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RATES FOR TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE

During the Financial Year 1998-1999 Tax is to be Deducted by the peerson responsible for making the necessary payments at following Rates

Nature of payment

Rate of deduction of tax(as percentage of payment made)

A.Salary to an employee At regular rates in force
B. In the case of payment to a resident other than a company :
1.interest other than interest on securities 10
2.winning from lotteries and crossword puzzles

40

3.winning from horse races

40

4.insurance commission 10
5.interest on debentures or securities other than a security of the Central or a State Government for money issued by or on behalf of a local authority or a statutory corporation or listed debentures of a company 10
6.rent to an individual or a Hindu undivided family 15
7.rent to a person other than an individual or a Hindu undivided family 20
8.payment in respect of deposit under National Savings Scheme, 1987 20
9.payment on account of repurchase of units by Mutual Fund of UTI [section 80CCB(2) 20
10.commission on sale of lottery tickets 10
11.payment to contractor ( in the case of advertising contracts : 1 per cent) 2
12.payment to sub contractor 1
13.fees for professional or technical services 5
14.income in respect of units of a mutual fund [section 10(23D) or of UTI]

15

15.any other income

20

C. In the case of payments to a domestic company:

1.interest other than interest on securities

20

2.winning from lotteries and crossword puzzles

40
3.winning from horse races 40
4.commission on sale of lottery tickets 10
5.payments to a contractor ( in the case of advertising contracts : 1 per cent) 2
6.payments to sub-contractor 1
7.rent 20
8.fees for professional or technical services 5
9.income in respect of units of mutual fund [section 10(23D)] or of UTI

20

10.any other income

20

D. In the case of payment to a non-resident other than a company [see note 1]
1.income from foreign exchange assets payable to an Indian citizen

20

2.income by way of long-term capital gains referred to in section 115E

10

3.income by way of interest payable by Government/Indian concern on money borrowed or debt incurred by Government or Indian concern in foreign currency

20

4.rent to an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family

15

5.rent to a person other than an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family

20

6.winnings from lotteries and crossword puzzles

40

7.winnings from horse races

40

8.payments referred to in section 115BBA 10
9.payments in respect of National Savings Scheme, 1987 20
10.payments on account of repurchase of units by Mutual Fund/UTI [section 80CCB(2)] 20
11.income by way of interest/dividends [not being dividends referred in section 115-O] payable in respect of bonds/shares referred to in section 115AC or by way of long-term capital gain arising from transfer of such bonds 10
12.commission on sale of lottery tickets 10
13.income in respect of units referred to in section 115AD(1)(a) payable to foreign Institutional Investor (other than capital gain) 20
14.income by way of long-term capital gain

20

15.income payable in respect of units of a mutual fund [section 10(23D)] or of UTI

20

16.any other income [see Note 2]

30*

E. In the case of payments to a non-domestic company [see Note 1]
1.winning from lotteries and crossword puzzles

40

2.winnings from horse races

40

3.interest payable by Government or an Indian concern on money borrowed or debt incurred in foreign currency

20

4.royalty payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern after March 31, 1976, where such royalty is in consideration for the transfer of all or any rights ( including the granting of a licence) in respect of copyright in any book on a subject referred to in the first proviso to sub-section (1A) of section 115A of the Act, to the Indian concern or in respect of computer software referred to in the second proviso to section 115A(1A), to a person resident in India :-  
--where the agreement is made before June 1, 1997

30

--where the agreement is made after May 31, 1997

20

5.royalty [not being royalty of the nature referred to in (d) supra] payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to matter included in the industrial policy, the agreement is in accordance with that policy:-  
--where the agreement is made after March 31, 1961 but before April 1, 1976

50

--where the agreement is made after March 31, 1976 but before June 1, 1997

30

--where the agreement is made after May 31, 1997

20

6.fees for technical services payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to matter included in the industrial policy, the agreement is in accordance with that policy  
--where the agreement is made after February 29, 1964 but before April 1976 50
--where the agreement is made after March 31, 1976 but before June 1, 1997

30

--where the agreement is made after May 31, 1997

20

7.rent

20

8.long-term capital gains

20

9.on income payable in respect of units of Mutual Fund specified under section 10(23D) or of the UTI

20

10.payments referred to in section 115BBA

10

11.commission on sale of lottery tickets

10

12.payments to overseas financial corporation covered by section 115AB or by long-term capital gains arising from transfer of such units

10

13.income by way of interest/dividend [not being dividend referred in section 115-O] in respect of bonds/shares referred to in section 115AC or by way of long-term capital gain arising from transfer of such bonds

10

14.income (other than capital gain) in respect of units referred to in section 115AD(1)(a) payable to Foreign Institutional Investor

20

15.on any other income 48

Notes :

  1. Tax is deductible at source under section 195 at the above rate or rates specified in DTA agreements entered into by the Central Government under section 90 (whichever is lower) [section 2(37A)(iii)]
  2. In asterisk (*) marked cases, tax is to be deducted at the rate specified above, or at the regular rate if such income had been the total income, whichever is higher.

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