393. (1) Where any income or sum of the nature specified in column B of the Table below, is credited or paid or distributed by the person specified in column C during the tax year, to a resident, the person responsible for paying such income or sum shall deduct income-tax,— (a) on the entire amount of such income or sum, where the amount or aggregate of amounts exceeds the threshold limit specified in column D, or on sum as per Note 1 for serial number 8(ii), as the case may be; (b) at the rate specified in column D; (c) at the time of credit of such income or sum to the account of the payee or at the time of its payment in cash or by way of a cheque or a draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier; and (d) subject to the provisions of sub-sections (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9).

Table

For payments to resident

 

 

Sl. No.	Nature of Income or sum	Payer	Rate
			Threshold limit
A	B	C	D
1. Commission or brokerage
	(i) Any income by way of remuneration or reward, whether by way of commission or otherwise, for soliciting or procuring insurance business (including business relating to the continuance, renewal or revival of insurance policies).	Any person.	Rate: Rates in force.
			——
			Threshold limit: ? 20,000.
	(ii) Any income by way of commission [not being insurance commission referred to in serial number 1(i)] or brokerage.	Specified person.	Rate: 2%
			——
			Threshold limit: ? 20,000.
2. Rent
	(i) Any income by way of rent.	Person other than specified person.	Rate: 2% —— Threshold limit: ? 50,000 for a month or part of a month.
	(ii) Any income by way of rent.	Specified person.	Rate: (a) 2%, for the use of any machinery or plant or equipment; and
			(b) 10%, for the use of any land, or building (including factory
			building), or land appurtenant to a building (including factory building), or furniture, or fittings. —— Threshold limit [for (a) and (b)]: ? 50,000 for a month or part of a month.
Note 1.––In serial number 2(i), the tax shall be deducted on such income at the time of— credit of rent to the account of the payee; or payment thereof in cash or by way of a cheque or a draft or any other mode, whichever is earlier, for the last month of the tax year or the last month of tenancy.
3. Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land
	(i) Any consideration for transfer of any immovable property (other than agricultural land).	Person [other than the person who are required to deduct tax under serial number 3(iii)].	Rate: 1% of— consideration for transfer of the immovable property; or stamp duty value of such property, whichever is higher. —— Threshold limit: Fifty lakh rupees and as per Note 3.
	(ii) Any consideration, not being consideration in kind, under the agreement referred to in section 67(14).	Any person.	Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: Nil.
	Any sum, being in the nature of— compensation or the enhanced compensation; or consideration or the enhanced consideration, on account of compulsory acquisition, under any law for the time being in force, of any immovable property (other than agricultural land).	Any person.	Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: ? 5,00,000.

Note 1.––Consideration for transfer of any immovable property under serial number 3(i) shall be the aggregate of the amounts paid or payable by all the transferees to the transferor or all the transferors for transfer of such immovable property for the purposes of the threshold limit mentioned in column D.

Note 2.—In case of consideration on which provisions of both serial numbers 3(i) and 3(ii) are applicable, tax shall be deducted under 3(ii) only. Note 3.––For the purposes of serial number 3(iii), the income-tax shall be deducted where consideration for transfer of any immovable property or the stamp duty value of such property, is equal to or greater than fifty lakh rupees.
B		C		D
4. Income from capital market
Any income in respect of— units of a Mutual Fund specified under Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 20 or 21); or units from the Administrator of the specified undertaking; or units  from  the specified company.		Any person.		Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: ? 10,000.
(ii) Any distributed income referred to in section 223, being of the nature referred to in Schedule V (Table: Sl. Nos. 3 and 4), payable to a unitholder of a Business Trust.		Any Business Trust.		Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: Nil.
(iii) Any income, other than that proportion of income which is exempt under Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 2), in respect of units of an investment fund specified in section 224, payable to its unitholder.		Any Investment fund specified in section 224.		Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: Nil.
(iv) Any income, in respect of an investment in a securitisation trust specified in section 221 to an investor.		Any securitisation trust specified in section 221.		Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: Nil.
5. Interest income
(i) Any income by way of Interest on securities.		Any person.		Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: ? 10,000.
(ii) Any income by way of interest other than interest on securities.		A banking company; or a co- operative society carrying on the business of banking; or a  post office for a deposit made under a scheme notified by the Central Government.		Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: ? 1,00,000 in the case of a senior citizen; ? 50,000 in case of person other than senior citizen.
	(iii) Any income being interest other than interest on securities.		Specified person [other than person in Sl. No. 5(ii).C].		Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: ?10,000.

Note 1.—In serial number 5(ii) and (iii), where the interest income credited or paid is in respect of— (a) time deposits with a banking company; or (b) time deposits with a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking; or (c) deposits with a public company formed and registered in India with the main object of carrying on business of long-term finance for construction or purchase of houses in India for residential purposes and is eligible for deduction under section 32(e), and the person mentioned in column C has not adopted core banking solutions, the threshold limit in column D shall be computed with reference to the income credited or paid by a branch of such person. Note 2.—The person responsible for making the payment referred to in serial number 5(ii) and (iii) of this Table, may at the time of making any deduction, increase or reduce the amount to be deducted for the purpose of adjusting any excess or deficiency arising out of any previous deduction or failure to deduct during the tax year. 6. Payments to contractors, fees for professional and technical services, etc.

	(i) Any sum for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and a designated person.	Any designated person.	Rate: (a) 1%, if contractor is individual or Hindu undivided family; (b) 2%, if contractor is a person other than the person mentioned in (a). —— Threshold limit: [for (a) and (b)] ? 30000; for any such sum; and ? 100000 in case of aggregate of such sums.
	Any sum–– for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract; or by way of fees for professional services; or	Any person, being an individual or Hindu undivided family [other than those required to deduct income-tax as per Sl. No. 6(i) and (iii) or Sl. No. 1(ii)].	Rate: 2% —— Threshold limit: Fifty lakh rupees.
	(c) by way of commission [not being insurance commission referred to in serial number 1(i)] or brokerage.
	(iii) Any sum by way of––	Specified person.	Rate: (a) 2% of such sum in case of—
	fees for professional services; or fees for technical services; or remuneration or fees or commission by whatever name called, other than those on which tax is deductible under section 392, to a director of a company; or		fees for technical services (not being a professional services); or royalty in the nature of consideration for sale, distribution or exhibition of cinematographic films; or payee, engaged only in the business of operation of call centre;
	(d) royalty; or (e) any sum referred to in section 26(2)(h).		(b) 10% of such sum in cases other than (a). ——
			Threshold limit: (i) for (a), (b), (d) and (e) of Col. B: ? 50,000.
			(ii) for (c) of Col. B: Nil.

Note.––In serial number 6 (i), if any sum is paid or credited for carrying out any work specified in section 402(47)(e), tax shall be deducted at source— (a) on the invoice value excluding the value of material, if such value is specified separately in the invoice; or (b) on the whole of the invoice value, if the value of material is not specified separately in the invoice. 7. Dividend

Any dividend (including dividend on preference shares) declared.

Any domestic company.

Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: Nil.

Note.––The tax shall be deducted at source before making any distribution or payment of dividend. 8. Other cases

	(i) Any sum under a life insurance policy, including the sum allocated as bonus on such policy, other than the amount not includible in the total income under Schedule II (Table: Sl. No. 2).	Any person.	Rate: 2% on income comprised in such sum. —— Threshold limit: ?1,00,000.
	(ii) Any sum exceeding fifty lakh rupees for purchase of any goods.	Any person, being a buyer.	Rate: 0.1% —— Threshold limit: As per Note 1.
	(iii) Total income of a specified senior citizen after giving effect to deduction allowable under Chapter VIII and rebate allowable under section 156.	Specified bank.	Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: As applicable.
	(iv) Any benefit or perquisite, whether convertible into money or not, arising from business or the exercise of a profession of any resident.	Specified person.	Rate: 10% of value or aggregate of values of such benefit or perquisite. —— Threshold limit: ? 20,000.
	(v) Any sum on account of sale of goods or provision of services by an e-commerce participant, facilitated by an e-commerce operator through its digital or electronic facility or platform.	Any e-commerce operator.	Rate: 0.1% of gross amount of such sale or services or both. —— Threshold limit: Nil.
	(vi) Any sum by way of consideration for transfer of a virtual digital asset.	Any person.	Rate: 1% —— Threshold limit: Nil.

Note 1.––(a) The deduction of tax under serial number 8(ii) shall not apply to a transaction on which tax is deductible or collectible under any of the provisions of the Act. (b) The tax shall be deducted on the sum exceeding fifty lakh rupees. Note 2.––The provisions of serial number 8(iv) shall also apply to any benefit or perquisite, whether in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind, provided to a resident and before providing such benefit or perquisite, as the case may be, the person responsible for providing such benefit or perquisite shall ensure that tax has been deducted. Note 3.––In respect of serial number 8(v)–– (a) for deduction of tax, the provisions thereof shall take precedence over any other provisions of this Chapter; (b) any payment made by a purchaser of goods or recipient of services directly to an e-commerce participant for the sale of goods or provision of services or both, facilitated by an e-commerce operator, shall be deemed to be the amount credited or paid by the e-commerce operator to the e-commerce participant and this amount shall be included in the gross amount of such sale or services for the purposes of deduction of income-tax under this serial number; (c) e-commerce operator shall be deemed to be the person responsible for paying to e-commerce participant;

(d) irrespective of anything contained in this Chapter, if— (i) tax has been deducted on a transaction under this serial number; or (ii) a transaction is not liable for tax deduction as provided in section 393(4) (Table: Sl. No. 11), then tax shall not be deducted on such transaction under any other provision of this Chapter; (e) clause (d) shall not apply to any amount or aggregate of amounts received or receivable by an e-commerce operator for— (i) hosting advertisements; or (ii) providing any other services, which are not in connection with the sale or services referred to in this serial number. Note 4.––In case of a transaction on which provisions of serial number 8(v) are applicable along with the provisions of serial number 8(vi) for deduction of tax, then irrespective of anything contained in Note 3, tax on such transaction shall be deducted only under the provisions of serial number 8(vi). Note 5.—The provisions of serial number 8(iii) shall take precedence over any other provisions of this Chapter and tax shall be deducted under this provision. Note 6.—For serial numbers 8(iv) and (vi),— (a) where the consideration or, benefit or perquisite provided, as the case may be,— (i) is in exchange of another virtual digital asset where there is no part in cash, in respect of serial number 8(iv); or (ii) is wholly in kind; or (iii) is partly in kind and partly in cash, but such part in cash is not sufficient to meet the liability of deduction of tax in respect of the whole of such payment or benefit or perquisite, the person responsible for paying or providing shall ensure that the tax required to be deducted has been paid, before releasing such consideration or providing such benefit or perquisite, as the case may be; (b) “person responsible for providing” means the person providing such benefit or perquisite, or in case of a company, the company itself including the principal officer thereof. (2) Where any income or sum of the nature specified in column B of the Table below, is credited or paid by the person specified in column D during the tax year, to a non-resident specified in column C, the person responsible for paying shall such income or sum shall deduct income-tax on the amount of such income or sum,— (a) at the rate specified in column E; (b) at the time of credit of income or sum to the account of the payee or at the time of its payment in cash or by way of a cheque or a draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier; and (c) subject to the provisions of sub-sections (4), (8) and (9).

Table

For payments to non-resident

 

Sl. No.	Nature of income or sum	Payee	Payer	Rate
A	B	C	D	E
1.	Any income referred to in section 211.	(a) A non-resident sportsman (including an athlete) or an entertainer, who is not a citizen of India; or	Any person.	20%
		(b) a non-resident sports association or institution.
2.	Any income by way of interest payable in respect of moneys borrowed in	Any non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any Indian company or a business trust.	5%
	foreign currency from a
	source outside India,—
	(a) under a loan
	agreement or issue of long-
	term infrastructure bond on
	or after the 1st July, 2012
	but before the 1st July,
	2023; or
	(b) by way of issue of
	any long-term bond on or
	after the 1st October, 2014
	but before the 1st July,
	2023,
	which is approved by the
	Central Government in this
	behalf.
3.	Any income by way of interest payable in respect of moneys borrowed from a source outside India by way of issue of rupee denominated bond before the 1st July, 2023.	Any non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any Indian company or a business trust.	5%
4.	Any income by way of interest payable in respect of moneys borrowed from a source outside India by way of issue of any long- term bond or rupee denominated bond, which is listed only on a recognised stock exchange located in any International Financial Services Centre.	Any non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any Indian company or a business trust.	4%, where   such bonds are issued on or after the 1st April, 2020 but before the 1st July, 2023; or 9%, where   such bonds are issued on or after the 1st July, 2023.
5.	Any income by way of interest.	Any non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any infrastructure debt fund referred to in Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 46).	5%
6.	Any distributed income referred to in section 223, being of the nature referred to in Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 3).	Any unit holder, being a non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any business trust.	5%, in case of income of the nature referred to in Schedule  V [Table: Sl. No. 3. B(a)]; and 10%, in case of income of the nature referred to in Schedule  V [Table: Sl. No. 3. B(b)].
7.	Any distributed income referred to in section 223, being of the nature referred to in Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 4).	Any unit holder, being a non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any business trust.	Rates in force.
8.	Any income, other than that proportion of income which is exempt under Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 2), in respect of units of an investment fund specified in section 224.	Any unit holder, being a non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any investment fund specified in section 224.	Rates in force.
9.	Any income in respect of an investment in a securitisation trust specified in section 221.	Any investor, being a non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any securitisation trust specified in section 221.	Rates in force.
10.	Any income— in respect of units of a Mutual Fund specified under Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 20 or 21); or in respect of units from the specified company.	Any non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any person.	As per Note 2.
11.	Any income in respect of units referred to in section 208.	Any offshore fund.	Any person.	10%
12.	Any income by way of long-term capital gains arising from the transfer of units referred to in section 208;	Any offshore fund.	Any person.	12.5%
13.	Any income by way of interest or dividends in respect of bonds or Global Depository Receipts referred to in section 209.	Any non- resident.	Any person.	10%
14.	Any income by way of long-term capital gains arising from the transfer of bonds or Global Depository Receipts referred to in section 209.	Any non- resident.	Any person.	12.5%
15.	Any income in respect of securities referred to in section 210(1)   (Table:   Sl. No. 1).	Any Foreign Institutional Investor.	Any person.	As per Note 2.
16.	Any income in respect of securities referred to in section 210(1)   (Table:   Sl. No. 1).	A specified fund referred to in Schedule VI [ Note 1(g)].	Any person.	10%
17.	Any interest (not being interest referred to against serial numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5) or any other sum chargeable under the provisions of this Act, not being income chargeable under the head “Salaries”.	Any non- resident (not being a company) or a foreign company.	Any person.	Rates in force.

Note 1.—For serial numbers. 2, 3 and 4, the interest payable shall be income to the extent to which such interest does not exceed the amount of interest calculated at the rate approved by the Central Government in this behalf, having regard to the terms of the loan or the bond and its repayment. Note 2.—For serial numbers. 10 and 15, tax shall be deducted at the rate of— (a) 20%; or (b) where an agreement referred to in section 159(1) or 159(2) applies to the payee and if the payee has furnished a certificate referred to in section 159(8), as the case may be, then, income-tax shall be deducted at the rate or rates of income-tax provided in such agreement for such income, if such rate is lower than 20%. Note 3.—For serial number. 17,— (a) if interest is payable by the Government or a public sector bank or a public financial institution within the meaning of Schedule VII (Note 3), deduction of tax shall be made only at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque or draft or by any other mode; (b) the obligation to deduct tax at source and comply with the provisions of this serial number extend to all persons resident or non-resident, whether or not, the non-resident person has— (i) a residence or place of business or business connection in India; or (ii) any other presence in any manner whatsoever in India. (3) Where any income or sum of the nature specified in column B of the Table below, is credited or paid by the person specified in column C during the tax year, to any person, the person responsible for making payment ofsuch income or sum, shall deduct income-tax— (a) on the entire amount of such income or sum, where the amount or aggregate of amounts exceed the threshold limit specified in column D, or on net winnings as per Note 1 of the Table; (b) at the rate specified in column D; (c) at the time of payment thereof in cash or by way of a cheque or a draft or by any other mode, or as specified therein; and (d) subject to the provisions of sub-sections (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9)

Table

For payments to any person

 

Sl. No.	Nature of income or sum		Payer		Rate
					Threshold limit
A	B		C		D
1.	Any income by way of winnings (other than winnings from online games as referred to in serial number 2) from–– any lottery; or crossword puzzle; or card game and other game of any sort; or gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever.		Any person.		Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: ? 10000 in case of a single transaction.
2.	Any income by way of winnings from online game.	Any person.		Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: As per Note 1.
3.	Any income by way of winnings from any horse race.	Any person, being a bookmaker or a person to whom a licence has been granted by the Government under any law for the time being in force for horse racing in any race course or for arranging for wagering or betting in any race course.		Rate: Rates in force. —— Threshold limit: ? 10000 in case of a single transaction.
4.	Any income, credited or paid to a person, who is or has been stocking, distributing, purchasing or selling lottery tickets, by way of commission, remuneration or prize (by whatever name called) on such tickets.	Any person.		Rate: 2% —— Threshold limit: ? 20000.
5.	Any sum, paid in cash, from one or more accounts maintained by any person (herein referred as recipient).	Any person, being,— a banking company; a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking; or a post office.		Rate: 2% —— Threshold limit: three crore rupees in case of recipient being, a co-operative society; or (b) one crore rupees in case of recipient being person other than a co-operative society.
6.	Any amount referred to in section 80CCA(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).	Any person.		Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: ? 2500.
7.	Any sum in the nature of salary, remuneration, commission, bonus or interest paid to a partner of the firm or credited to his account (including capital account).	Any person, being a firm.		Rate: 10% —— Threshold limit: ? 20000.

Note 1.––For serial number 2, tax shall be deducted–– (a) on net winnings in the user account of the payee at the end of the tax year; (b) where there is any withdrawal from user account during the tax year, the tax shall be deducted at the time of such withdrawal on the net winnings comprised in such withdrawal as well as on the remaining amount of net winnings in user account at the end of the tax year, where the net winnings in each case is computed in the such manner as may be prescribed. Note 2.—For serial numbers 1 and 2, where the winnings or net winnings, as the case may be,— (a) is wholly in kind; or (b) is partly in kind and partly in cash, but such part in cash is not sufficient to meet the liability of deduction of tax in respect of the whole of such winnings, then, the person responsible for paying shall ensure that the tax required to be deducted has been paid, before releasing the winnings. Note 3.—For serial number 4, the person responsible for making the payment shall deduct tax at the time of credit of such sum or at the time of payment of such sum in cash or by issue of a cheque or a draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier. (4) The deduction of tax at source shall not be made under the provisions referred to in column B of the Table below, in respect of the income or sum along with the conditions, specified in column C:

Table

For no deduction at source

 

Sl. No.	Provisions for tax deduction at source	Condition for no deduction on income or sum
A	B	C
1.	Commission or Brokerage referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 1(ii)].	Commission or brokerage payable by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited to their public call office franchisees.
2.	Rent referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 2(ii)].	Income by way of rent credited or paid to a business trust, being a real estate investment trust, in respect of any real estate asset, referred to in Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 4), owned directly by such business trust.
3.	Compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property referred   to   in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 3(iii)].	Income by way of any award or agreement which has been exempted from levy of income-tax under section 96 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013).
4.	Income in respect of units referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 4(i)].	If income is of the nature of capital gain.
5.	Income from units of a business trust referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 4(ii)].	Income of the nature referred to in Schedule V [Table: Sl. No. 3. B(b)], if the special purpose vehicle referred to in the said serial number has not exercised the option under section 200.
6.	Interest on securities referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 5(i)].	Interest payable on–– National Development Bonds; such debentures, issued by such institution or authority or any other person as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf; any security of the Central Government or a State Government, other than–– 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2003; or 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018; or Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable); or any other security of the Central Government or State Government as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf; interest payable to–– the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), in respect of any securities owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; or the General Insurance Corporation of India or to any of the four companies, formed by virtue of the schemes made under section 16(1) of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972), in respect of any securities owned by the Corporation or such company or in which the Corporation or such company has full beneficial interest; or any other insurer in respect of any securities owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; or a “business trust”, as defined in section 2(21), in respect of any securities, by a special purpose vehicle referred to in Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 3).
7.	Interest other than interest on securities referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 5(ii) and 5(iii)].	Interest income credited or paid to— any banking company; or any financial corporation established by or under a Central Act or State Act or Provincial Act; or the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956); or the Unit Trust of India; or any company or co-operative society carrying on the business of insurance; or such other institution, association or body or class of institutions, associations or bodies which the Central Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, notified in this behalf before the 1st April, 2020; interest income credited or paid–– by a co-operative society other than a co-operative bank, to a member thereof; or by a co-operative society to any other co-operative society; or in respect of deposits with a primary agricultural credit society or a primary credit society or a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank; or in respect of deposits (other than time deposits made on or after the 1st July, 1995) with a co-operative society, other than a co-operative society or bank referred to in sub-clause (iii), engaged in the business of banking, except when,— where the total sales, gross receipts or turnover of the co-operative society exceed fifty crore rupees during the tax year immediately preceding the tax year in which such interest is credited or paid; and the amount or aggregate of amounts of interest credit or paid exceeds the threshold limit mentioned in section 393(1) (Table: Sl. No. 5(ii) D). (c) interest income credited or paid— (i) by the Central Government under any provision of this Act or the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), or the Estate Duty Act, 1953 (34 of 1953), or the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), or the Gift-tax Act, 1958 (18 of 1958), the Companies (Profits) Surtax  Act,  1964  (7  of  1964),  or  the Interest-tax Act, 1974 (45 of 1974);
		in respect of deposits under any scheme framed by the Central Government and notified by it in this behalf; in respect of deposits (other than time deposits made on or after the 1st July, 1995) with a banking company; by way of interest on the compensation amount awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal where the amount of such income or, the aggregate of the amounts of such income does not exceed ? 50000 during the tax year; or payable by an infrastructure capital company; or infrastructure capital fund; or infrastructure debt fund; or a public sector company; or scheduled bank in relation to a zero coupon bond issued on or after the 1st June, 2005 by such company or fund or public sector company or scheduled bank; as referred to in Schedule V (Table: Sl. No. 3); by a firm to a partner of the firm.
8.	Payments to contractors referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 6(i)].	Where–– any sum credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the tax year to the account of a contractor during the course of business of plying, hiring or leasing goods carriages; and that contractor owns ten or less goods carriages at any time during the tax year; and furnishes a declaration to that effect along with his Permanent Account Number to the person paying or crediting the sum; and the person responsible for paying to the contractor furnishes to the prescribed income- tax authority the particulars in such form and within such time as may be prescribed; where such sum is credited or paid by individual or Hindu undivided family exclusively for personal purposes of such individual or any member of Hindu undivided family.
9.	Fees for professional or technical services referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 6(iii)].	Where such sum is credited or paid by individual or Hindu undivided family exclusively for personal purposes of such individual or any member of Hindu undivided family.
10.	Dividend referred to in section 393(1) (Table: Sl. No. 7).	Dividend income credited or paid to— the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), in respect of any shares owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest;
		the General Insurance Corporation of India or to any of the four companies, formed by virtue of the schemes made under section 16(1) of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972), in respect of any shares owned by the Corporation or such company or in which the Corporation or such company has full beneficial interest; any other insurer in respect of any shares owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; a “business trust”, as defined in section 2(21), by a special purpose vehicle referred to in Schedule V (Note 2); any other person as may be notified by the Central Government in this behalf; a shareholder, being an individual, if— (I) the dividend is paid by the company by any mode other than cash; and (II) amount or aggregate of amounts of such dividend distributed or paid or likely to be distributed or paid during the tax year does not exceed ?10,000.
11.	Payment by e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 8(v)].	Where the amount is credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the tax year to the account of an e-commerce participant, which is–– an individual or a Hindu undivided family; and the gross amount of the sales or services or both during the tax year does not exceed ? 500000; and the e-commerce participant has furnished the Permanent Account Number or Aadhaar number to the e-commerce operator.
12.	Payment on transfer of virtual digital asset referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 8(vi)].	Where value or aggregate value of such consideration during the tax year does not exceed–– ? 50000, when payable by an individual or a Hindu undivided family,— whose total sales, gross receipts or turnover from the business carried on by him or profession exercised by him does not exceed one crore rupees in case of business or fifty lakh rupees in case of profession, during the tax year immediately preceding the tax year in which such virtual digital asset is transferred; not having any income under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”; ? 10000, when payable by any person other than the person referred to in clause (a).
13.	Income from units of a business trust referred to in section 393(2) (Table: Sl. No. 6).	Income of the nature referred to in Schedule V [Table: Sl. No. 3. B(b)], if the special purpose vehicle referred to in the said clause has not exercised the option under section 200.
14.	Income in respect of units of investment fund referred to in section 393(2) (Table: Sl. No. 8).	Income that is not chargeable to tax under the provisions of this Act.
15.	Income in respect of units of non-residents referred to in section 393(2) (Table: Sl. No. 10).	Income payable in respect of units of the Unit Trust of India to a non-resident Indian or a non-resident Hindu undivided family, subject to prescribed conditions.
16.	Income of Foreign Institutional Investors from securities referred to in section 393(2) (Table: Sl. No. 15).	Income, by way of capital gains arising from the transfer of securities referred to in section 210, if payable to a Foreign Institutional Investor.
17.	Income of Specified Fund from securities referred to in section 393(2) (Table: Sl. No. 16).	Income is exempt as per Schedule VI (Table: Sl. Nos. 1 to 4).
18.	Payment of certain amounts in cash referred to in section 393(3) (Table: Sl. No. 5).	Payment made to— the Government; any banking company or co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking or a post office; any business correspondent of a banking company or co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking, as per the guidelines issued in this regard by the Reserve Bank of India under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934); any white label automated teller machine operator of a banking company or co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking, as per the authorisation issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (51 of 2007).
19.	Payment in respect of deposits under National Savings Scheme, etc., referred to in section 393(3) (Table: Sl. No. 6).	Payment made to heirs of an assessee.

(5) Irrespective of anything contained in this Chapter, the tax shall not be deducted by any person from any amount payable to–– (a) the Government; or (b) the Reserve Bank of India; or (c) a corporation established by or under a Central Act which is, under any law in force, exempt from income-tax on its income; or

(d) a Mutual fund as specified at Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 20 or 21), where such amount is payable to it by way of— (A) interest; or (B) dividend in respect of any securities or shares owned by it or in which it has full beneficial interest; or (C) any other income accruing or arising to it. (6) The deduction of tax shall not be made under provisions referred to in column C of the Table below, in the case of a person as specified in column B, if such person furnishes to the person responsible for paying any income or sum of the nature referred to in such provisions, a written declaration in duplicate in such form and manner as may be prescribed that the tax on such person’s estimated total income of the tax year in which such income or sum is to be included in computing his total income shall be nil.

Table

Declaration for no deduction at source

Sl. No.	Person	Provisions for tax deduction at source
A	B	C
1.	An individual being a resident.	payment of accumulated balance due to an employee referred to in section 392(7); insurance Commission referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 1(i)]; rent referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 2(ii)]; income in respect of units referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 4(i)]; interest referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 5(i), (ii) and (iii)]; payment in respect of life insurance policy referred to in section 393(1) [Table: Sl. No. 8(i)]; dividend referred to in section 393(1) (Table: Sl. No. 7).
2.	Any person not being a company or a firm or an individual covered in Sl. No. (1).	Sl. No. (1).C(a) to (f).

Note.––The provisions of this sub-section shall not apply in case of a person referred to in column B of the Table, other than an individual being a resident who is of the age of sixty years or more at any time during the tax year, if the aggregate of amounts of any income or sum of the nature referred to in provision mentioned in column C of this Table, is credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the relevant tax year in which such income or sum is to be included, exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to tax. (7) The person responsible for paying any income or sum of the nature referred in sub-section (6) shall deliver or cause to be delivered, one copy of the declaration referred therein, received from the person to the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner, on or before the seventh day of the month following the month in which the declaration is furnished to him. (8) Irrespective of anything contained in sub-section (6), the deduction of tax shall not be made from the interest paid by an Offshore Banking Unit on borrowing from or deposit made on or after 1st April, 2005, by a non-resident or a person not ordinarily resident in India

(9) Irrespective of anything contained in this Chapter, the deduction of tax shall not be made from any payment to a person for, or on behalf of, the New Pension System Trust referred to in Schedule VII (Table: Sl. No. 41). (10) In a case other than that referred to in section 392(2)(a), where under an agreement or an arrangement, if the tax chargeable on any income of the recipient referred to in this Chapter is to be borne by the payer, then, for the purposes of deduction of tax, the income shall be increased to an amount which after deduction of tax as per provisions of this Chapter becomes equal to the net amount payable under such agreement or arrangement. (11) The credit of any income or sum to any account, whether called “suspense account” or by any other name, in the books of account of the person liable to pay such income or sum, shall be deemed to be the credit of such income or sum to the account of the payee and the provisions of this Chapter shall apply accordingly.