03 June 2013
dear sir, i am a sub-broker of religare securities ltd. they have introduced a contest in which certain brokerage targets was fixed. I achieved the target & hence i got the prize/gift. Now company is saying that i need to pay 30% tax on the value of such gift(value of gift 12000/-). Are they justified in deducting TDS @ 30% under section 194B?
03 June 2013
The chance given to you to win a prize is a free chance and is not a chance given in return for a price or contribution paid by you. Hence deduction u/s 194B will not sustain.