TDS on payments by television channels and publishing houses to advertisement companies for procuring or canvassing for advertisements

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a circular regarding Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by television channels and publishing houses to advertisement companies for procuring or canvassing for advertisements. The issued circular has been given below: Circular No. 05/2016 F.No.275 /06/2016-IT(8) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central…

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TDS on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for production of content or programme for telecasting

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a circular regarding Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for production of content or programme for telecasting. The issued circular has been given below:  Circular No. 04/2016 F.No.275/07/20 16-IT(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue…

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If tax is deducted under a wrong provision of the Income-tax Act, the payment is to be disallowed under Section 40(a)(ia) of the said Act

Recently, the Kerala High Court (High Court) in the case of P V S Memorial Hospital Ltd1 (the taxpayer) held that if the tax is deductible under Section 194J2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) but is deducted under Section 194C3 of the Act, the disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Act is still…

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9 Amendments relating to TDS and TCS proposed in Budget 2015-16: Effective from June 01, 2015

Given below are the list of changes applicable from 1st June, 2015 for TDS and TCS amendments: 1. Requirement for obtaining evidence/ particulars by employer for TDS-Section 192 2. TDS from premature withdrawal from Employees Provident Fund Scheme (EPFS)-Sections 192A and 197A 3. TDS from interest (other than interest on securities)-Section 194A 4. TDS from…

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Changes in Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) in Budget 2015

Several amendments have been proposed in the sections dealing with the deduction of tax at source. 1. Requirement for obtaining evidence/ particulars by employer for TDS-Section 192 1.1 Currently, the person responsible for paying salary has to depend upon the evidence/particulars furnished by the employee in respect of deductions, exemptions and set-off of loss claimed….

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Deductor not responsible for non-mention PAN of Deductee in TDS Certificate

As per Income Tax rulings regarding issuing of Form-16 or 16A, deductors are not responsible for non-mention of payees PAN in it. In the other words we can say if the TDS Deductee or Taxpayee not provided his PAN before issuing Form-16 or 16A, there is no penalty on deductor for non-mention payee’s PAN in…

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