https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=3720 A dispute concerns whether fees paid to Custom House Agents should be treated under TDS classification as contractual services or as professional/technical services, given CHA activities like cargo clearance, freight, warehousing, transportation and inspection. Forum responses diverge: some practitioners treat CHAs as contractors attracting contract withholding; others report auditors or revenue authorities treating certain CHA receipts as technical/professional services. A proposed professional-regulation measure could change classification, and payers withholding under the professional treatment should provide written justification. en-us Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:42:49 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=3720 A dispute concerns whether fees paid to Custom House Agents should be treated under TDS classification as contractual services or as professional/technical services, given CHA activities like cargo clearance, freight, warehousing, transportation and inspection. Forum responses diverge: some practitioners treat CHAs as contractors attracting contract withholding; others report auditors or revenue authorities treating certain CHA receipts as technical/professional services. A proposed professional-regulation measure could change classification, and payers withholding under the professional treatment should provide written justification. Discussion-Forum Income Tax Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:42:49 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=3720