Tax is deductible at source at the rates given in table (infra). If PAN of the deductee is not intimated to the deductor, tax will be deducted at source by virtue of section 206AA either at the rate given in the table or at the rate or rates in force or at the rate of 20 per cent, whichever is higher. Further, under section 94A(5), if payment or credit is made or given to a deductee who is located in a notified jurisdictional area, tax is deductible at the rate given in the table or at the rate of 30 per cent, whichever is higher. TDS rates for the financial year 2020-21 are as follows—
| CATEGORY A – WHEN RECIPIENT IS RESIDENT | |
| Nature of payment | TDS (SC : Nil, EC : Nil, SHEC : Nil) |
| • Sec. 192 – Payment of salary | Normal or Special Tax Rate plus surcharge and education cess Surcharge: 10% (if total income exceeds Rs. 50 lakh but doesn’t exceed Rs. 1 crore), 15% (If total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore but doesn’t exceed Rs. 2 crore), 25% (If total income exceeds Rs. 2 crore but doesn’t exceed Rs. 5 crore), 37% (If total income exceeds Rs. 5 crore) HEC : 4% |
| • Sec. 192A – Payment of taxable accumulated balance of provident fund | 10 |
| • Sec. 193 – Interest on securities— | |
| a. interest on (a) debentures/securities for money issued by or on behalf of any local authority/statutory corporation, (b) listed debentures of a company [not being listed securities in demat form], (c) any security of the Central or State Government [i.e., 8% Savings (taxable) Bonds, 2003 or 7.75% savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018, but not any other Government security] | 10 |
| b. any other interest on securities (including interest on non-listed debentures) | 10 |
| • Sec. 194 – Dividend— | 10 |
| • Sec. 194A – Interest other than interest on securities | 10 |
| • Sec. 194B – Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle or card game or other game of any sort | 30 |
| • Sec. 194BB – Winnings from horse races | 30 |
| • Sec. 194C – Payment or credit to a resident contractor/sub-contractor— | |
| a. payment/credit to an individual or a Hindu undivided family | 1 |
| b. payment/credit to any person other than an individual or a Hindu undivided family | 2 |
| • Sec. 194D – Insurance commission | 10 |
| – if recipient is a resident (other than a company) | 5 |
| – if recipient is a domestic company | 10 |
| • Sec. 194DA – Payment in respect of life insurance policy | 1 |
| • Sec. 194EE – Payment in respect of deposits under National Savings Scheme, 1987 | 10 |
| • Sec. 194F – Payment on account of repurchase of units of MF or UTI | 20 |
| • Sec. 194G – Commission on sale of lottery tickets | 5 |
| • Sec. 194H – Commission or brokerage | 5 |
| • Sec. 194-I – Rent— | |
| a. rent of plant and machinery | 2 |
| b. rent of land or building or furniture or fitting | 10 |
| • Sec. 194-IA – Payment/credit of consideration to a resident transferor for transfer of any immovable property (other than rural agricultural land) | 1 |
| • Sec. 194-IB – Payment of rent by an individual or HUF not subjected to tax audit under Section 44AB | 5 |
| • Sec. 194-IC – Payment under Joint Development Agreement to a resident individual or HUF who transfers land or building as per such agreement | 10 |
| • Sec. 194J – Fees for professional or technical services. Note: 2% if payee is engaged in the business of operation of call center | 10 |
| 1. sum paid or payable towards fees for technical services | 2 |
| ii. sum paid or payable towards royalty in the nature of consideration for sale, distribution or exhibition of cinematographic films; | 2 |
| iii. Any other sum | 10 |
| Note: 2% if payee is engaged in the business of operation of call center | |
| • Sec. 194LA – Payment of compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property | 10 |
| • Sec. 194LBA(1) – Payment of the nature referred to in section 10(23FC) or section 10(23FC)(a) or section 10(23FCA) by business trust to resident unit holders | 10 |
| • Sec. 194LBB – Payment in respect of units of investment fund specified in section 115UB | 10 |
| • Sec. 194LBC(1) – Payment in respect of an investment in a securitisation trust specified in clause (d) of the Explanation occurring after section 115TCA (with effect from June 1, 2016) | – |
| section 194M – Payment of contractual work, commission (not being insurance commission referred to in section 194D), brokerage or professional fees, by an individual or a HUF not covered under section 194C, section 194H and 194J | 5 |
| section 194N – Payment in cash by banking company or co-op. bank or post office | 2/5 |
| section 194K – Income in respect of units payable to resident | 10 |
| Section 194P – Deduction of tax by specified bank in case of senior citizen having age of 75 or more | Tax on total income as per rate in force |
| Section 194Q – Payment to resident for purchase of goods of the aggregate value exceeding Rs. 50 lakhs | 0.1 % exceeding Rs. 50 lakhs |
CATEGORY B – WHEN RECIPIENT IS NON-RESIDENT OR FOREIGN COMPANY
| Aggregate payment or credit subject to TDS during the financial year 2020-21 → | If recipient is non-resident Individual/HUF/AOP/BOI/Artificial juridical person | | | If recipient is non-resident co-operative society/ firm | | If recipient is non-domestic company | | |
| | Rs.50 lakh or less | More than Rs. 50 lakh but not more than Rs. 1 crore | More than Rs. 1 crore | Rs. 1 crore or less | More than Rs. 1 crore | Rs. 1 crore or less | More than Rs. 1 crore but not more than Rs. 10 crore | More than Rs. 10 crore |
| Nature of payment | TDS (inclusive of SC:Nil, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC:10%, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC:15%, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC: Nil, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC: 12%, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC: Nil, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC: 2%, Health & Education cess: 4%) | TDS (inclusive of SC: 5%, Health & Education cess: 4%) |
| • Sec. 192 – Payment of salary | Normal/Special Tax Rate | Normal Tax Rate plus SC, EC and SHEC | Normal Tax Rate plus SC, EC and SHEC | – | – | – | – | – |
| • Sec. 192A– Payment of taxable accumulated balance of provident fund | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | – | – | – | – | – |
| • Sec. 194B – Winnings from lottery or crossword puzzle or card game or other game of any sort | 31.2 | 34.32 | 35.88 | 31.2 | 34.944 | 31.2 | 31.824 | 32.76 |
| • Sec. 194BB – Winnings from horse races | 31.2 | 34.32 | 35.88 | 31.2 | 34.944 | 31.2 | 31.824 | 32.76 |
| • Sec. 194E – Payment to a non-resident foreign citizen sportsman/entertainer or non-resident sports association | 20.8 | 22.88 | 23.92 | 20.8 | 23.296 | 20.8 | 21.216 | 21.84 |
| • Sec. 194EE – Payment in respect of deposits under National Saving Scheme, 1987 | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| • Sec. 194F – Re-purchase of units of MF or UTI | 20.8 | 22.88 | 23.92 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| • Sec. 194G – Commission on sale of lottery tickets | 5.2 | 5.72 | 5.98 | 5.2 | 5.824 | 5.2 | 5.304 | 5.46 |
| • Sec. 194LB – Payment/credit by way of interest by infrastructure debt fund | 5.2 | 5.72 | 5.98 | 5.2 | 5.824 | 5.2 | 5.302 | 5.46 |
| • Sec. 194LBA(2) – Payment of the nature referred to in Section 10(23FC)(a) | 5.2 | 5.72 | 5.98 | 5.2 | 5.824 | 5.2 | 5.304 | 5.46 |
| • Sec. 194LBA(2) – Payment of the nature referred to in Section 10(23FC)(b) | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.65 | 10.4 | 10.61 | 10.92 |
| • Sec. 194LBA(3) – Payment of the nature referred to in section 10(23FCA) by business trust to unit holders | 31.2 or 20.8* * In case of distribution of dividend received from specified domestic company. | 34.32 22.88 | 35.88 23.92 | 31.2 20.8 | 34.944 23.30 | 41.6 20.8 | 42.432 21.22 | 43.68 21.84 |
| • Sec. 194LBB – Payment in respect of units of investment fund specified in Sec. 115UB | 31.2 or 20.8* * In case of distribution of dividend received from specified domestic company. | 34.32 22.88 | 35.88 23.92 | 31.2 20.8 | 34.944 23.30 | 41.6 23.8 | 42.432 21.22 | 43.68 21.84 |
| • Sec. 194LBC(2) – Payment in respect of an investment in a securitisation trust specified in clause (d) of the Explanation occurring after section 115TCA (with effect from June 1, 2016) | 31.2 | 34.32 | 35.88 | 31.2 | 34.944 | 41.6 | 42.432 | 43.68 |
| • Sec. 194LC – Payment/credit of interest by an Indian specified company on foreign currency approved loan/long-term infrastructure bonds (with effect from October 1, 2014, any bond) from outside India | 5.2 or 4.16* * In case where interest is payable in respect of Long-term Bond or Rupee Denominated Bond listed on recognised stock exchange located in IFSC | 5.72 4.58 | 5.98 4.78 | 5.2 4.16 | 5.824 4.66 | 5.2 4.16 | 5.304 4.24 | 5.46 4.37 |
| • Sec. 194LD – Interest on a rupee denominated bond of an Indian company or Government security (from June 1, 2013) | 5.2 | 5.72 | 5.98 | 5.2 | 5.824 | 5.2 | 5.304 | 5.46 |
| • Sec. 195 – Payment/credit of other sum to a non-resident — | ||||||||
| a. income of foreign exchange assets payable to an Indian citizen | 20.8 | 22.88 | 23.92 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| b. income by way of long-term capital gains referred to in section 115E or section 112(1)(c)(iii) | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| c. income by way of long-term capital gains referred to in section 112A | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| d. short-term capital gains under • Sec. 111A | 15.6 | 17.16 | 17.94 | 15.6 | 17.472 | 15.6 | 15.912 | 16.38 |
| e. any other long-term capital gains [not being covered by Section 10(33), 10(36) and 112A] | 20.8 | 22.88 | 23.92 | 20.8 | 23.296 | 20.8 | 21.216 | 21.84 |
| f. income by way of interest payable by Government/Indian concern on money borrowed or debt incurred by Government or Indian concern in foreign currency (not being interest referred to in • Sec. 194LB or• Sec. 194LC | 20.8 | 22.88 | 23.92 | 20.8 | 23.296 | 20.8 | 21.216 | 21.84 |
| g. royalty [see Note 5] | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| h. royalty [not being royalty of the nature referred to in (f) supra] [see Note 6] – | ||||||||
| □ where the agreement is made after March 31, 1961 but before April 1, 1976 | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 52 | 53.04 | 54.6 |
| □where the agreement is made on or after April 1, 1976 | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| i. fees for technical services [see Note 7] – | ||||||||
| □ where the agreement is made after February 29, 1964 but before April 1, 1976 | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 51.52 | 53.04 | 54.6 |
| □ where the agreement is made on or after April 1, 1976 | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| j. any other income | 31.2 | 34.32 | 35.88 | 31.2 | 34.944 | 41.6 | 42.432 | 43.68 |
| • Sec. 196B – Payment/credit of income from units (including long-term capital gains on transfer of such units) to an offshore fund | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| • Sec. 196C – Payment/credit of interest of foreign currency bonds or GDR (including long-term capital gains on transfer of such bonds) | 10.4 | 11.44 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 11.648 | 10.4 | 10.608 | 10.92 |
| • Sec. 196D – Payment/credit of income from securities (not being dividend, short-term or long-term capital gain) to Foreign Institutional Investors | 20.8 | 22.88 | 23.92 | 20.8 | 23.296 | 20.8 | 21.216 | 21.84 |
Notes :
1. Under sections 192 tax is deductible from salary. The payer shall calculate salary taxable in the hands of recipient. The amount so determined is subject to tax deduction under sections 192. Under sections 192A, tax is deductible on taxable accumulated balance of provident fund. Under section 195, tax is deductible only if income is taxable in the hands of recipient in India. In any other case, gross payment or credit (without GST, if GST is shown separately) is subject to tax deduction.
2. In Category B, tax is deductible at the above rates or the rates specified in ADT agreements entered into by the Central Government under section 90 (whichever is lower) [ section 2(37A)(iii)].
3. Tax is not deductible under section 192A, section 193, 194, 194A, with effect from 1/6/2017 194D, 194DA, 194-I, or 194EE if the recipient makes a declaration in Form No. 15G/15H under the provisions of section 197A.
4. Under section 197 the recipient can apply the Assessing Officer in Form No. 13 to get a certificate of lower/no tax deduction. This benefit is, however, not available if tax is deductible under section 192A, section 194B, 194BB, 194E, 194EE, 194F, 194-IA, 194LBA, 194LB, 194LC, 196B, 196C or196D.
5. Royalty payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by non-resident with the Government or the Indian concern after March 31, 1976, where such royalty is in consideration for the transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of a licence) in respect of copyright in any book on a subject referred to in the first proviso tosection 115A(1A) to the Indian concern or in respect of computer software referred to in the second proviso tosection 115A(1A), to a person resident in India.
6. Not being royalty of the nature referred to above, payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by non-resident with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to matter included in the industrial policy, the agreement is in accordance with that policy.
7. Fees for technical services payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by non-resident with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to matter included in the industrial policy, the agreement is in accordance with that policy.
