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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


No TDS on Land Acquisition from Illegal Occupants by MMRDA

November 5, 2018 3252 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (TDS) Vs M/s Mumbai Metropolitan Regional (Bombay High Court) Section 194LA of the I.T.Act, 1961 inter alia deals with payment of compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property. Section 194LA of the I.T.Act, 1961 was brought into force with effect from 1st October, 2004. Section 194L of the I.T.Act, 1961 deals with payment of […]

TDS not deductible on payments of Roaming Charges

October 30, 2018 816 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Idea Cellular Ltd. Vs  ACIT (ITAT Delhi) In the absence of any human intervention during the actual roaming process, payment would not be fee for technical services and cannot be regarded as payments to Section 194J are applicable. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGMENT Challenging the order dated 18.3.2015 passed by the learned Commissioner of […]

TDS not deductible on Internet connectivity charges & specialised line rental

October 11, 2018 198051 Views 1 comment Print

ACIT Vs SDV International Logistics Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) it is observed that the assessee company was held to be liable to deduct tax at source by the A.O. from the payment of internet connectivity charges and specialised line rental u/s 194J of the Act being in the nature of royalty by relying on Explanations 4, […]

TDS U/s. 194C deductible on charges towards installation of set top boxes

August 30, 2018 114606 Views 0 comment Print

Installation of set-top box amounted to works contract and no technical expertise was required so as to make the assessee liable to deduct tax under section 194J.

Don’t Take TDS Lightly

July 24, 2018 44803 Views 30 comments Print

Nowadays delay in payment of TDS and in TDS return Filing makes an assessee liable to Late Payment Interest, Late Payment Penalty, Late Filing Fees, Late Filing Penalty and Further makes him liable to prosecution under the provision of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

TDS on Electricity Bill reimbursement to landlord

July 10, 2018 86181 Views 4 comments Print

Issue: Whether the TDS provisions are applicable on payment of electricity reimbursement to landlord in case of there is no mark-up? Opinion The opinion is based on the following two questions: Whether the invoice from landlord as same from Electricity Department? Whether the invoice from landlord is composite supply? The first question here is to […]

TDS U/s. 194J not deductible on Payment for outright purchase of copyright and technical know-how

June 29, 2018 16335 Views 0 comment Print

Payment towards outright purchase of copyright and technical know-how over the software could not be treated as royalty paid for acquisition of right to use copyrights and technical know-how, therefore, said payment could not be subjected to TDS under section 194J.

TDS not deductible on service tax component on rent

June 28, 2018 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) CBDT itself in two of its circulars. In Circular No. 4/2008 dated 28th April 2008 it was clarified that Service tax paid by the tenant doesn’t partake the nature of income of the landlord. The landlord only acts as a collecting agency for Government for […]

In absence of understanding between parties about reimbursement TDS is deductible on Salary paid to Staff

June 16, 2018 3399 Views 0 comment Print

Power Plant Engineers Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is apparent that the persons deputed by the recipient of the income were not routine employees, but were highly qualified and technical employees who were providing the head and brain’ to the assessee company. It cannot be said to be the reimbursement of salary expenditure when […]

AO cannot reopen the case without bringing something new on record

May 25, 2018 7128 Views 0 comment Print

Challenging the order dated 28/01/2016 of CIT(A)-8,Mumbai,the Assessing Officer (AO) has filed the present appeal. The assessee has raised a Cross Objection for the same.Assessee – company engaged in providing cellular mobile services and trades in accessories filed its return of income at Rs.Nil after set off of brought forward business loss.

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