The finance minister in her 2023 budget announced, that the intention of government is to maintain continuity as well as simplify taxation and reduce the burden of compliance for the taxpayers. Listed below are some of the key proposed amendments related to TDS and TCS: I. TDS Amendments Section 194BA –Tax provisions for income derived…
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 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a circular No. 18 of 2022 dated 13th September 2022, to eliminate issues in Section 194R of the Income Tax Act, 1956 which mandated an individual providing any benefit to another person to deduct TDS at 10% of the value of the benefit. What is Section 194R…
What is a tax credit? If tax has been deducted at the source (TDS) and the same deposited with the government, it would be treated as a tax paid on behalf of the individual from whom such deduction was done. In short, a tax credit would be allowed to the individual whose tax has been…
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…
Deductor- The Indian Company or a business trust paying interest income Deductee- A non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company Time of Deduction- At the time of credit or payment, whichever is earlier. Rate of TDS- 5%. In addition to the same, the Education Cess and SHE Cess is to be added…
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…
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…
Employee Provident Fund (EPF) was earlier not subject to tax and was tax-free in the hands of the employee. When a contribution was made, the employee could claim an income tax deduction under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against such contribution up to INR 1.5 lakhs. Employee Provident Fund (EPF) was not…
In the Finance Act of 2021, the Indian government inserted Section 194Q. The Indian government’s intention behind enacting this law was to generate a trail of high-value purchases and sales of products. What is Section 194Q? As per this new provision 194Q, a buyer of the goods needs to deduct the TDS if the product…