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Basic :Payments to contractor -Section 194C applies to a person who is responsible for “paying any sum to a contractor or sub-contractor”. Such contractor or sub-contractor should be a resident in terms of section 6 of the I.T . Act, 1961.
Time of Deduction : As per Section 194C the payer is enjoined to deduct tax at source at the time of credit of any sum to the account of contractor or at the time of payment either in cash or by cheque or draft which ever is earlier .
Even where the credit is made in any account called “Suspense Account” or in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income, such credit will be deemed to be in the account of payee (contractor or sub-contractor as the case may be) and deduction of tax will have to be made.
Nature of Payment To contractor :The deduction is to be done for payment for carrying out any work(including supply of labour) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and a specified person .
Job work :Where any sum is paid or credited for carrying out any work pertaining to manufacturing or supplying a product according to the requirement or specification of a customer by using material purchased by such customer , then the tax is to be deducted at source ;
- On the invoice value excluding the value of material, if such value is mentioned separately in the invoice; or
- On the whole of the invoice value, if the value of the material is not mentioned separately in the invoice.
TDS rate : The deduction is to be made at the following rates :(applicable from 01.10.2009 ) (also applicable in Financial year 2015-16)
- 1% where payment/credit is to an individual/HUF .(check Forth Digit of Pan of contractor "P" or "H")
- 2 % where recipient is any other person.
- No cess and surcharge on Basic TDS rates given above on payment made to Residents .
TDS without PAN : If Pan has not been provided by the deductee, then TDS must be deducted @ 20% u/s 206AA. (read Section 206AA in detail)
Cut off amount :If the credit or the payment in pursuance of the contract does not exceed Rs.30,000/-, no deduction has to be made at source. However , if the aggregate of all amounts paid/credited or likely to be paid/credited exceeds Rs. 75,000/- then tax at source is to be deducted.
Due date of Deposit: Before 7th of Next month , However if deposit by Book Adjustment by Govt department then on same day.Tax deducted in the Month of March due date is April 30th.