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TDS: A Bird's-Eye Summary

CA Anoop Kumar Sharma , Last updated: 01 May 2024  
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TDS or Tax Deducted at Source is deducted from the money paid at the time of making particular payments like as salary, professional fees; interest etc. Usually, the person receiving income is liable to pay income tax. But the department is doing help of Tax Deducted at Source provisions make sure that income tax is deducted in advance from the payments being made. The recipient of income receives the net amount (after reducing TDS). The recipient will add the gross amount to his income and the amount of TDS is adjusted against his final tax liability. The recipient takes credit for the amount already deducted and paid on his behalf by payer. This will help the government to collect the taxes in advance and to track the specified transactions in a optimized manner. In this article, we try to explore the TDS rate and provision in summary mode.

TDS: A Bird s-Eye Summary

TDS Chart FY 2024-25

SECTION

NATURE OF TRANSACTIONS

AMOUNT LIMIT

RATE

ADDITIONAL

192

Income From Salary

Income Tax Slab

Slab Rate

 No deduction of tax at source from salaries If net taxable income is less than maximum amount which is not chargeable to tax (Rs. 2,50,000 individual, Rs. 3,00,000 Senior Citizens and Rs. 5,00,000 for Super Senior Citizens)

192A

EPF- Premature Withdrawal

50000

10% (20% if no PAN)

 No TDS from payment of provident fund account of an employee, if amount paid is less than Rs. 50,000

193

Interest on Securities

10000

10%

 Threshold limit for interest on7.75% GOI Savings (Taxable)Bonds 2018 is Rs. 10,000

193

Interest on Debenture

5000

10%

Threshold limit for interest paid on                debentures is Rs. 5,000.

194

Dividend (other than listed companies)

5000

10%

 No TDS from dividend paid by any mode other than cash to resident persons If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 5,000

194A

Interest (other than Securities) by bank/ post office

40000/50000

10%

 By Bank or Co-operative Bank paid to Senior Citizen  Rs. 50,000/-

By Bank or Co-operative Bank paid to Others Than Senior Citizen —Rs. 40,000/-

194A

Interest (other than Securities) by other

5000

10%

Any Other Case — Rs. 5000/-

194B

Winning from Lotteries, Puzzle, Game

10000

30%

No TDS from Lottery / Cross Word Puzzles If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 10,000

194BA

Winnings from online games

NIL

30%

TDS deducted from Rs.1

194BB

Winning from Horse Race

10000

30%

No TDS from winnings from horse races If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 10,000

194C

Payment to Contractor/Sub-Contractor Individuals/HUF Other

30000/100000

1% 2%

1% (individual/HUF)

2% (others)

a) If sum paid or payable to a contractor in a single payment does not exceed Rs. 30,000

b) If sum paid or payable to contractor in aggregate does not exceed Rs. 100,000 during the financial year

194D

Payment of Insurance Commission

15000

5%/10%

5% (individual/HUF)

10% (others)

No TDS from insurance commission paid or payable during the financial year If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 15,000

194DA

Payment in Respect of LIC

100000

5%

No TDS on the amount of income comprised in sum payable under a life insurance a police (including bonus) to a resident (w.e.f. 01-10-2014) person If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 1 lakh

194E

Payment to NR Sportsmen/Sport association

NA

20%

Add HEC@4%

sportsman (including an athlete) or an entertainer (who is not an Indian citizen)

194EE

Payment of NSS Deposits

2500

10%

No TDS from payments made out of deposits under NSS, If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 2,500

194F

Payment of repurchase of unit by UTI or any mutual fund

NIL

20%

TDS deducted from Rs.1

194G

Commission on Sale of Lottery Tickets

15000

5%

No TDS from commission paid on lottery tickets If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 15,000

194H

Commission or Brokerage

15000

5%

No TDS from payment of commission or brokerage If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 15,000.

Further no tax to be deducted from commission payable by BSNL/MTNL to their PCO Franchisees

194I

Rent of L&B or Furniture

240000

10%

No TDS from payment of rent in respect of land &building, furniture or fittings, If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 2,40,000

194I

Rent of Plant & Machinery

240000

2%

No TDS from payment of rent in respect of plant and machinery, If amount paid or payable during the

financial year does not exceed Rs.2,40,000

194IA

Payment for acquisition of immovable property

50 Lakhs

1%

No TDS from payment of consideration for purchase of an immovable property (other than agriculture land) If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 50 Lakhs

194IB

Payment of rent by individual or HUF

50000 Per Month

5%

No TDS from payment of rent in respect of any land or building. If amount paid or payable does not exceed Rs. 50,000 per month.(Other than the rent covered by

194IC

Payment of monetary consideration under Joint Development Agreements

No Limt

10%

 

194J

Fee for Professional or Technical Services(FTS), Royalty, etc

30000

2% &10%

2% TDS, certain royalties, call centre)

10% (others)

No TDS from payment of professional fees, technical fees, royalty and directors’ remuneration, If amount paid or payable during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 30,000

194K

Payment of dividend by Mutual Funds

5000

10%

 

194LA

Payment of Compensation on

acquisition of immovable property

250000

10%

No TDS from payment of compensation on compulsory

194LB

Tax deduction from interest payable to non-resident by an infrastructure debt fund

No Limit

5%

 

194LBA

Payment of income by Business trust

No Limit

10%

 

194LBB

Payment of income by Investment fund

No Limit

10%

 

194LBC

Income by securitization trust

No Limit

25% & 30%

25%(Individual/HUF)

30% (Others)

194LC

Payment of interest by an Indian Company or a business trust in respect of money borrowed in foreign currency under a loan agreement or byway of issue of long-term bonds (including long-term infrastructure bond)

No Limit

5% &  4%

In case where interest is payable in respect  of Long-term Bond or Rupee Denominated Bond listed on recognized stock exchange located in IFSC

194LD

Payment of interest on rupee denominated bond of an Indian Company or Government

securities to a Foreign Institutional Investor o ra Qualified Foreign Investor

 

5%

 

194M

Payment to commission ,brokerage etc. by Individual and HUF

50Lakhs

5%

No obligation to deduct tax by an Individual or HUF (other than those who are required to deduct income-tax as per the provisions of section194C, section 194H or section 194J) responsible for paying any sum to any resident for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract, by way of commission (not being insurance commission referred to in section194D) or brokerage or by way of fees for professional services. If aggregate of sum paid or credited during a financial year does not exceed Rs. 50 lakh.

194N

Cash withdrawal during the previous year from one or more account maintained by a person with a banking company, co-operative society engaged in business of banking or a post office

No obligation to deduct tax by a banking company, co-operative bank or a post office on cash withdrawal made by a person if aggregate of amount of cash withdrawal during the financial year from one or more account does not exceed Rs. 1 crore/20 lakhs (as the case may be).

2% or 5%

2%: In general if cash with drawn exceeds Rs. 1crore

If assessee has not furnished return for last 3 assessment years and cash with drawn exceeds Rs. 20lakhs but upto Rs.1 crore.

5%: If assessee has not furnished return for last 3assessmentyears and cash withdrawn exceeds Rs. 1crore

Note: the threshold limit of Rs. 1crore is increased to Rs. 3 crores for the deduction of tax under Section194N from the withdrawal of cash made by co-operative society

194O

TDS on e-Commerce participants

5Lakhs

1%

No TDS from payment to participants of e-commerce, If amount paid or payable to resident Individual or HUF during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 5Lakhs

194P

Deduction of tax by specified bank in case of senior citizen having age of 75 or more

Slab amount

Slab Rate

Relaxation for senior citizen from filing ITR (Subject to Tax Deduction under Section 194P)

194Q

Payment to resident for purchase of goods (w.e.f. 01.07.2021)

50 Lakhs

0.1%

The Threshold Limit is Rs.50,00,000 applicable when total sales or gross receipts or turnover from the business carried one exceeds Rs. 10 Crores during the financial year immediately preceding the financial year in which the purchase of goods is carried out

194R

Deduction of tax on benefit or perquisite in respect of business or profession

20000

10%

Deduction of tax in case any benefit or perquisite is provided and aggregate value of such

Note: Benefit or perquisite should be arising from business or the exercise of a profession by such resident.

194S

Payment on transfer of virtual digital asset

Payment on transfer of Virtual Digital Asset

Note: No tax shall be deducted  under this provision in the following circumstances:

  • If the consideration is payable by any person (other than a specified person) and its aggregate value does not exceed Rs. 10,000 during the financial year.
  • If the consideration is payable by a specified person and its aggregate value does not exceed Rs. 50,000 during the financial year.

1%

Specified person means:

(a) An individual or a HUF, whose total sales, gross receipts or turnover does not exceed Rs. 1crore in case of business or Rs. 50lakhs in case of a profession, during the financial year immediately preceding the financial year in which virtual digital asset is transferred;

 

Conclusion

 

End of this article we can say about Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) serves as a crucial mechanism for the government to collect taxes in advance and ensure compliance with tax regulations.  The TDS chart for the financial year 2024-25 provides a effective summary of various sections, each outlining the nature of transactions, applicable amount limits, and corresponding rates of deduction. This article writes only for informational and education purpose; however it is advisable to consult with tax professional for specific issue and challenge.

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