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 : Karnataka High Court flags catch-22 in TDS prosecution of ex-MD post-liquidation; directs Official Liquidator to act on representa...
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 : 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....
Article covers TDS provisions under Section under Section 194LB – Income by way of interest from Infrastructure Debt Fund,Section 194LBA – Certain Income from units of business trust, Section 194LBB – Income in respect of units of the investment fund and Section 194LBC – Income in respect of investment in securitization trust. Section 194LB – […]
Sec. 194DA: TDS, on Payment in respect of life insurance policy, to be deducted by the insurer. Charging section: 194DA of Income Tax Act 1961. What section 194DA says? (Up to 31.8.2019) 194DA states, any person responsible for paying to a resident any sum under a life insurance policy, including the sum allocated by way […]
Section 194LA: Payment of Compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property With effect from 1st October 2004, new section 194LA was inserted into the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 194LA relates to the TDS provisions applicable on the payment of compensation at the time of acquisition of certain type of immovable property. The present article […]
Changes in TDS provision via Finance bill,2019 as passed by Lok Sabha and Interim Budget, 2019 1. Sec 194M (new section): TDS on payment exceeding Rs 50 lakhs to Contractor or Professional by Individual/HUF (Applicable w.e.f. 01/09/2019) Insertion of New Section after Sec 194LD: (1) Any person, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family […]
There is general perception among people that amount received on maturity of life insurance is exempt from income tax. However the same is not true. Receipt from life insurance may occasion on 2 events: 1. On death of the person insured (Death proceeds) 2. On maturity of the policy in the normal course (maturity proceeds) […]
In spite of already existing similar provisions under section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, with a view to widen the tax base, the new section 194-IB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was introduced vide the Finance Act, 2017. The provisions of section 194-IB were made effective from 1st June 2017. Section 194-IB deals […]
Deposit of TDS deducted to the credit of the Central Government with delay of 12 months without having reasonable cause was punishable with rigorous imprisonment of 3 months and fine of Rs.5,000/ (Rs. Five Thousand only) each for having committed offence..
Prior to the introduction of section 194-IA, the transaction of immovable property was usually undervalued and under-reported. With a view to improve reporting of such transaction and to curb the black money transactions to some extent, section 194-IA of the Income Tax Act was inserted. Provisions of section 194-IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 were made […]
When assessee itself had filed separate TDS statements in respect of the tax deducted at source relating to the respective flats, while processing such statements under section 200A, AO had to levy fee under section 234E taking into account the delay in filing each of the statements and the levy of fee prescribed under section 234E could not be restricted to one challan–cum–statement filed in Form no.26QB.
Section 194I was inserted vide the Finance Act, 1994. The present article covers the important section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which deals with the provisions of ‘TDS on Rent’. Meaning of the term ‘Rent’ – Before going into the nitty-gritty of the provisions of section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, first […]
