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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 Section 194J TDS if Consultancy Charges not exceeds Rs. 30,000: ITAT

February 19, 2024 4326 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of ITAT Delhi’s order in Sunil Ghorawat vs ACIT case. Analysis of no TDS on consultancy charges under Sec 194J and short term capital loss disallowance.

Applicability of TDS provisions requires clear identification of payees

February 14, 2024 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT’s ruling in the case of ACIT vs Artemis Medicares Services Ltd highlights the implications of voluntary disallowance of expenses under section 40(A)(ia) and its impact on the taxpayer’s default status under section 201(1).

Subscription, professional and training services not FTS hence not taxable: ITAT Delhi

February 13, 2024 1866 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that subscription, professional and training services rendered by the assessee do not fall within the definition of FTS under India-Netherland DTAA and, therefore, cannot be taxed in India.

Sale, Distribution, or Exhibition of Cinematographic Films is not Royalty: ITAT Mumbai

February 8, 2024 7428 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that consideration for sale distribution or exhibition of cinematographic films would not fall under the domain of “Royalty” and accordingly TDS not deductible on the same.

TDS u/s 192 Not Conclusive Proof of Incentive to directors as Salary for GST: Madras HC

January 25, 2024 2661 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court judgment on TDS u/s 192 challenges the GST liability on performance-linked incentives to whole-time directors. Full analysis here.

TDS not deductible from discount paid on prepaid sim card/ recharge vouchers

January 17, 2024 1293 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee is not liable to deduct tax at source from the discount paid on prepaid sim card/recharge vouchers. Thus, disallowance made u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act liable to be deleted.

TDS u/s 194J and not u/s 192B applicable on payment made to Consultant/Retainer Doctors

December 16, 2023 3297 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS under Section 192B on payments made to consultant doctors and retainer doctors as the provisions of section 194J applied to the retainer-doctors and not those of section 192B after noting differences between the two types of agreements i.e. salaried doctors and doctors appointed on retainership basis and the certain clauses in contract with retainers which gave the erroneous impression to AO of creating an employer-employee relationship had been explained by assessee that they did not create such a relationship.

Key TDS Connections: Sections 194C, 194H, 194J, and 194M

December 12, 2023 14925 Views 4 comments Print

Dive into the intricacies of TDS under Sections 194C, 194H, 194J, and explore their critical relation with Section 194M. Clear insights for businesses and individuals.

Payments to doctors by a hospital- Salary or Professional charges

October 11, 2023 9159 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of ACIT (TDS) Vs Victor Hospitals & Medical Services Limited, where the ITAT Panaji determined TDS under Section 194J for consultant doctors.”

No Section 44ADA Addition for Consultancy Income by 10th-Passed Assessee

September 30, 2023 15753 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that income earned from a consultancy business, even with TDS deductions, should not be taxed under Section 44ADA of the Income Tax Act.

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