CA Prashansa Rastogi (CA cleared ) (48 Points)
13 March 2010
Lalit Talesra (B.Sc.)
(Student CA & CS Final )
(29 Points)
Replied 13 March 2010
New TDS rate u/s 194C of Income Tax Act, 1961 w.e.f. from 1st Oct. 2009 :-
Contracts to Transporter, who has provided a valid PAN 0%*
Contracts to Individuals/HUF 1 %
Contracts to others ( eg. Companies etc. ) 2 %
* If there is no PAN details, then @ 1% or @ 2%. From 1st April 2010 it is 20%.
No education cess and Surcharge in case of resident and 3% E.C. in case of non resident.
for example if contractor is Individual or HUF as the case may be then TDS will be deducted @ 1% in all types of Contracts. If Contractor is other than Individual/ HUF then applicable TDS rate will be 2%.
In order to clear your other associated query, i would like to inform you that w.e.f. basis of rate of TDS u/s 194c has been changed from nature of contract i.e. main contract or sub contract as earlier, tostatus of contractor i.e. Individual/HUF/Others as mentioned above.
I hope above information will be helpful for you and now you will be able to determine applicable rate of TDS u/s 194C. Feel Free to ask more about it, if any.
Lalit Talesara
( B.Sc. and Pursuing CA & CS )