Section 197 A of the Income Tax Act 1961
From 1st of January 2013, no TDS will be deducted on the following payment made by a person to a bank that is listed in Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), excluding a foreign bank, namely:-
(i) bank guarantee commission;
(ii) cash management service charges;
(iii) depository charges on maintenance of DEMAT accounts;
(iv) charges for warehousing services for commodities;
(v) underwriting service charges;
(vi) clearing charges (MICR charges);
(vii) credit card or debit card commission for transaction between the merchant establishment and acquirer bank.
The above is as per a notification.
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