This discussion clarifies whether brokerage income received as a franchise of Aditya Birla Money Ltd. should be classified as business income or professional income. While TDS was deducted under Section 194J for 'Fee for Technical Services', the consensus leans towards treating it as business income due to its commission nature, making it ineligible for Section 44AD.
21 October 2021
As TDS deducted for technical services at @ 2% (now sec.194Ja) it will be treated as business income. Being commission nature, cannot be offered u/s. 44AD too.