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Find the TDS rate and threshold for every common Income Tax section and calculate tax deducted plus net payout instantly.
TDS is deducted at a rate fixed by the section that governs the payment, and only once the payment crosses that section's threshold for the year. This reference brings the common sections together — contractor payments, professional fees, rent, interest, commission — with the rate and the threshold for each, so you can check a deduction before you make or receive a payment.
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194C, 194J, 194I, 194H, 194A and others without opening the Act.
Makes it easy to see which section a client applied and whether it fits.
10% on fees for professional or technical services. The rate drops to 2% for technical services, call-centre operations and royalty for film distribution, and TDS applies once payments to that person cross the section's annual threshold.
TDS is deducted at the higher of the normal rate or 20% under section 206AA. For some sections the penal rate can be higher still, so giving the deductor a valid PAN is almost always cheaper.
No. Where GST is shown separately on the invoice, TDS is deducted on the value excluding GST. If the invoice does not separate it, TDS applies to the whole amount.
Yes, by claiming it in your income tax return. TDS is a prepayment of your tax, so it is set off against your final liability and any excess is refunded. Check it appears in Form 26AS or the Annual Information Statement first.
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