194C in hotel

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In a hotel which includes boarding and lodging facility, where cable TV facility is obtained by subscribing to channel packages and then  TV facility is provided in the rooms by the hotel, is TDS  U/S 194C applicable?

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Ms.Rashmi Maria D' Silva

Are you speaking of Deduction of Tax at Source by the hotel to the TV Channel Providers or Deduction of Tax at Source by the customers to the hotel?

Best Wishes

Sathikonda

Mr. Sathikoda

I was speaking about the tax deuction by hotel towards the payment made to TV channel providers.

Dear Rashmi u can't Deduct TDS U/s 194 c towards Tv Channel Providers because there is no contract.. Tds has to be deducted under broadcasting services

Dear Pankaj,

Thank u! for your reply.

Originally posted by : pankaj

Dear Rashmi u can't Deduct TDS U/s 194 c towards Tv Channel Providers because there is no contract.. Tds has to be deducted under broadcasting services

Thats a contradictory answer pankaj sir.

 

First there is no TDS required to be deducted since it is only a service offered to the people at large, like a landline phone or cell phone or internet connection... we are only paying for the use of technology.

 

Second, there need not be a written contract, if that is what you have meant, see circular no 433 of 1985, linked here 

https://law.incometaxindia.gov.in/DitTaxmann/IncomeTaxActs/2008ITAct/Sec_194C.htm

 

Third, broadcasting is also a work as envisaged in section 194C itself. There is no broadcasting done by a cable operator who merely provides channels by subscripttion. There is no need to deduct TDS under broadcasting services.....

 

I think you are also the view that there is no TDS,

but you've confused me.... quite a bit....

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