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Benefit to Non-Residents under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax exemptions, concessional tax rates, presumptive taxation schemes, and compliance benefits available to...

July 3, 2026 114687 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS): FAQs

Income Tax : This comprehensive FAQ explains the TDS provisions applicable for AY 2026-27, including rates, thresholds, compliance obligations,...

June 23, 2026 821523 Views 206 comments Print

FAQs on Higher rate of TDS under section 206AA

Income Tax : This guide explains when Section 206AA requires TDS at a higher rate due to non-furnishing of PAN and the applicable exceptions. I...

June 23, 2026 5340 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on TDS on Rent Under Section 194-I & Section 194-IB

Income Tax : Learn how TDS on rent is governed under Sections 194-I and 194-IB, including eligibility, deduction rates, thresholds, and complia...

June 23, 2026 42816 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on TDS or TCS on sale or Purchase of Goods

Income Tax : This guide explains the applicability of TDS under Section 194Q and TCS under Section 206C(1H), including thresholds, rates, and c...

June 23, 2026 5292 Views 0 comment Print


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PAN-Aadhaar Linking update: Stats, Consequences and Collection

Income Tax : Introduction: The Government of India, through the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Revenue, has provided essential updat...

December 13, 2023 2748 Views 0 comment Print

Exempt Non-Residents Having TIN from Applicability of TDS at Higher Rate U/s. 206AA

Income Tax : Under the current provisions of Section 206AA, tax is required to be deducted by the deductor at a higher rate as prescribed under...

January 21, 2016 1001 Views 0 comment Print

Rationalisation of Withholding tax on interest payments on borrowings of Infrastructure Debt Funds

Income Tax : Rationalisation of With-Holding Tax (WHT) to Encourage Greater Subscription in Indian Debt Securities by Foreign Investors, Encour...

May 21, 2013 924 Views 0 comment Print

Reminder : Person receiving income subject to withholding tax is required to obtain Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Income Tax : The Finance (No.2) Act of 2009 introduced section 206AA under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the ITA) to provide that any person who is...

July 4, 2010 1391 Views 0 comment Print

With effect from 1 April 2010 higher rate of tax applies for tax withholding where PAN is not provided

Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2009 introduced new provisions (section 206AA) in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act). As per these provisions any...

April 3, 2010 1114 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Deletes TDS Demand as Seller’s PAN Was Regularised Within CBDT Timeline

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that, apart from the CBDT clarification, the seller had declared the capital gains and discharged taxes. Therefo...

June 11, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Demand for Inoperative PAN Quashed by ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that no TDS demand can survive where tax was duly deposited and PAN became operative within the CBDT-prescribed ...

February 2, 2026 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Concessional LTCG Rate for Non-Residents Overrides Higher TDS Demands

Income Tax : The Tribunal examined whether tax was short-deducted on remittances to non-resident shareholders. It held that TDS at 11.54%, deri...

December 17, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

SC Confirms DTAA Protection Against Higher TDS Under Section 206AA

Corporate Law : The Court clarified that rental payments for aircraft engines fall under equipment per the India-Netherlands DTAA, and beneficial ...

November 29, 2025 684 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Rate for Non-Residents Governed by DTAA, Not Section 206AA: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that TDS for non-residents without PAN should follow DTAA rates, not the 20% rate under Section 206AA. T...

November 29, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print


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Procedure for sharing information with tax deductors/collectors

Income Tax : DGIT(S)/ADG(S)-2/Compliance Check/432/2021-22 Government of India Ministry of Finance Central Board of Direct Taxes Directorate of...

June 9, 2022 1707 Views 0 comment Print

Relaxation from deduction of tax at higher rate U/s. 206AA

Income Tax : 37BC. Relaxation from deduction of tax at higher rate under section 206AA.– (1) In the case of a non-resident, not being a compa...

June 24, 2016 14845 Views 1 comment Print


TDS rates in case of Specified Person having Inoperative PAN

December 8, 2023 133035 Views 5 comments Print

Explore TDS rates for Specified Persons and those with Inoperative PAN under sections 139AA, 206AA, and 206AB. Learn implications, exceptions, and check your status on the Income Tax Reporting Portal.

Payment towards interconnectivity utility charges from Indian customers not taxable as Royalty

September 9, 2023 1605 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that payments received towards interconnectivity utility charges from Indian customers / end users cannot be considered as Royalty to be brought to tax in India under section 9(1)(vi) of the Income Tax Act and also as per DTAA.

Payments towards Interconnectivity Utility Charges not royalty/ FTS hence not taxable

August 31, 2023 870 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that payments received by assessee towards interconnectivity utility charges from Indian customers / end users cannot be considered as Royalty / FTS to be brought to tax in India under section 9(1)(vi)/(vii) of the Act and also as per DTAA.

ITAT Mumbai Directs Readjudication on FTS Tax Deduction for AO’s Oversight

August 30, 2023 420 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai’s ruling in Spark44 vs. ACIT case highlights failure to consider India UK DTAA provisions for tax deduction on FTS. Analysis and conclusion included.

10% TDS Applicable on Payment to FSII for Availing Pilot training, rules ITAT

August 7, 2023 2373 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is a company engaged in the business of Air Transport of Passengers and is a holder of Non-Scheduled Air Transport (Passenger) Services (NSOP) permit granted by the Director General of Civil Aviation / Ministry of Civil Aviation.

TDS not deductible on payments to Non-resident Telecom Operators

July 31, 2023 2115 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that payments made to Non-resident Telecom Operators for provision of bandwidth and Inter-connectivity Usage Charge are not covered as Royalty/ FTS and, accordingly, TDS not deductible. Further, assessee is entitled to take benefit of DTAA between two countries.

Denial of Foreign Tax Credit merely because Form 67 furnished after due date of return filing is unjustified

June 8, 2023 4530 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that denial of Foreign Tax Credit merely because Form 67 was filed after the due date of filing the return under section 139(1) of the Income Tax Act is unjustified and untenable in law.

DTAA overrides Section 206AA TDS rate

May 22, 2023 4224 Views 0 comment Print

Section 206AA cannot be understood to override the charging Sections 4 and 5 of the Act. It has further held that the provision in Section 206-AA has to be read down to mean that where the deductee i.e., the overseas resident business concern conduct sits operation from a territory, whose Government has entered into a DTAA with India, the rate of taxation would be as dictated by the provisions of the treaty.

Section 206AA cannot have overriding effect on DTAA

September 19, 2022 2529 Views 0 comment Print

CIT International Taxation Vs Air India Ltd. (Delhi High Court) Whether ITAT has erred in holding that the rate of deduction of tax in the case of a non-resident who does not have a PAN and whose case does not lie in the exceptions laid down in Sub-Section 7 of Section 206AA of the Act […]

Procedure for sharing information with tax deductors/collectors

June 9, 2022 1707 Views 0 comment Print

DGIT(S)/ADG(S)-2/Compliance Check/432/2021-22 Government of India Ministry of Finance Central Board of Direct Taxes Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) Notification No. 01 of 2022-Income Tax New Delhi, 09th June, 2022 Compliance Check Functionality for Section 206AB & 206CCA of Income-tax Act 1961 Section 206AB and 206CCA of the Income-tax Act,1961 (effective from 1st July 2021 and […]

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