TDS
(Tax Deducted at Source) on transfer of immovable property has been inserted
with effect from 01st June 2013 in Finance Act 2013 by inserting a
new Section called 194 IA.
Applicability:
1.
Applicable to all the transfers of the Immovable properties except the transfer
of Agricultural Land.
2.
Applicable only in case the Transferor is a
Resident.
3. If the Transferor is resident of India, the provisions of Sec. 194IA
are applicable irrespective of the situation of the property, whether situated
in India or outside. But this Section as
stated above is not applicable if the property in question is Rural Agriculture
Land as explained above.
4.
It is not applicable in case the transfer is covered under the Sec. 194LA (TDS on Payment of
compensation on compulsory acquisition of certain Immovable property).
Point of Tax Deduction:
Tax
should be deducted on:
-At
the time of credit of such amount to the account of the transferor, i.e.,
booking in the books; or
-At
the time of credit of payment such sum in cash or by issue of a cheque or draft
or by any other mode.
Whichever
is earlier.
No TAN Required:
There
is no requirement of obtaining TAN number as per Sec. 203A for person
responsible for deducting tax under Sec. 194IA.
What is Immovable Property,
Agricultural Land?
Immovable
property means any land (other than agricultural land) or any building or part
of a building.
Agricultural
Land means any land situated in India but not including land situate:
1. In any area which is comprised within the jurisdiction of a municipality or a cantonment board and which has a population
not less than 10 thousand.
2. In any area within the distance measured
aerially
-Not
being more than two kilometers, from the local limits of any municipality or
cantonment board and which has a population of more than ten thousand but not
exceeding one lakh: or
-Not
being more than six kilometers, from the local limits of any municipality or
cantonment board and which has a population of more than one lakh but not
exceeding ten lakhs; or
-Not
being more than eight kilometers, from the local limits of any municipality or
cantonment board and which has a population of more than 10 lakhs.
CBDT
vide its Notification No.39/2013 dated 31st May 2013 has prescribed
the rules regarding mode of deduction, deposit and issuance of TDS Certificates
in respect of deduction made.
Rate of TDS:
Tax
should be deducted at the rate of 1% by
the purchaser of the property on the value of the consideration received on
transfer of immovable property.
If
the seller doesn’t have a PAN, then
Tax needs to be deducted at the rate of
20% as per Sec. 206AA instead of 1%.
Threshold Limit:
No
TDS is required if the value of the consideration received doesn’t exceed Rs.50
Lakhs.
Time Limit for Payment:
Tax
deducted as above needs to be deposited within 7 days of next month (In case of
month of March due date is April 30).TDS should be deposited only through online payment.New Challan-cum-statement form framed for
payment, i.e., 26QB.
Payment of Tax
-Tax
so deducted should be remitted to the Government through any of the authorized
bank using the e-tax payment option available at NSDL.
-PAN
of Seller as well as Purchaser should be mandatorily furnished in the online
Form for furnishing information regarding the sale transaction.
-Do
not commit any error in quoting the PAN or other details in the online Form as
there is no online mechanism for rectification of errors.For the purpose of
rectification you are required to contact the Income Tax Department.
Issue of TDS Certificates:
The
Purchaser of property who has deducted TDS as per Sec.194IA need to issue TDS
Certificate in Form 16B within 15 days from due date of deposit, i.e., by 22nd
of next month in which tax has been deducted.
At
present there is no mechanism in place of issue of system generated TDS
Certificate as we have in case of Form 16A and ?Form 16, so you need to issue
TDS Certificate manually.
No TDS Return:
No
need to file TDS return separately on quarterly basis as TDS
Challan-cum-statement, i.e., Form 26QB shall need to use for remitting TDS
amount to Government which covers all the details as requiired to furnished
under TDS return.
Interest for late deduction and late
payment of Tax:
Interest
is payable at the rate of 1% every month of late deduction of tax and at the
rate of 1.5% for every month of late payment of tax deducted
Source:
Income Tax Act 1961 and Rules.
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