Tds on professional fees to foreign company

Rajesh Poddar (Chartered Accountant) (321 Points)

20 December 2012  

DEAR SIR, AN INDIAN COMPANY WANTS TO MAKE PAYMENT OF RS. 10 LAKHS FOR PROFESSIONAL FEES TO A FOREIGN COMPANY ( UK) WHO DOES NOT HAVE PAN NUMBER IN INDIA. IS TDS TO BE DEDUCTED AT 20.6% AS PAN IS NOT THERE OR AT SOME OTHER RATE. ALSO WHAT IS THE RATE OF DTAA, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS 15 % IF PAN IS THERE, WHAT IF PAN IS NOT THERE ? ALSO HOW TO ISSUE TDS CERTIFICATE AND FILE ETDS RETURN WITHOUT PAN NUMBER ? PLEASE ADVISE RAJESH PODDAR