TDS IS TO BE DEDUCTED ON RENT EXCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX LEVY ON IT. BUT CAN ANYBODY TELL US WHAT SHOULD WE WRITE ON THE DEDUCTEE SHEET UNDER THE HEAD AMOUNT PAID OR CREDITED ? wEATHER AMT INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX OR EXCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX.
sheetal (CA) (105 Points)
15 January 2009TDS IS TO BE DEDUCTED ON RENT EXCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX LEVY ON IT. BUT CAN ANYBODY TELL US WHAT SHOULD WE WRITE ON THE DEDUCTEE SHEET UNDER THE HEAD AMOUNT PAID OR CREDITED ? wEATHER AMT INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX OR EXCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX.
Ramakrishna
(Financial Executive)
(438 Points)
Replied 15 January 2009
Dear Sheetal!
Circular No: 4/2008 dated 28.04.2008 categorically excludes the service tax component on rent from the amount liable for TDS u/s. 194I. Such being the case, if the rent + service tax is provided as the amount paid to the deductee in the e-TDS return, it would result in unnessary demand from the IT department for which the deductor would be required to clarify. I feel only the amount of rent exclusive of service tax component to be entered in the above column.
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CA. Ashok shah
(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT)
(333 Points)
Replied 16 January 2009
The amount of Rent exclusive of service tax is liable for TDS and accordingly the same is to be mentioned under the head amount paid or credited in the deductee sheet.