Court Rules Short TDS Deduction u/s 194C Instead of 194J Doesn't Make Assessee a Defaulter Per Section 40(a)(ia. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=70478 Short deduction of TDS - Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) - payment to sub-contractors - default u/s. 201 - where tax was deductable u/s. 194J but was actually deducted u/s. 194C, such a short deduction would not meet requirements of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act as assessee could not be held as defaulter when there was only shortfall in deduction of TDS - AT en-us Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:47:44 +0530 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:47:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Court Rules Short TDS Deduction u/s 194C Instead of 194J Doesn't Make Assessee a Defaulter Per Section 40(a)(ia. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=70478 Short deduction of TDS - Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) - payment to sub-contractors - default u/s. 201 - where tax was deductable u/s. 194J but was actually deducted u/s. 194C, such a short deduction would not meet requirements of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act as assessee could not be held as defaulter when there was only shortfall in deduction of TDS - AT Highlights Income Tax Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:47:44 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=70478