The government of India has been implementing measures to curb tax evasion and increase tax compliance by streamlining the tax collection processes. One of those measures is to impose high rates of tax deducted at source (TDS) and tax collected at source (TCS) for non-filers of income tax returns. What is TDS and TCS? Tax…
The provisions contained in Section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961 define how one should deduct TDS on rent. Section 194I imposes an obligation for TDS deduction on persons making rental payments to resident Indians exceeding Rs.2,40,000 in a financial year. Section 194-I was introduced to bring rent under the purview of TDS provisions…
The government has been looking at avenues to make income tax provisions simplified and lessen dependencies on consultants. A step towards it came through the introduction of Sec 115BAC- Tax on Income of Individual/ HUF in the Budget of 2020, as an alternate to the existing regime. Effective AY21-22 (FY 20-21), every individual and HUF…
Section 194Q – TDS on Purchase of Goods limits the scope and applicability of the Section 206C(1H) – TCS on Sale of Goods as the Second Proviso to Section 206C(1H) states that if the buyer deducts tax as per any other provision on the goods purchased by him, no tax shall be collected on the same…
1. TDS Return for Quarter 1 of the Financial Year 2023-24 for Form 24Q (Salary) is to be filed as usual within 31st July, 2023. 2. Due date for filing of Form 26Q, 27Q & 27EQ for Quarter 1 of the Financial Year 2023-24 has been revised and now same needs to filed from September…
For delayed payment of TDS or delayed deduction, the deductor needs to pay interest for these delays. The interest is paid in through Challan / Book Entry similar to TDS payments. While preparing TDS Returns, one needs to ‘allocate’ the interest component from each Challan. Unless this is explicitly not allocated / specified, the Department…
Online poker, rummy and other online games offering real money are seeing real-time growth in the last few years. The online gaming industry witnessed massive growth in the last 10 years with people having personal computers and smartphones that offer the ability and the liberty to live in a virtual world full of possibilities. Earlier…
Income like rent on house property, annual value of property “deemed” to be let out are considered as income from House Property and is taxable in hands the hand of the Assessee. Deduction of interest on borrowed capital while computing the Income from House Property is allowed as follows: House Property is self-occupied: Deduction of…
Relief is provided under section 89(1), if salary pertaining to another period is received in advance/ or in arrears during a financial year, leading to additional tax liability. What is meant by Salary Arrears? Arrears refer to “money that is owed and should have been paid earlier”. Salary received now for an earlier period is…
For the different payment types, as per applicability, standard TDS rates are specified. Under certain provisions of the Act, there could be deviation from this standard deduction rate. The ‘Remarks’ column in the TDS Return is used when; either higher or lower deduction is applicable. If standard rate is being used, the ‘Remarks’ column normally…