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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 417 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 Addition u/s 153A Without Incriminating Material: ITAT Cuttack

August 29, 2025 540 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cuttack ruled that additions cannot be made for completed assessments without incriminating material found during a search, upholding the principle from the Abhisar Buildwell case.

TDS u/s. 194J not deductible on payment of Franchise Expense by liquor company

August 22, 2025 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that TDS u/s. 194J of the Income Tax Act doesn’t apply to payment made by liquor company towards brand under the head ‘Franchise Expenses’ since the same is not in nature of ‘royalty’ or ‘Fees for Technical Services’. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Section 40(a)(ia) couldn’t be made applicable to short deduction of TDS: Uttarakhand HC

August 13, 2025 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Uttarakhand High Court held that Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be made applicable to short deduction of tax at source and the disallowance made was rightly directed to be deleted. Accordingly, writ of revenue dismissed.

Mumbai ITAT Remands TDS Dispute on Charter Plane Hire Payments

July 20, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT has remanded a case involving TDS on charter plane payments, instructing the tax officer to re-examine the transaction nature and payee’s tax compliance.

Rejection of registration u/s. 12A(1)(ac)(iii) without appropriate verifying cannot be sustained

July 8, 2025 1068 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that order rejecting of application in Form No. 10 for registration u/s. 12A(1)(ac)(iii) of the Income Tax Act without verifying the seminar and conference expenses and also TDS deduction by donor cannot be sustained. Accordingly, order set aside to the file of CIT(E) for fresh order.

No TDS on Roaming Charges Under Section 194C or 194J: ITAT Mumbai

June 21, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that payments for roaming charges, being for automated services, do not fall under ambit of TDS provisions under Section 194C or 194J of Act.

Section 194J TDS on Professional or Technical Fees

May 16, 2025 1514484 Views 13 comments Print

Section 194J of the Income Tax Act mandates Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) by certain payers on payments made to residents for professional services, technical services, royalty, director’s remuneration, and non-compete fees.

Provision of Spa Consultancy falls under ‘Independent Personal Services’ hence not taxable in India

May 8, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that fees for providing Spa Consultancy falls under the category of ‘Independent Personal Service’ and hence was not taxable in India and therefore assessee was not required to deduct TDS. Thus, disallowance u/s. 40(a)(ia) deleted.

Subscription fees for e-magazine doesn’t partake character of Fee for Technical Service

May 5, 2025 867 Views 0 comment Print

The present appeal has been preferred by the revenue. The controversy involved in the present appeals pertains to the treatment of “commission income” and the amounts received by the Assessee as “subscription fee”.

Kerala HC Directs disposal of Appeals on Section 192 or 194J TDS Deduction for Doctors

April 28, 2025 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC directs ITAT to decide Amrita Institute’s appeal on TDS applicability (Sec 192 vs 194J) for payments to engaged doctors.

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