Section 194A – Interest other than interest on securities

TDS on interest thresholds increased, raising exemption limits for banks, cooperatives and post office deposits next fiscal year.

Amendments raise thresholds under Section 194A for deduction of tax at source on interest other than interest on securities, increasing payer-specific limits for banks, cooperative banks, certain cooperative societies and notified post office deposits from forty thousand to fifty thousand and raising the baseline for other payers from five thousand to ten thousand; senior citizen thresholds for the specified payer categories are increased to one hundred thousand and to ten thousand for other payers. The revised thresholds take effect from the first day of the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025.