14 November 2013
TDS or Tax deducted at Source is a tax collection mechanism by Government of India, where at the time of transaction itself, the tax is deducted by the paying party and directly deposited to the income tax department. It’s assumed that the receiving party (one who gets the money) will have some tax liability.
Now at the end of the year when you find out your tax liability, the TDS amount is the tax you have have already paid and now you need only pay the balance amount. So in a way, TDS is a good thing for 2 reasons. You automatically pay a part of your tax liability and income tax department receives their tax collection.
So TDS is always a mechanism, to reduce tax chori...
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