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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


Whether provisions of Section 206AA override DTAA?

August 26, 2018 17370 Views 1 comment Print

When it comes to deduction of TDS while remitting any payment to a Non-Resident the beneficial provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and the Income Tax Act 1961 (Act) is applied. In case where the remittance is not taxable in India then there is no requirement to deduct TDS, otherwise TDS needs to be […]

TDS @20% Emotional Taxation without Representation

July 9, 2018 28299 Views 4 comments Print

Tax Deducted at Source popularly known as TDS, is the tax that is deducted from the income which falls in the taxable category. The rates are well prescribed and tax has to be deducted as provided in the Section 206 AA of the Income Tax Act. SECTION 206AA. REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH PAN Section 206AA talks […]

Provisions of DTAA prevails over Section 206AA : Delhi High Court

May 13, 2018 5580 Views 1 comment Print

The Delhi High Court, while hearing the writ petition of DANISCO India Private Limited, has read down the provisions of section 206AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which mandates deduction of tax at source (TDS) at twenty percent on payments to non-residents since the provision of DTAA would prevail over the said provision.

Section 206AA not overrides other provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961

February 13, 2017 3378 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee cannot be held liable to deduct tax at higher of the rates prescribed in section 206AA in case of payments made to non-resident persons having taxable income in India in spite of their failure to furnish the Permanent Account Numbers.

ITAT Special Bench on Section 206AA– dissenting view on tax rate

February 13, 2017 4689 Views 0 comment Print

Recently ITAT-SB at Hyderabad in Nagarjuna’s case held that even if a non resident does not obtain a PAN, the tax deductor need not deduct TDS at higher rate of 20%.

All about Section 206AA read with Rule 37BC & recent Changes

July 3, 2016 96202 Views 3 comments Print

All about Section 206AA of Income Tax Act, 1961 to be read with Rule 37BC of Income Tax Rules, 1962 alognwith recent changes as applicable from 24th June 2016 after considering the amendment effected by Notification No. 53/2016-Income Tax dated: 24.06.2016. Section-206AA Analysis (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, any […]

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

June 24, 2016 14845 Views 1 comment Print

37BC. Relaxation from deduction of tax at higher rate under section 206AA.– (1) In the case of a non-resident, not being a company, or a foreign company and not having PAN the provisions of section 206AA shall not apply in respect of payments in the nature of interest, royalty, fees for technical services and payments on transfer of any capital asset, if the deductee furnishes details and documents specified in sub-rule (2) to the deductor.

8 Income Tax Provisions Applicable from 1st June 2016

June 3, 2016 24043 Views 0 comment Print

(i) Amendment relating to Advance Tax (The change is effective from financial year 2016-17 onwards) The schedule for payment of Advance Tax by an Individual and other non-corporate assessee has been amended w.e.f. 1st June 2016 as under:

Sec.206AA–Higher TDS not valid where benefit of DTAA available

March 4, 2016 2623 Views 0 comment Print

n this case, it was held that it is not a simple case of deduction of tax at source by applying the rate only as per the provisions of Act, when the benefit of DTAA is available to the recipient. Therefore, the question of applying the rate of 20% as provided u/s 206AA is an issue which requires a long drawn reasoning and finding.

Clash of titans, sec 192 Vs sec 206AA

January 22, 2016 7993 Views 2 comments Print

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. v. Addl CIT (TDS), ITAT Visakhapatnam) Even if there is no PAN, if the deductor has deducted TDS as per provisions of sec 192, Section 206AA does not over-ride section 192 in terms of the requirement of “at the rates specified in the relevant provisions of the Act.

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