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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


SC explains TDS on construction, erection & commissioning of plants

December 9, 2016 26976 Views 0 comment Print

These are usual clauses in such contracts. The testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning and post-commissioning are required to be carried out by a contractor to satisfy the customer that the work has been executed in a proper manne

TDS Rates Chart for FY 2016-17 / AY 2017-18

May 23, 2016 929314 Views 14 comments Print

TDS Rate Chart: TDS/TCS Rates Chart for Financial Year 2016-17/ Assessment Year 2017-18 vide Finance Act 2016 i.e Budget 2016-17.

Technical services Meaning – articulated by SC

April 10, 2016 12940 Views 0 comment Print

This topic has importance in the context of TDS u/s 195 i.e. whether such payment is to be covered under article 12 i.e. fees for technical / managerial / consultancy services [in some treaties, fees for included services or under article 7 being business receipts.

Technical services denote services for special needs of Customer: SC

April 7, 2016 4900 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that ‘technical services’ under Section 194J read with Explanation 2 to Section 9(1)(vii) of Income Tax Act, 1961 denote services to cater to the special needs of the consumer/user, rather not a facility / service offered to all.

TDS on payments for production of content or programme for telecasting

February 29, 2016 92197 Views 0 comment Print

Law Relating to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for production of content or programme for telecasting.

TDS U/s. 194J not applicable on roaming charges

December 20, 2015 1576 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Vofafone East Ltd. Vs. Addl. CIT Kolkata Bench of ITAT observed the applicability of various provision of TDS where tax was not deducted on the roaming charges paid by the Appellant to its telecom operators.

Payment made to Independent Consultants is liable for deduction u/s 194J and not 192

December 9, 2015 4756 Views 1 comment Print

Appeal filed by Assessee – The Assessee is a company incorporated under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in running a Super Specialty Cardiac hospital. The assessee employs two types of Doctors, viz. Full time Consultants (herewith “FTCs)

No TDS liability u/s 194J on roaming charges

November 18, 2015 2935 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held In the case of M/s. Idea Cellular Ltd. vs. ACIT that there is no human intervention involved in providing roaming services, therefore, roaming charges paid by the assessee do not amount to fee for technical services u/s 194J.

S. 194J Wheeling charges paid for electricity transportation not liable to TDS

November 7, 2015 2298 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held In the case of CIT vs. M/s Delhi Transco Ltd. that as per BPTA agreement between DTL and PGCIL there is transportation of the electricity from PGCIL to DTL, through the equipment

Open Access Charges or Transmission Charges – Applicability of TDS Provisions

October 4, 2015 21930 Views 0 comment Print

Wheeling Charges, Open Access Charges or Transmission Charges by whatever name it may be called, Income Tax Authorities have tried to cover it under TDS obligations whether as technical services u/s 194J, rent u/s 194I or as transport services u/s 194C.

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