Finance/Compliance Consultant
78002 Points
Posted on 06 November 2026
The SAC code does not decide TDS; the nature of the service does.
• Work done to specification (manpower support, facility, back-office, event or logistics support): Sec 194C at 1%/2%. Threshold Rs 30,000 per bill or Rs 1 lakh a year.
• Technical services (call-centre operations, technical support, engineering support): Sec 194J(a) at 2%.
• Professional or managerial services: Sec 194J(b) at 10%. From 1 April 2025, the threshold for both 194J limbs is Rs 50,000 a year, each.
• Commission or brokerage: Sec 194H at 2% (from 1 October 2024; earlier 5%). Threshold Rs 20,000 (from 1 April 2025).
• From 1 April 2026: Sec 393 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, with the same rates.
• Deduct on the value excluding GST if GST is shown separately (CBDT Circular 23/2017).
• If the payee has no PAN, TDS is at 20% (Sec 206AA).