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Section 194C TDS on contractors is very important as it hits millions of business people in India. Hence, a proper and detailed understanding of the section is required to avoid future unseen problems in your business.When payment is made to a contractor or sub-contractor then TDS is required to be deducted as per section 194C of the income tax act.
Section 194C deals with the provisions for tax deduction at source at the time of payment to contractors/sub-contractors.
This section says that any person who pays money to the resident contractor (or subcontractor) for carrying out any work (including the supply of labor) is required to deduct tax on such payment. The above condition also requires the existence of a contract between contractor and contractee.
The TDS has to be deducted when the one time payment amount exceeds Rs.30,000 or RS.1,00,000 in aggregate during the year. The tax deduction has to be done at 1%(incase of individual & HUF) and 2%(others).
Any specified person making payment to a resident contractor for carrying out work is required to deduct TDS.
Specified person here means :
The term ‘work’ includes:
Contractor means any person who enters into a contract with the central/state government; corporation; company; local authority or a cooperative society to conduct any form of work (including the supply of manpower).
Subcontractor means a person who enters into a contract with a contractor for:
The rate of tax deduction u/s 194C is-
- 1% (when payment is given to Individual/HUF) or
- 2% (when given to others).
And the time of deduction is earlier of
- The credit of income to the account of the payee (receiver) or
- Actual payment (in cash, cheque, draft or other modes)
Section 194C TDS Rate Chart | ||
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Particular | Rate of TDS (if PAN available) | Rate of TDS (if PAN not available) |
Payment given to resident Individual/HUF | 1% | 20% |
Payment given to
|
2% |
20% |
Contractor in transport business* | Nil | 20% |
Sub-Contractor in transport business* | Nil | 20% |
TDS shall be deducted u/s 194C in the following cases:
Particulars | Amount |
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Single payment of a contract | Exceeds Rs. 30,000 |
Aggregate payment of a contract | Exceeds Rs. 1,00,000 |
Case | Date of payment | Amount | Is TDS u/s 194C deducted ? |
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1 | 12-05-2019 28-06-2019 25-10-2019 20-12-2019 |
Rs.25,000/- Rs.32,000/- Rs.20,000/- Rs.25,000/- |
No Yes (single exceed Rs. 30,000) Yes (as deduction already started) Yes (aggregate exceed Rs.1 lakh) deduction required on prev. 25000 also on which not deducted at first |
2. | 12-04-2019 25-05-2019 20-06-2019 20-12-2019 |
Rs.30,000 /- Rs.20,000 /- Rs.20,000 /- Rs.30,000 /- |
No No No No (aggregate payment not exceeds Rs. 1 lakh) |
3. | 20-04-2019 25-05-2019 |
Rs.1,05,000/- Rs.5,000/- |
Yes Yes |
TDS under section 194C is not required to be deducted in following cases:
TDS is calculated on invoice value. Let’s understand with an example :
Example : A Ltd makes below payments to Mr. A, a contractor during FY 2019-20
- Rs. 25,000 on 01-06-2019
- Rs. 30,000 on 05-08-2019
- Rs. 25,000 on 12-08-2019
- Rs. 28,000 on 20-12-2019
In above, single payment does not exceed Rs. 30,000 so no TDS is required to be deducted at that time but while making payment on 20-12-2019, aggregate payment in a financial year exceeds Rs. 1,00,000/- hence TDS will be deducted.
Date | Amount | TDS Applicability |
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01-06-2019 | 25,000 | No TDS (Single or aggregate payment not exceeding the threshold) |
05-08-2019 | 30,000 | No TDS (Single or aggregate payment not exceeding threshold) |
12-08-2019 | 25,000 | No TDS (Single or aggregate payment not exceeding the threshold) |
20-12-2019 | 28,000 | TDS is required to be deducted since aggregate payment becomes Rs. 1,08,000/- which is more than Rs. 1 lakh |
194C TDS calculation | |
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Particulars | Amount |
Total payment | 1,08,000 |
TDS @ 1% | 1080 |
Net payment on 20-12-2019 (28,000-1,080) |
26,920 |
As discussed above, when work includes manufacturing or supply of a product as per the specification of a customer by using the material purchased from him/her. In such case, TDS will be deducted on:
CBDT has made some special announcements relating to implications of section 194C which are as follows:
Payment to Travel Agents : Any payment paid by passengers to travel agents or airlines (on purchasing tickets) will not be liable to TDS u/s 194C. In the case where money paid by the agent to airlines, No TDS will be levied. But TDS will be deducted when such payment is made for the chartered hiring of bus, plane or any mode transport.
Payment for Couriers : Any payment to couriers will be liable to TDS as it involves the carriage of goods.
Payment for Serving food in restaurants : On payment made for serving food in a restaurant in the normal course of business, TDS will not be deducted.
TDS Deduction on GST Amount : If any amount representing GST in an invoice is indicated separately then TDS will be levied on value excluding such GST.
It does not end with deduction of TDS only, you have to timely deposit the TDS amount to the government.
Particular | Time limit to deposit TDS |
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If amount is paid or credited in the month of March | On or before 30th April |
If amount is paid or credited in the month other than March | Within 7 days from the end of the month is which deduction is made |
After depositing TDS to the government, quarterly TDS return in form 26Q is also required to be filed.Given below are the due dates :
Particulars | Due Date |
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April - June | 31st July |
July-September | 31st October |
October-December | 31st January |
January - March | 31st May |
TDS statement is issued by the who is required to deduct TDS. Form 16A is issued to the deductee (i.e. whose TDS deducted from the income) quarterly. Given below are the due dates of issuing TDS certificate :
Particulars | Due Date |
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April - June | 15th Aug |
July-September | 15th November |
October-December | 15th February |
January - March | 15th June |
Levy of Interest : If the specified person does not deduct the TDS or deduct the TDS but not deposited to the government on time then interest is required to be paid on such amount.
Disallowance of expenses : Also, the person is not eligible to claim the deduction of such expenses from PGBP income if TDS is not deducted on time. The amount of disallowed expenses shall be 30% of payment
However if TDS is deposited in subsequent years then expense will be allowed in the year of payment of TDS.
Yes, it is deductible. Sales Promotion expense can be done in lieu of a contract or as a payment for professional services. In both cases, although there will be different sections of TDS, TDS will be applicable.
No. It is not mandatory at all times to have a written contract to attract sec 194C. Even if agreed verbally TDS can be deducted.
Since the services are provided under contract, TDS should be deducted under 194C.
Tenant need to deduct TDS u/s 194I and not in 194C.
TDS should be deducted on the invoice value excluding all the other taxes like GST.
Yes, TDS is applicable on mobilization as it covers under u/s 194C.
Office maintenance charges come under contract, therefore, TDS u/s 194C will be deducted
Importer is not required to deduct TDS.
TDS should be deducted under 194C as it is a contract.
Through the TDS mechanism, a continuous flow of receivables are made possible for the government. Apart from that TDS makes it possible to track the income and also tax evasion can be prevented by the same.
Section 194C covers supply of labour also. Payments to recruitment agencies are in the nature of payment for services. Accordingly, provisions of section 194C shall not apply. The payment will, however, be subject to TDS under section 194J of the Act.
Section 194C only covers payments to resident contractors or sub-contractors. TDS on payment to a non-resident contractor will be governed u/s 195.
Yes, TDS is required to be deducted u/s 194C on catering services.
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