TDS non deduction as per section 194 IA

sir,
buyer of old residential property more than 50 Lakhs sale considerations is refusing to deduct TDS since he is availing home loan & banker is not willing to deduct while issuing the final payment at time of registration. Even though seller orally advising the buyer to deduct TDS so as to aviod IT Litigation in future. Buyer says nobody following this & nothing will happen. Who will be penalized by IT department buyer or seller in case of any Litigation? What shall seller do? kindly advise.
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Quick Summary
When purchasing residential property for over £50 lakh, the buyer is legally obligated to deduct Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) under Section 194-IA. The buyer is solely responsible for this deduction, not the seller. Failure to deduct TDS can result in significant penalties for the buyer, including interest, late fees, and a penalty under Section 271H, even if the seller pays capital gains tax or claims exemption.

the obligation to deduct TDS is on the buyer of the property only. hence the litigation will also be on buyer only.

Non deduction of TDS would attract Interest, Late Fees and penalty.

Interest : Interest @ 1% per month or part of the month from the date of the purchase

Late fees : Late fees of Rs. 200 per day till filing of TDS return (26QB)

Penalty u/s 271H : 10,000/- to 1,00,000/-

The department may get the information from the registration department through Annual Information Report (AIR) to issue notice to the buyer for non deduction of TDS return

Thank you sir! If suppose seller pays capital gains tax or claims exemption, will the buyer still penalized 

The buyer has to deduct TDS as per the law. He will only be questioned if Department comes to notice of it.

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