TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE

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TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE

STRUCTURE
15.0 Introduction
15.1 Objective
15.2 TDS on Salary
15.3 TDS on interest on securities
15.4 TDS on dividend
15.5 TDS on Winning
15.6 TDS on contractors
15.7 TDS on Professional Fees
15.8 TDS on Rent
15.9 Let us Sum Up
15.10 Glossary
15.11 Self Assessment Exercise
15.0 INTRODUCTION
Assessee pays tax in the assessment year on the income earned in previous
year. Due to this rule the tax collection is delayed till the completion of the
previous year. Even sometimes people conceal there income and the tax is not
paid at all. In order to overcome these problems, government started deducted
some amount of tax from the amount which is receivable by the assessee. The
amount of tax so deducted is called as “Tax Deducted at Source”, i.e., TDS.
15.1 OBJECTIVE
After going through this lesson you will be ale to understand what is the
scheme of tax deduction at source. How tax is deducted from salary income,
interest and dividend income, winning from lottery, crossword puzzle, races
including horse races, gambling, betting etc., and payments of Rent,
contractors and Professional fees.
15.2 TDS ON SALARY
TDS on salaries [Sec 192]
Any person responsible for paying Salaries (i.e. employer) is required to
deduct tax on the salaries payable by him. Tax is to be deducted at the
prescribed rate applicable for P.Y.
TDS is deducted after considering the following
198
1. If salary exceeds minimum non-taxable limit (Rs 1,00,000/Rs.
1,35,000/Rs. 1,85,000)
2. Value of perk is to be included in salary.
3. Employee can claim deduction u/s 80C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80D,
80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80G, 80GG and 80U.
4. Salary shall be rounded off in multiple of Rs 10 and tax in
multiple of Rs 1
5. Income from any other heads if disclosed by assesses shall be
considered
6. If employee was earlier employed somewhere else during the
P.Y. then the present employer should consider the amount of
income & TDS on that for computing the TDS on total income of
employee
7. TDS shall be deducted on monthly basis.
15.3 TDS ON INTEREST ON SECURITIES
TDS on Interest on securities [sec 193]
Any person responsible for paying interest on securities shall deduct interest at
the prescribed rates. Tax is to be deducted at the time of:-
1. Payment of interest or
2. Making interest due; which ever is earlier
No TDS on following: -
(a) 4 ½ % National Defence bonds
(b) National development bonds
(c) 7 yrs National Saving Certificates
(d) 6 ½ % or 7% Gold Bonds
(e) National Development Bonds
(f) Debentures of Co-operative society
No TDS on interest on debentures issued by a listed public company if
following conditions are satisfied: -
1. Interest is paid by A/c payee cheque
2. Interest is paid to an resident Individual and
3. If interest is less then Rs.2, 500 p.a.
4. Debentures are listed in a stock exchange
The rate of T.D.S is:
• 10% plus surcharge plus education cess - for Listed Debentures
• 20% plus surcharge plus education cess - for Non- Listed
Debentures
15.4 TDS ON DIVIDEND
TDS on Dividends [Sec 194]
199
The principal officer is required to deduct tax at prescribed rates on dividend
(including Deemed dividend) payment to a resident individual shareholder
(both preference & equity)
No TDS on dividend paid by a Co in which public is substantially interested
i.e. a public company, if following conditions are satisfied: -
1. Dividend is paid by an A/c payee cheque
2. Dividend is paid to a resident Individual
3. Dividend is less than Rs 5000 p.a.
However from 1.6.97 no TDS is required in case of dividend paid by a
domestic company. Thus this section is now relevant only for non-Indian
company declaring dividend in India and domestic company declaring deemed
dividend
Now Indian Companies are required to pay corporate dividend tax @ 10% on
dividends paid or declared u/s 115-O.
The rate of T.D.S is 10% plus surcharge plus education cess.
15.5 TDS ON WINNING
TDS on winning from lottery or crossword puzzle [Sec 194 B]
Any person responsible for paying income on winning from lottery or
crossword puzzle shall deduct tax @ 30% plus surcharge plus education cess.
TDS is payable if the amount of winning exceeds Rs 5,000. Thus, no TDS on
payment of Rs 5,000 or less.
TDS on winning from Horse Races [Sec 194 BB]
Same provisions as in lottery & crossword puzzle. Only difference is Rs 5,000
to be read as Rs 2,500.
15.6 TDS ON CONTRACTORS
Payment to contractors and subcontractors [Sec 194 C]
1. If payment is made to an OR contractor.
2. Payment should be made as a part of contract.
3. Payment should be made by:
a) Govt. f) Trust
b) Local Authority g) A statutory cooperation
c) Company h) A firm
d) Co-Operative Society I) University established
under Act
e) Society j) Authority established
under Act
4. Tax to be deducted if payment exceeds Rs. 20,000.
5. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment,
whichever is earlier
200
6. TDS rate is 2 % plus surcharge plus education cess of contract amount
(1 % in case of advertising contract)
TDS on payment to Sub Contractors [Sec 194 C]
1. If payment is made to an OR subcontractor
2. Payment should be made as a part of contract
3. Payment should be made by any person, except HUF & individuals
4. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment.
5. Tax to be deducted @ 1% plus surcharge plus education cess of
contract amount
15.7 TDS ON PROFESSIONAL FEES
TDS on Professional or Technical Fees [Sec 194 J]
1. Payment should be made by any person, except HUF & individuals
2. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment,
whichever is earlier.
3. Tax to be deducted @ 5 % plus surcharge plus education cess of total
amount.
4. No TDS on payment made due before 1.7.95
5. TDS only if amount exceeds Rs. 20,000
15.8 TDS ON RENT
TDS on Rent [Sec 194 I]
1. Payment should be made by any person, except HUF & individuals
2. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment,
whichever is earlier.
3. Tax to be deducted @ 20 % plus surcharge plus education cess of total
amount (15% in case payment is made to Individual or HUF)
4. TDS only if amount exceeds Rs. 1, 20,000.
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
Activity A: What are rates of T.D.S in case of?
• Dividend
• Interest on securities
• Professional Fees
• Rent
• Contractor
• Winning from lotteries, crossword puzzles etc.
Activity B: What is the maximum amount on which Tax is not required to be
deducted in case of?
• Dividend
• Interest on securities
• Professional Fees
201
• Rent
• Contractor Winning from lotteries, crossword puzzles etc.
15.9 LET US SUM UP
T.D.S stands for tax deducted at source, which literally means the tax required
to be paid by the assessee, is deducted by the person paying the income to
him. Thus, the tax is deducted at the source f income itself. Although it is
worth mentioning here that whole of tax is not deducted at the source but only
a certain part is deducted. In some cases it may also get excess while in other
cases it may be less then the total tax liability. However, in case of salary the
total tax liability can be deducted at source itself. The intention behind T.D.S
is fast collection of tax and to avoid tax evasion, by concealing income.
15.10 GLOSSARY
Contractors: Contractor is a person who undertakes the work of others and
completes it as per the agreement and receives the payment for the job
completed by him.
Dividend: Dividend is the share of profit of any corporate which is divided
among the shareholders of that corporate body.
Interest: Interest is periodic payment made for borrowing some money.
Professional: Professional is a person who has some specialized skill or
knowledge which he has acquired after some formal education and training.
15.11 SELF ASSESSMENT EXCERCISE
1. Discuss the provisions of the T.D.S on income from salary in the
income tax act.
2. Compare the T.D.S provisions of professional and contractors.
3.
15.12 FURTHER AND SUGGESTED
READINGS
1. Dr. Vinod K. Singhania and Monica Singhania; Students’ Guide to
Income Tax; Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd.; latest edition.
2. Mahesh Chandra & D.C. Shukla; Income-tax Law and Practice; Pragati
Publications; latest edition.
3. H.C. Mehrotra; Income-tax Law and Accounts; Sahitya Bhawan; latest
edition.
4. Girish Ahuja and Ravi Gupta; An Elementary Approach to Income Tax &
Sales Tax; Bharat Publications; latest edition.
5. Dinkar Pagare; Law and Practice of Income Tax; Sultan Chand & Sons;
latest edition
 

P J Shah

New member
Sir
No TDS U/s 194 on Deemed Dividend is required to be deducted. And also now Dividend Distribution Tax is payable by the Company declaring dividend and such dividend income is exempt in the hands of recipients
P J Shah
 
Interesting things to know about tax deducted at source

1. TDS is the tax paid by individuals on certain types of incomes.

2. TDS is deductible at various rates

3. The deductor issues a TDS certificate to the deductee
 
TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE

STRUCTURE
15.0 Introduction
15.1 Objective
15.2 TDS on Salary
15.3 TDS on interest on securities
15.4 TDS on dividend
15.5 TDS on Winning
15.6 TDS on contractors
15.7 TDS on Professional Fees
15.8 TDS on Rent
15.9 Let us Sum Up
15.10 Glossary
15.11 Self Assessment Exercise
15.0 INTRODUCTION
Assessee pays tax in the assessment year on the income earned in previous
year. Due to this rule the tax collection is delayed till the completion of the
previous year. Even sometimes people conceal there income and the tax is not
paid at all. In order to overcome these problems, government started deducted
some amount of tax from the amount which is receivable by the assessee. The
amount of tax so deducted is called as “Tax Deducted at Source”, i.e., TDS.
15.1 OBJECTIVE
After going through this lesson you will be ale to understand what is the
scheme of tax deduction at source. How tax is deducted from salary income,
interest and dividend income, winning from lottery, crossword puzzle, races
including horse races, gambling, betting etc., and payments of Rent,
contractors and Professional fees.
15.2 TDS ON SALARY
TDS on salaries [Sec 192]
Any person responsible for paying Salaries (i.e. employer) is required to
deduct tax on the salaries payable by him. Tax is to be deducted at the
prescribed rate applicable for P.Y.
TDS is deducted after considering the following
198
1. If salary exceeds minimum non-taxable limit (Rs 1,00,000/Rs.
1,35,000/Rs. 1,85,000)
2. Value of perk is to be included in salary.
3. Employee can claim deduction u/s 80C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80D,
80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80G, 80GG and 80U.
4. Salary shall be rounded off in multiple of Rs 10 and tax in
multiple of Rs 1
5. Income from any other heads if disclosed by assesses shall be
considered
6. If employee was earlier employed somewhere else during the
P.Y. then the present employer should consider the amount of
income & TDS on that for computing the TDS on total income of
employee
7. TDS shall be deducted on monthly basis.
15.3 TDS ON INTEREST ON SECURITIES
TDS on Interest on securities [sec 193]
Any person responsible for paying interest on securities shall deduct interest at
the prescribed rates. Tax is to be deducted at the time of:-
1. Payment of interest or
2. Making interest due; which ever is earlier
No TDS on following: -
(a) 4 ½ % National Defence bonds
(b) National development bonds
(c) 7 yrs National Saving Certificates
(d) 6 ½ % or 7% Gold Bonds
(e) National Development Bonds
(f) Debentures of Co-operative society
No TDS on interest on debentures issued by a listed public company if
following conditions are satisfied: -
1. Interest is paid by A/c payee cheque
2. Interest is paid to an resident Individual and
3. If interest is less then Rs.2, 500 p.a.
4. Debentures are listed in a stock exchange
The rate of T.D.S is:
• 10% plus surcharge plus education cess - for Listed Debentures
• 20% plus surcharge plus education cess - for Non- Listed
Debentures
15.4 TDS ON DIVIDEND
TDS on Dividends [Sec 194]
199
The principal officer is required to deduct tax at prescribed rates on dividend
(including Deemed dividend) payment to a resident individual shareholder
(both preference & equity)
No TDS on dividend paid by a Co in which public is substantially interested
i.e. a public company, if following conditions are satisfied: -
1. Dividend is paid by an A/c payee cheque
2. Dividend is paid to a resident Individual
3. Dividend is less than Rs 5000 p.a.
However from 1.6.97 no TDS is required in case of dividend paid by a
domestic company. Thus this section is now relevant only for non-Indian
company declaring dividend in India and domestic company declaring deemed
dividend
Now Indian Companies are required to pay corporate dividend tax @ 10% on
dividends paid or declared u/s 115-O.
The rate of T.D.S is 10% plus surcharge plus education cess.
15.5 TDS ON WINNING
TDS on winning from lottery or crossword puzzle [Sec 194 B]
Any person responsible for paying income on winning from lottery or
crossword puzzle shall deduct tax @ 30% plus surcharge plus education cess.
TDS is payable if the amount of winning exceeds Rs 5,000. Thus, no TDS on
payment of Rs 5,000 or less.
TDS on winning from Horse Races [Sec 194 BB]
Same provisions as in lottery & crossword puzzle. Only difference is Rs 5,000
to be read as Rs 2,500.
15.6 TDS ON CONTRACTORS
Payment to contractors and subcontractors [Sec 194 C]
1. If payment is made to an OR contractor.
2. Payment should be made as a part of contract.
3. Payment should be made by:
a) Govt. f) Trust
b) Local Authority g) A statutory cooperation
c) Company h) A firm
d) Co-Operative Society I) University established
under Act
e) Society j) Authority established
under Act
4. Tax to be deducted if payment exceeds Rs. 20,000.
5. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment,
whichever is earlier
200
6. TDS rate is 2 % plus surcharge plus education cess of contract amount
(1 % in case of advertising contract)
TDS on payment to Sub Contractors [Sec 194 C]
1. If payment is made to an OR subcontractor
2. Payment should be made as a part of contract
3. Payment should be made by any person, except HUF & individuals
4. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment.
5. Tax to be deducted @ 1% plus surcharge plus education cess of
contract amount
15.7 TDS ON PROFESSIONAL FEES
TDS on Professional or Technical Fees [Sec 194 J]
1. Payment should be made by any person, except HUF & individuals
2. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment,
whichever is earlier.
3. Tax to be deducted @ 5 % plus surcharge plus education cess of total
amount.
4. No TDS on payment made due before 1.7.95
5. TDS only if amount exceeds Rs. 20,000
15.8 TDS ON RENT
TDS on Rent [Sec 194 I]
1. Payment should be made by any person, except HUF & individuals
2. Tax to be deducted at the time of making due or making payment,
whichever is earlier.
3. Tax to be deducted @ 20 % plus surcharge plus education cess of total
amount (15% in case payment is made to Individual or HUF)
4. TDS only if amount exceeds Rs. 1, 20,000.
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
Activity A: What are rates of T.D.S in case of?
• Dividend
• Interest on securities
• Professional Fees
• Rent
• Contractor
• Winning from lotteries, crossword puzzles etc.
Activity B: What is the maximum amount on which Tax is not required to be
deducted in case of?
• Dividend
• Interest on securities
• Professional Fees
201
• Rent
• Contractor Winning from lotteries, crossword puzzles etc.
15.9 LET US SUM UP
T.D.S stands for tax deducted at source, which literally means the tax required
to be paid by the assessee, is deducted by the person paying the income to
him. Thus, the tax is deducted at the source f income itself. Although it is
worth mentioning here that whole of tax is not deducted at the source but only
a certain part is deducted. In some cases it may also get excess while in other
cases it may be less then the total tax liability. However, in case of salary the
total tax liability can be deducted at source itself. The intention behind T.D.S
is fast collection of tax and to avoid tax evasion, by concealing income.
15.10 GLOSSARY
Contractors: Contractor is a person who undertakes the work of others and
completes it as per the agreement and receives the payment for the job
completed by him.
Dividend: Dividend is the share of profit of any corporate which is divided
among the shareholders of that corporate body.
Interest: Interest is periodic payment made for borrowing some money.
Professional: Professional is a person who has some specialized skill or
knowledge which he has acquired after some formal education and training.
15.11 SELF ASSESSMENT EXCERCISE
1. Discuss the provisions of the T.D.S on income from salary in the
income tax act.
2. Compare the T.D.S provisions of professional and contractors.
3.
15.12 FURTHER AND SUGGESTED
READINGS
1. Dr. Vinod K. Singhania and Monica Singhania; Students’ Guide to
Income Tax; Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd.; latest edition.
2. Mahesh Chandra & D.C. Shukla; Income-tax Law and Practice; Pragati
Publications; latest edition.
3. H.C. Mehrotra; Income-tax Law and Accounts; Sahitya Bhawan; latest
edition.
4. Girish Ahuja and Ravi Gupta; An Elementary Approach to Income Tax &
Sales Tax; Bharat Publications; latest edition.
5. Dinkar Pagare; Law and Practice of Income Tax; Sultan Chand & Sons;
latest edition

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