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Applicability of Section 194IB of Income Tax Act, 1961

As per amendment under section 194 IB of the Income tax Act, 1961 which is effective from 1st June 2017, The Individual or HUF should deduct the tax on the rent what they are paying to the resident persons if it is more than Rs.50,000 per month or part of a month during the previous year. Provisions of earlier Section 194I (which were applicable to other categories except Individual and HUF) are still intact and there is no change in them. Therefore, threshold limit u/s 194I is still Rs. 1,80,000 per annuam.

Unlike other provisions, TDS u/s 194 IB need to be deducted at the time of credit, for the last month of the previous year (i.e. March) or the last month of tenancy (if the property is vacated during the year), as the case may be, to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier.

TDS u/s 194IB has to be deducted @ 5% (AY 2018-19) and the tenant need not to obtain any TAN for this. In this case, tenant shall mention his PAN for such deduction. However, PAN of Landlord is mandatory to apply rate of 5% but in case, PAN is not provided by Landlord, TDS has to be deducted @ 20% on rental value but such deduction shall not exceed the amount of Rent payable for the last month of the previous year or last month of tenancy. Therefore, maximum deduction in case of non-availability of PAN of Landlord shall be last month's rent. In case of delay in tds deposit, Interest @ 1.5% per month for every month or part of the month shall be payable by tenant alongwith TDS.

The tenant need to file return of such deduction in Form 26QC and certificate of tax deduction shall be issued within 15 days from the date of filing. Such tax deducted will be available for the landlord in Form 26AS and this can be set-off with his tax liability. Tenant will be benefitted with the rent amount so paid to landlor as expense, if used for business purpose or to claim deduction u/s 10(13A) if salaried.


Employer should ensure that wherever, rent agreement/ Rent receipt for more than Rs. 50,000 per month is submitted by employee to claim HRA, at year end, it should be supported with copy of Form 26QC to ascertain that employee has met his staturoty liability.
 
     
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