computer assisted work doesn’t require any specific professional skill or expertise. Therefore, provisions of section 194J of the Income Tax Act are not attracted.

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