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TDS U/s. 194A, 194J &193 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act mandates TDS on specified payments because tax collection is intended to occur at the source of income generati...

June 15, 2026 239414 Views 3 comments Print

Don’t Rush Your ITR: Why Filing for FY 2026-27 Before 15 June Is a Bad Idea  

Income Tax : Taxpayers are advised to wait until departmental records are fully updated before filing AY 2026-27 returns. Filing too early may ...

June 1, 2026 9987 Views 6 comments Print

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 8109 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 3324 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 5781 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 4680 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 12285 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 7989 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 8919 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 1851 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 9(1)(vii) FTS Addition Set Aside; Taxability Must Be Examined Under Relevant DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held legal services are not FTS under Section 9(1)(vii) and directed partner-wise DTAA examination. FTS addition was de...

July 5, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

Employee Secondment Reimbursements Taxable as FTS as’Make Available’ Test Was Satisfied: Delhi HC

Income Tax : Delhi High Court held the ITAT failed to properly examine the ‘make available’ test for secondment payments, set aside its ord...

July 1, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance as Payments Stayed Below TDS Threshold

Income Tax : The ITAT Chandigarh held that no TDS was deductible where professional fees paid to each payee were below the statutory threshold....

June 28, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Google AdWords Is Advertising, Not Technical Service; Section 194C TDS Upheld

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that payments made for Google AdWords constitute advertising contracts under Section 194C and not fees for...

June 28, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Leave Encashment Deduction as Payment to Insurer Was Actual Business Expenditure

Income Tax : The dispute concerned deduction of CSR expenditure incurred before Explanation 2 to section 37(1) became applicable. The ITAT held...

June 21, 2026 192 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 92197 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 4191 Views 0 comment Print


TDS not deductible on auto roaming charges paid

June 3, 2022 2046 Views 0 comment Print

Whether payment made by assessee to another mobile service provider company for utilization of roaming mobile data and connectivity could not be termed as technical service as roaming process between participating entities was fully automatic and did not require any human intervention and, therefore, no TDS was deductible – Held, yes

Section 194J TDS deductible on screening (i.e. DTT test, HPLC test etc.) of Sickle Cell Anemia

May 1, 2022 19833 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat Sickle Cell Anemia Control Society Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad bench has held that the provisions of TDS under section 194J and 194C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 applicable to the payments made to medical labs and technicians as per an agreement for the screening of sickle […]

TDS on fee for Professional and Technical Services

December 13, 2021 52515 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194J of The Income Tax Act 1961, pertains to deduction of tax at source in case of fees for professional or technical services. It applies to TDS on payment of any sum by way of – a) fees for Professional services b) fees for Technical services c) Remuneration or fees or commission paid to […]

No TDS on payment towards lease line charges under section 194I

August 31, 2021 87942 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on payment towards lease line charge was liable to deduct under section 194J as against under section 194I as lease line services were standard automatic services which were availed by any telecom service provider for the transmission of data and was not under any exclusive arrangement.

Payment to advertising agency attracts TDS under Section 194C

August 9, 2021 223632 Views 5 comments Print

It is held that, TDS has to be deducted u/s 194C of Income Tax Act, 1961 (the IT Act) on payment made to advertising agency even if there is no written contract.

Section 194C TDS deductible on Advertisement expense for Business purpose

August 8, 2021 27615 Views 0 comment Print

Perfect Probuild P. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) A reading of section 194C with Explanation (iv) thereof makes it clear that any person responsible for paying any sum to any resident for carrying out the work of advertising, broadcasting and telecasting shall deduct an amount equivalent to 1% where the payment is being made to […]

Consultant Doctors cannot be treated as employee for TDS deduction

July 14, 2021 6393 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre (ITAT Mumbai) Going by the factual matrix as enumerated in the preceding paragraphs, it could be noted that the terms of arrangement with consultant Doctors was different from employee-doctors. The consultant doctors were paid based on the services rendered by them and on the basis of doctors’ […]

Complete Analysis of Section 194J of Income Tax Act, 1961

July 8, 2021 5121 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194J of Income Tax Act, 1961 Every person other than individual/HUF who are not required to do tax audit in preceding year, who is responsible for paying to a resident any sum by ways of :- A. Fees for Professional fees or B. Fees for technical services or C. Remuneration paid to directors excluding […]

Surrogacy charges paid to surrogate mothers not liable to TDS u/s 194J & liable to TDS U/s. 194C

April 8, 2021 4215 Views 1 comment Print

We first of all advert to the impugned Section 40(a)(ia) r.w.s.194C and 194J issue of surrogacy payments in case of Shri S.Sesha Sai since the other recipient has never appeared to support the impugned claims till date. The CIT(A)’s identical lower appellate discussion affirming the Assessing Officer’s action disallowing assessee’s summary of payments made to surrogate mothers reads as under:

TDS not deductible on Fee to Offshore CA Firm having no PE in India for return filing services

March 19, 2021 2823 Views 0 comment Print

Sundaram Business Services Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) As regards professional charges paid to M/s. TWB Pty Ltd., a company of Chartered Accounts, although payment made to said company is not covered under Article 14, but said payment is covered under Article 7 of DTAA between India and USA because the business profits of an […]

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