Income Tax : The new rules replace old form numbers with a structured sequence across categories. The update simplifies compliance and improves...
Income Tax : Tax authorities are increasingly questioning decision logic behind TDS deductions. The lack of recorded reasoning in ERPs makes co...
Income Tax : The new law replaces the 1961 Act without introducing new taxes or changing tax policy. It simplifies provisions, reduces complexi...
Income Tax : The case highlights that TDS applies to multiple income categories including salary, interest, and contracts. It reiterates that f...
Income Tax : The 30% Disallowance Trap in Section 35(b) of the Income Tax Act, 2025: When a Wrong TDS Payment Code Under Section 393 Triggers F...
Income Tax : Income Tax India, through its X account post dated 30.03.2026, has clarified the applicability of tax deduction at source (TDS) on...
Income Tax : Rule 219 prescribes Forms 138, 140, 142–144, fixed quarterly due dates, special challan-cum-statements for specified transaction...
Income Tax : Rules 212–213 introduce Form 127 for buyer declarations to avoid TCS and Form 128 for obtaining lower or nil TDS/TCS certificate...
Income Tax : Stakeholder-wise and thematic overview of Budget 2026 tax reform proposals covering farmers, MSMEs, corporates, NRIs, exporters, a...
Income Tax : The C&AG’s audits ensure proper assessment, collection, and allocation of direct taxes, identifying evasion risks and improving ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that consultancy payments for architectural services were not FTS since no technical knowledge was made availabl...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that TDS credit must be granted in the year in which the related income is assessed, even if it is not reflected...
Income Tax : Expenses incurred for a proposed business project later abandoned were allowed as revenue expenditure. The Tribunal held that such...
Income Tax : The case examines whether estimated expense disallowances can be made without rejecting books of account. ITAT held such additions...
Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that...
Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : The issue involved delay in issuing TDS certificates due to technical issues. The Board extended the deadline to provide relief. T...
Goods and Services Tax : The advisory explains that registrations will be automatically suspended if bank account details are not furnished within 30 days....
WHAT IS TDS AND TCS IN INCOME TAX? TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE (TDS): TDS is known as Tax Deducted at Source, it is the income tax which is deducted from the payment made at the time of making some specified payments like rent, professional fees, commission, interest, salary etc. Normally whenever any individual earns income […]
Section 192 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 TDS on Salary – An Employer Approach This article might be useful for employers by guiding them regarding deducting TDS on salary income payable to their employees in all aspects. I am hereby addressing frequently arising doubts among the employers with respect to salary TDS. Here we, […]
The concept of TDS was introduced with an aim to collect tax from the very source of income. As per this concept, a person (deductor) who is liable to make payment of specified nature to any other person (deductee) shall deduct tax at source and remit the same into the account of the Central Government. […]
Laxmi D. Gupta Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT: Telecom Distributor is exempt from TDS on Commission given directly to Retailers by Service Provider In the case, the Appellant is engaged in distribution of SIM cards and mobile recharge coupons of Uninor. During proceedings, upon perusal of financial statements, the AO disallowed the expenses claimed by […]
With the amendment in Finance Act, 2020 section 194N was amended by substituting 83A which imposes 2% TDS on withdrawal of sum exceeding Rs. 1 crore. This section has came into effect from 1 st July 2020. Every person including – (i) Individuals (ii) HUF (iii) Company (iv) Partnership firms or LLP (v) Local authorities […]
ACIT Vs Yashovardhan Tyagi (ITAT Delhi) Clause (v) of Explanation 2 to Section 9(1) consists of two different transactions, one inclusive another non-inclusive. The inclusive part consists of the transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of a licence) in respect of any copyright, literary, artistic or scientific work including films or video […]
The issue to be decided is whether the levy of service tax on the TDS portion borne by the appellant is legal and proper. The issue stands decided by the order of the Tribunal in the appellant’s own case for a different period.
NSDL releases e-TDS/TCS Return Preparation Utility (RPU) version 3.7 for Regular & Correction quarterly e-TDS/TCS statements from FY 2007-08 onwards i and e-TDS/TCS File validation utility (FVU) versions 2.168 for FY 2007-08 to FY 2009-10 and 7.2 for FY 2010-11 onwards which are appliable from with effect from October 01, 2021 onwards. A. e-TDS/TCS Return […]
ITO (TDS) Vs Tata Teleservices Limited (ITAT Delhi) ITAT held that the sale of recharge voucher coupons and starter kits and the discount offered to the distributors would not attract TDS provisions u/s 194H of the Act and as such no default U/s 201(1) of the Act can be attributed to the assessee. Sole issue […]
Understanding the Applicability of Section 206AB & 206CCA Provision from 01st July 2021. Know how these new sections affect TDS/TCS rates for non-filers of Income Tax Returns.