DEAR ANONYMOUS, when ever taxi or any other vehicle booked for a specific Job like giving a contract to take employees from home to office and office to home .In these type of work a specific job has been assigned to vehicle and vehicle has not been hired as such so it should be covered u/s 194C and not under section 194I .
20 July 2010
If there is fixed monthly rental for car then why it should not be covered under 194I actually rent are covered under 194I then why not car ?
20 July 2010
Meaning of Rent for the purposes of Section 194-I: any payment, by whatever name called, under any lease, sub-lease, tenancy or any other agreement or arrangement for the use of (either separately or together) any of the following whether any or all of them are owned by the payee or not:
1. Land
2. Building including factory building
3. Land appurtenant to a building including factory building.
20 July 2010
No,There is no provison in income tax that carw will be covered under machinery for purpose of seciton 194I. Now close the matter. TDS will be charged u/s 194C.