MUMBAI: From June 1, individuals who pay a rent of over Rs 50,000 per month are required to deduct tax at source at 5%. The relevant section in the Income Tax
(I-T) Act — section 194-IB — was introduced by the Finance Act, 2017
and it widened the scope of withholding tax by making individuals also
responsible for tax deduction at source (TDS) on rental payments
exceeding the specified sum.
Rents in metros are sky-high and it's likely that many tenants will have to meet with the obligations of withholding tax, depositing it with the government and also filing the relevant documentation. The silver lining is that compliance formalities have been made easier for individuals who are tenants. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued on June 8 a notification relating to some compliance requirements.
The government has provided for some compliance-related concessions. Tenants who are individuals and have to meet TDS obligations are absolved from obtaining a Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN). Further, the tax is not to be deducted each month, but merely once a year. "The tax is required to be deducted at the time of credit or payment (whichever is earlier) of the rent, in the last month of the financial year, or the last month of tenancy if the flat is to be vacated during the year. Since individuals would not be maintaining books of accounts, the tax would typically be deducted at the time of payment," says Chadha.
To continue with our illustration: As the rent paid by Sharon is Rs 85,000 per month for the period June 1, 2017 (being the date the new provision comes into force) up to March 31, 2018 (which is the last month in the financial year 2017-18), the total rent works out to Rs 8.50 lakh. The TDS at 5% is Rs 42,500. Sharon will have to deduct this amount from her March rental payment and pay the balance of Rs 42,500 to her landlady.
Source:-TOI
Viewmore:- VPS server Canada and Canada Dedicated Server and Cloud server Canada
Rents in metros are sky-high and it's likely that many tenants will have to meet with the obligations of withholding tax, depositing it with the government and also filing the relevant documentation. The silver lining is that compliance formalities have been made easier for individuals who are tenants. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued on June 8 a notification relating to some compliance requirements.
The government has provided for some compliance-related concessions. Tenants who are individuals and have to meet TDS obligations are absolved from obtaining a Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN). Further, the tax is not to be deducted each month, but merely once a year. "The tax is required to be deducted at the time of credit or payment (whichever is earlier) of the rent, in the last month of the financial year, or the last month of tenancy if the flat is to be vacated during the year. Since individuals would not be maintaining books of accounts, the tax would typically be deducted at the time of payment," says Chadha.
To continue with our illustration: As the rent paid by Sharon is Rs 85,000 per month for the period June 1, 2017 (being the date the new provision comes into force) up to March 31, 2018 (which is the last month in the financial year 2017-18), the total rent works out to Rs 8.50 lakh. The TDS at 5% is Rs 42,500. Sharon will have to deduct this amount from her March rental payment and pay the balance of Rs 42,500 to her landlady.
Source:-TOI
Viewmore:- VPS server Canada and Canada Dedicated Server and Cloud server Canada
No comments:
Post a Comment