https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=580 Circular No. 8/2009 treats TPA payments to hospitals for settlement of mediclaim claims as fees subject to TDS, but the author contends such payments are composite insurance reimbursements and TPAs act as agents of insurers; accordingly the circular misapplies TDS law, raises practical and limitation problems for credit/refund, and should be confined to future application or be challenged, with a recommendation for a reasonable withholding approach for future payments. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:27:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=580 Circular No. 8/2009 treats TPA payments to hospitals for settlement of mediclaim claims as fees subject to TDS, but the author contends such payments are composite insurance reimbursements and TPAs act as agents of insurers; accordingly the circular misapplies TDS law, raises practical and limitation problems for credit/refund, and should be confined to future application or be challenged, with a recommendation for a reasonable withholding approach for future payments. Articles Income Tax Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=580