Tds on c & fa invoice

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Amit Kondalkar (Querist)
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02 July 2014 If we received C&FA [CLEARING & FORWARD AGENT] single invoice for below charges

Agency charges + Service Tax
Other reimbursement Charges – not tax

Then TDS will deduct on full invoice or only on agency charges

Please help

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02 July 2014 tds will be on full charges except the service tax amount

Rupesh Jain

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02 July 2014 tds wil deducted u/s 194C for agency charges bill.

Amit Kondalkar

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02 July 2014 AGREE IT WILL BE CHARGE U/S 194C

SUPPOSE

1st Example

REIMBURSEMENT [SEA FREIGHT/TRANSPORTATION CHGS/STAMP DUTY ETC. AMT]IS 3,00,000
&
AGENCY CHGS/ENDORSEMENT CHGS IS 2500 + ST 309

TOTAL INV AMT : 3,02,809/-

THEN TDS AMT WILL BE Rs.6,050/- [UNDER 194C] OR RS. 50/-

OR

2 EXAMPLE

REIMBURSEMENT [SEA FREIGHT/TRANSPORTATION CHGS/STAMP DUTY ETC. AMT]ARE 40,000-
&
AGENCY CHGS/ENDORSEMENT CHGS IS 4500 + ST 556

TOTAL INV AMT : 45,056/-

THEN TDS AMT WILL BE 890/- [UNDER 194C] OR 90/-

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Amit Kondalkar

Amit Kondalkar (Querist)
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03 July 2014 can anyone help me??

Aashok Kumar Sharma online

Aashok Kumar Sharma online

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27 July 2025 Sure! Let me clarify the TDS calculation for your C\&FA invoice examples.

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### Basic principle:

* **TDS is deducted only on the Agency Charges (service fees) part, excluding Service Tax and reimbursements.**
* **No TDS on reimbursements** (like freight, transportation, stamp duty).
* **No TDS on Service Tax** as it is a tax collected on behalf of the government.

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### Section:

* TDS on C\&F agency charges falls under **Section 194C** (payment to contractors) generally.
* The applicable rate is **1% or 2%**, depending on the category of the deductee.

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### Your examples:

| Example | Calculation for TDS (assuming 2%) |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
| **1st Example:** | Agency charges = Rs. 2,500 |
| Reimbursement = 3,00,000 | Service Tax = Rs. 309 |
| Total Invoice = 3,02,809 | TDS = 2% of 2,500 = Rs. 50 |
| | **TDS = Rs. 50** |
| **2nd Example:** | Agency charges = Rs. 4,500 |
| Reimbursement = 40,000 | Service Tax = Rs. 556 |
| Total Invoice = 45,056 | TDS = 2% of 4,500 = Rs. 90 |
| | **TDS = Rs. 90** |

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### Important Notes:

* Use **agency charges amount only**, **excluding service tax** and **excluding reimbursements**.
* Service tax is not subject to TDS.
* Deduct and deposit TDS accordingly.

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If you want, I can help you draft the TDS entry or calculation sheet for multiple invoices!

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