Designated Partner
21 Points
Joined June 2015
Most people are confused and don't have logical explanation for tds rate for Recruitment.
TDS rate for Placement agency is 2% according to Section 194c.
First of all we must understand what is professional service.
A professional service is a service provided by engineer, doctor, lawyer or Charted Accountant because they use their skills and professional qulaification for the service.
Recruitment is a contract based wok. A placement agent doesn't need any professional degree to supply manpower. His work is entirely based on available data for required manpower. if he doesn't have the data of candidates, he certainly can't provide mapower even if he enters the contract. whereas a doctor, CA, engineer or lawyers, they work based on their study and qualification.
An engineer can't do doctor's work or CA's. But all of them, if they wish, can do placement agent's work.
I hope now the confusion is clear.