S.193 TDS on interest on securities

Is Tds need to be deducted if payment to insurance company when it is nt a beneficial owner?
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This discussion clarifies when Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is required on interest earned from securities, particularly when payments are made to insurance companies. Generally, TDS must be deducted unless specific exemptions apply. These exemptions cover interest paid to LIC, GIC, other insurers, certain dematerialised listed securities, and small interest amounts paid to individuals or HUFs via account payee cheque.

Yes. It needs to be deducted as usual unless: 1. any interest payable to the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), in respect of any securities owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; or 2. any interest payable to the General Insurance Corporation of India (hereafter in this clause referred to as the Corporation) or to any of the four companies (hereafter in this clause referred to as such company), formed by virtue of the schemes framed under sub-section (1) of section 16 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972), in respect of any securities owned by the Corporation or such company or in which the Corporation or such company has full beneficial interest; or 3. any interest payable to any other insurer in respect of any securities owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; 4. any interest payable on any security issued by a company, where such security is in dematerialized form and is listed on a recognized stock exchange in India in accordance with the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and the rules made there under 5. any interest payable to an individual or HUF, who is resident in india, on any debenture issued by a company in which the public are substantially interested, if – the amount of interest or as the case many be the aggregate amount of such interest paid or likely to be paid on such debenture during the financial year by the company to such individual or Hindu undivided family does not exceed Rs. 5, 000 Such interest is paid by the company by an account payee cheque.
Yes. It needs to be deducted as usual unless: 1. any interest payable to the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), in respect of any securities owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; or 2. any interest payable to the General Insurance Corporation of India (hereafter in this clause referred to as the Corporation) or to any of the four companies (hereafter in this clause referred to as such company), formed by virtue of the schemes framed under sub-section (1) of section 16 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972), in respect of any securities owned by the Corporation or such company or in which the Corporation or such company has full beneficial interest; or 3. any interest payable to any other insurer in respect of any securities owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; 4. any interest payable on any security issued by a company, where such security is in dematerialized form and is listed on a recognized stock exchange in India in accordance with the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and the rules made there under 5. any interest payable to an individual or HUF, who is resident in india, on any debenture issued by a company in which the public are substantially interested, if – the amount of interest or as the case many be the aggregate amount of such interest paid or likely to be paid on such debenture during the financial year by the company to such individual or Hindu undivided family does not exceed Rs. 5, 000 Such interest is paid by the company by an account payee cheque.

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