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58 Points
Joined May 2010
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1. sec 194J require deduction of tax from any payment or credit to a person on account of professional services which inter alia includes interior decoretor regardless of treatment of such payment by payer i.e. whether he treat it as capital/revenue expenses.
2. if he fails to deduct tax then followin consequences will arise
* section 40(a)(ia)
any interest, commission or brokerage, rent, royalty,fees for professional services or fees for technical services payable to a resident, or amounts payable to a contractor or sub-contractor, being resident, for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work), on which tax is deductible at source under Chapter XVII-B and such tax has not been deducted or, after deduction, has not been paid on or before the due date specified in sub-section (1) of section 139 then no deduction for such sum shall allowed under any provisions of the act .
Provided that where in respect of any such sum, tax has been deducted in any subsequent year, or has been deducted during the previous year but paid after the due date specified in sub-section (1) of section139, such sum shall be allowed as a deduction in computing the income of the previous year in which such tax has been paid.
no deduction for such sum shall allowed under any provisions of the act .means depriciation shall not be allowed .
* beside he will be liable for penalty u\s 271 for a sum equal to amount in default