Paying Rs 55,000 rent on time could not save salaried taxpayer from Rs 1 lakh penalty for missing TDS, know whyAn individual faced a Rs 1 lakh penalty for not deducting TDS on monthly house rent of Rs 55,000. According to Section 194-IB, TDS at 2% mu...
29 Jul, 2025, 10.48 AM IST
How to download Form 26AS for ITR filing FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26)?The I-Tax Department has extended the last date for filing ITR from July 31, 2025, to September 15, 2025, for FY 2024-25. Verifying Form 26...
18 Jul, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
TDS on Rent: How to get a refund for excess TDS deducted from house rent payments? Here’s a step-by-step guideTDS: If you are paying rent above Rs 50,000 then you need to deduct TDS at 2% rate from October 2024. But this rate of TDS was 5% earlier, ...
26 Apr, 2025, 08.33 PM IST
Paying rent above Rs 50,000? You can be classified as assessee in default by income tax dept if you fail to deduct TDSTDS on rent: According to a Income Tax Department brochure, Form 16C is a TDS certificate issued by a tenant to a landlord for rent payment...
12 Apr, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
TDS, TCS limits hiked in Budget 2025: Seniors, landlords, foreign travellers, students to benefitWhile senior citizens, landlords and those providing professional/technical services are the biggest beneficiaries of the TDS limit hike, t...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
New TDS, TCS limits for FY2025-26 for interest, dividends, prize money, rent announced in Budget 2025: Thresholds hikedLandlords, travellers and parents sending children abroad for education will also benefit
02 Feb, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
Budget 2024: Rate of TDS on house rent payment of more than Rs 50,000 per month cut to 2% from 5%Union Budget 2024: Now you will have to pay a lower percentage of tax deducted at source (TDS) on house rent payments exceeding Rs 50,000. ...
23 Jul, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
When is TDS to be deducted from house rent payments to the landlord?If you are paying a house rent of more than Rs 50,000 per month, then make sure to deduct TDS from such rent and deposit it in the governme...
01 Mar, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
Budget 2024: NRIs expect simplified TDS compliancesInterim Budget 2024: Lately, there has been a heightened emphasis on deductors adhering to TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) regulations, and fa...
01 Feb, 2024, 06.54 AM IST
How to claim credit of TDS deducted by employer but not paid to govt?If any tax has been deducted at source and deposited with the central government, it shall be treated as a payment of tax on behalf of the ...
23 Jun, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
ITR Filing: How to verify the validity of Form 16It is important to ensure that the TDS certificate received by you is valid. Thus, every taxpayer should verify and validate the TDS certif...
19 Jun, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Paying Rent to NRI landlord? Deduct TDS, else pay penaltyAre you paying housing rent to a Non-resident Indian? If yes, then ensure that you are deducting tax before making a rent payment to the NR...
03 Nov, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Budget 2019: Paying Rs 50 lakh plus to contractor, professional? You will have to deduct TDS nowIf the individual or HUF is carrying on business or profession which is not subjected to an audit, there is no obligation to deduct tax at ...
05 Jul, 2019, 06.13 PM IST
Budget 2019 hikes TDS limit for rent paid by non-individuals, move to help rental income earnersThis limit has now been increased to Rs 2,40,000 per annum. Essentially, this gives tax-related convenience relief to those who depend on r...
01 Feb, 2019, 07.19 PM IST
When and how should a tenant deduct TDS on rent paid to landlord?Individuals paying rent of more than Rs 50,000 per month have to deduct 5% of the rent paid in a financial year as tax. Here's how to pay i...
24 Apr, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Budget 2018: 4 things a taxpayer shouldn’t missSo, the budget is finally out of the way. As the dust finally settles, here's getting down to the brass tacks: get your taxes in order firs...
02 Feb, 2018, 01.12 PM IST
Cut TDS from June 1 if paying rent over Rs 50,000 per month: Here's how to do itThe general thinking among people is that this process would just add to the overall complexity in the existing tax structure.
13 Jul, 2017, 02.37 PM IST