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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 8103 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 3312 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 387 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 144 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 303 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 Rates | A.Y 2020-21 | Salary, Rent, Brokerage, Contract, Professional Fees

January 10, 2020 28050 Views 4 comments Print

In this article, we look at transactions that require TDS deduction and the TDS rates for AY 2020-21. In some transaction, the person making payment is required to deduct tax at source (TDS) while making payment.

TDS u/s 194J Applicable on Payments by TPA to Hospitals on behalf of Insurance Companies

November 19, 2019 10107 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether TDS u/s 194J will be applicable on payments made by TPA to hospitals on behalf of insurance companies for settling medical or insurance claims?

TDS Under section 194C deductible on Payment of outsourcing expenses

November 7, 2019 34215 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee had hired the services for various works such as storage of data, scanning of documents, processing charges, call center operations, etc. and the same were basically clerical services of repetitive nature of work therefore, work outsourced was in the nature of clerical work and was rightly deducted under section 194C.

Salary cannot be disallowed for mere non furnishing copies of appointment order, attendance register

October 30, 2019 1845 Views 0 comment Print

Manne Hareesh Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) During the course of scrutiny assessment proceedings, it was observed by the Ld. AO that the assessee has debited in his P & L Account an amount of Rs. 2,40,000 towards Accounting Charges. On query, it was explained by the assessee that the outstanding amount of Rs. 2,40,000 was […]

TDS cannot be imposed on payment made before amendment of law

October 22, 2019 1185 Views 0 comment Print

Even though amendment was given a retrospective effect but by that time assessee had already done the transactions without complying section 194J for payment made towards data line charges, therefore, assessee could not be held to have violated the provisions of section 194J, because the law cannot possibly compel a person to do something which is impossible to perform.

TDS Rate Chart for AY 2020-21/FY 2019-20

September 17, 2019 147462 Views 4 comments Print

TDS Rate Chart or TDS Rate Table For Assessment year 2020-21 (AY) / Financial Year (FY) 2019-20 In the case of a person other than a company (Resident and Non-Resident) i.e. Individual, HUF, BOI, AOP, Artificial Judicial Persons. Partnership Firm (Including LLP) and for domestic company and Foreign Companies. TDS Rates are after considering the […]

Payments to teachers/ lecturers/ staff is covered u/s 192 and not u/s 194J

August 19, 2019 13044 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Sri Sathya Sai College for Women Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Assessee college has issued appointment letters to teachers/ lecturers/ staff members from time to time to whom salary was paid. The monthwise salary sheet was also prepared by the college on the basis of the attendance register of the employees. The salary was paid […]

TDS on Outsourcing expenses of Clerical Nature deductible U/s. 194C

July 13, 2019 4935 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s. Reliance Life Insurance Co Ltd (Bombay High Court) Assessee had hired the services for various works such as storage of data, scanning of documents, processing charges, call centre operations etc. Looking to the nature of services outsourced, it was held that the same were basically clerical services of repetitive nature of work […]

TDS not deductible on Payment made for conduct of exam through affiliated centers

July 13, 2019 13944 Views 0 comment Print

In the absence of any material to establish that the affiliated colleges/centres were rendering services of professional or technical nature in the matter of conducting the University’s examination, we are of the opinion that the Tribunal has not committed any error of law in holding that the tax was not deductable on such reimbursement under Section 194J(b) of the Act.

Individual/HUF to deduct TDS on payment to contractors & professionals

July 6, 2019 11340 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payment by Individual/HUF to contractors and professionals under new section 194M At present there is no liability on an individual or Hindu undivided family (HUF) to deduct tax at source on any payment made to a resident contractor or professional when it is for personal use. Further, if the […]

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