Section 194M of Income Tax Act 1961, Payment of certain sums by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family

Payment of certain sums by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family is defined under section 194M of Income Tax Act 1961. Provisions under this Section are :

 

Section 194M of Income Tax Act "Payment of certain sums by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family"

194M. (1) Any person, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family (other than those who are required to deduct income-tax as per the provisions of section 194C, section 194H or section 194J) responsible for paying any sum to any resident for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract, by way of commission (not being insurance commission referred to in section 194D) or brokerage or by way of fees for professional services during the financial year, shall, at the time of credit of such sum or at the time of payment of such sum in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct an amount equal to five per cent of such sum as income-tax thereon:

 

Provided that no such deduction under this section shall be made if such sum or, as the case may be, aggregate of such sums, credited or paid to a resident during a financial year does not exceed fifty lakh rupees.

(2) The provisions of section 203A shall not apply to a person required to deduct tax in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,-

(a) "contract" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (iii) of the Explanation to section 194C;

(b) "commission or brokerage" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (i) of the Explanation to section 194H;

(c) "professional services" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (a) of the Explanation to section 194J;

(d) "work" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (iv) of the Explanation to section 194C.

 

Income Tax Act 1961

What is Fees for professional or technical services? Section 194J of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Income in respect of units? Section 194 K of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Payment of compensation on acquisition of capital asset? What is Payment of compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property? Section 194 L and 194 LA of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Income by way of interest from infrastructure debt fund? What is the treatment of Certain income from units of a business trust? Section 194LB and 194 LBA of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Income in respect of units of investment fund? What is Income by way of interest from Indian company? Section 194LBB and 194 LC of Income Tax Act 1961

Section 194 LBC Income in respect of investment in securitization trust

Section 194M Payment of certain sums by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family

Section 194N Payment of certain amounts in cash

Section 194O Payment of certain sums by e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant

What is Income by way of interest on certain bonds and Government securities? What is Other sums? Section 194LD and 195 of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Income payable net of tax? What is Interest or dividend or other sums payable to Government, Reserve Bank or certain corporations? Section 195A and 196 of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Income in respect of units of non-residents? What is Income from units? Section 196A and 196B of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Income from foreign currency bonds or shares of Indian company Income of Foreign Institutional Investors from securities? Section 196C and 196D of Income Tax Act 1961

What is Certificate for deduction at lower rate? What is the meaning of No deduction to be made in certain cases? Section 197 and 197A of Income Tax Act 1961

Is Tax deducted is income received? Credit for tax deducted? Section 198 and 199 of Income Tax Act 1961

What is the Duty of person deducting tax? What is Processing of statements of tax deducted at source? Section 200 and 200A of Income Tax Act 1961