As per current Finance Act 2017, Business Expenditure exceeding Rs 10,000/- made in cash will be disallowed. Ours is a Travel Company & we make visa payments to consulates on behalf of our clients going on package tours. These payments are made in India to different consulates in cash. Can we make cash payment above Rs 10,000/- in such case ?
"These payments are made in India to different consulates in cash. Can we make cash payment above Rs 10,000/- in such case ?
Is there no option available to pay by DD or online bank transfers?
Yes. That Option is there but many times Considering Urgency, based on Departure dates of Group tours (To get Visa of all tour participants) before due date, Cash payment is easy instead of making DD/NEFT
as per new provision any expenses I.e. capital or revenue incurred by way of cash is not allowable unless assessee fails to prove genuine cause. if you have genuine cause then your case may be considered for allowance
with the advancement of technology if we go out with this reason definitely it will not be allowed. ..By the way why do we need to pay cash to consulate do they really accept that...To my knowledge they prefer Transfers or in any case DD but paying in cash I don think it would work...anyhow for your query it will be disallowed
Vikash , As per 194-c TDS is deductible at 10% if with pan and 20% without pan for an amount which is 30,000 one time payment or Aggregate 75,000 for the F.Y and for cash transactions corresponding to section 40 -A and also subject to Rule 6DD ; the limit of 35000 per day still remains the same so till that amount in case of transport operators you can have cash payments but suggested not to encourage and try to avoid cash payments. however attaching you some links which would support you in Understanding the situation
for TDS https://www.cutmytax.com/tds-rates-for-f-y-2012-13/ for cash limit https://www.simpletaxindia.net/2017/03/restriction-on-cash-transaction-in-budget-2017.H T M L?m=1
As such Travel Agents makes payment on behalf of their clients so it can be argued that each payment was made to consulate office on behalf of each passenger.There is provision of accepting DD , but if there is limitation as to time then cash is preferred by Travel Agents.Some of the consulates also accepts online payment .It is not expenses incurred by Travel Agency Co.