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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 239408 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 9981 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 8061 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 3267 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 5775 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 12282 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 309 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 171 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 92194 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


Reimbursable expense cannot be disallowed for Non-deduction of TDS

May 29, 2019 3096 Views 0 comment Print

Pr. CIT Vs DLF Commercial Projects Corporation (Delhi High Court) Neither the provisions of section 194C nor section 194J obliges the person making the payment to deduct anything from contractual payments such as those made for reimbursement of expenses, other than what is defined as “income”. The law thus obliges only amounts which fulfil the […]

TDS u/s 194C applies on Payments for catering services

May 29, 2019 59511 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Saifee Hospital Trust (Bombay High Court) The Assessing Officer held that services of catering rendered by M/s Monginis is technical service and therefore, deduction of tax at source by the respondent has to be under Section 194J of the Act. However, in appeal both the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) (CIT(A)) as well […]

TDS U/s. 194C deductible on AMC for repairs/maintenance of computers

May 26, 2019 257079 Views 0 comment Print

Expenditure on account of AMC for repairs and maintenance of computers installed at assessee’s office premises were payments of contractual nature without involving any technical or professional skill or knowledge. Therefore, TDS was rightly deducted by assessee under section 194C, instead of 194J.

TDS Rate Chart for the FY-2019-2020

April 19, 2019 58887 Views 2 comments Print

TDS Rate Chart for the Financial Year (FY) -2019-2020 / TDS Rate Chart for the Assessment Year (AY) -2020-2021. Article Prescribes Nature of Payment on which TDS is deductible, Section under which TDS is deductible, Basic amount per annum on which TDS is not deductible, TDS rate if PAN is not deductible. TDS rates are […]

TDS U/s. 194J deductible on Fees shared between hospital & doctors

April 18, 2019 14442 Views 1 comment Print

CIT Vs Asian Heart Institute and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. (Bombay High Court) In the present case, it has been recorded that the doctors were entitled to admit, investigate and provide treatment to the patients and that the doctors would be responsible for their clinical care. The doctors were responsible for supervising the sub-ordinate staff […]

Payments to artists for taking part in reality show liable for TDS u/s 194C

April 2, 2019 39606 Views 0 comment Print

Payments made to various artists participating in reality show would fall under section 194C  and not under section 194J  and there was no infirmity in the action of AO as assessee had rightly deducted TDS u/s 194C.

TDS U/s. 194J deductible on investigation charges paid by Bank on assessee’s behalf

March 5, 2019 6669 Views 0 comment Print

Merely the payment of investigation charges to the chartered accountant firm was made by the bank on behalf of the assessee did not mean that the transaction was covered under the provisions of section 194A read with section 2(28A). As such the assessee was liable to deduct the TDS under section 194J and thus, assessee was not eligible for deduction for the expenses due to non-deduction of TDS. 

TDS not deductible on Reimbursement of Expenses for conducting Exams

March 3, 2019 1782 Views 0 comment Print

The facts of the case reveal that the Assessee-University conducts examinations through various colleges affiliated to it. The affiliated colleges function as the examination centre. These affiliated colleges/centres in holding the examinations incur various types of expenditure both administrative and procedural. The Assessee-University reimburse these expenses to the affiliated colleges/centres.

TDS on Google Workspace ( G Suite )

February 20, 2019 147378 Views 2 comments Print

There are various issues with regard to the applicability of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on G suite transaction and the same is taken up in the current article.

Executive Summary of Finance Bill, 2019 ‐ Direct Taxes

February 1, 2019 66273 Views 12 comments Print

Finance Bill,2019 has proposed amendments to  Standard deduction, Notional Income of two self-occupied property, Interest on capital borrowed for acquisition / construction of two self occupied  House properties, Exemption under Section 54, Interest on capital borrowed for acquisition / construction of two self occupied  House properties, Tax Rebate under Section 87A for Taxable Income up […]

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