TDS on Rent

An assessee is paying monthly rent of Rs.150000/- and deducting TDS also. The landlord is sending him two separate bills , one for Rent and one for Common Area Maintenance charges. The maintenance charges are 3000/- p.m. which comes to total 36000/- for the year and which does not exceed Rs.50000/- for the year. Will maintenace charges subject to TDS...?

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Dear Lalit Mohan,

The true test in this case would be whether Contract for Maintenance is separable from rent agreement or not...

Case 1 TDS WILL BE CHARGED U/S 194 C AS SEPARATE CONTRACT

In following two cases Contract for maintenance WILL BE SEPARABLE

1) Contract for maintenance is optional OR

 2) Tenant can give contract to a person other than Landlord

CASE 2 TDS WILL BE CHARGED U/S 194 I ALONGWITH RENT

Other than above cases Contract for maintenance will be termed as INSEPARABLE and TDS WILL BE DEDUCTED AS RENT..

yes Amir is right...

Totally Agree with Amir

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