194-I. Any person, not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, who is responsible for paying to a resident any income by way of rent,
shall, at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee
or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by the issue of a cheque
or draft or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, [deduct income-tax thereon at the rate of—
(a) two per cent for the use of any machinery or plant or equipment; and (Payment Code - 4IA)
(b) ten per cent for the use of any land or
building (including factory building) or land appurtenant to a building
(including factory building) or furniture or fittings: (Payment Code - 4IB)
Provided that no deduction shall be made under this
section where the amount of such income or, as the case may be, the
aggregate of the amounts of such income credited or paid or likely to be
credited or paid during the financial year by the aforesaid person to
the account of, or to, the payee, does not exceed one hundred and eighty thousand rupees :
Provided further that
an individual or a Hindu undivided family, whose total sales, gross
receipts or turnover from the business or profession carried on by him
exceed the monetary limits specified under clause (a) or clause (b) of
section 44AB
during the financial year immediately preceding the financial year in
which such income by way of rent is credited or paid, shall be liable to
deduct income-tax under this section.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(i) "rent" means any payment, by whatever name called, under any lease, sub-lease, tenancy or any other agreement or arrangement for the use of (either separately or together) any,—
(i) "rent" means any payment, by whatever name called, under any lease, sub-lease, tenancy or any other agreement or arrangement for the use of (either separately or together) any,—
(a) land; or
(b) building (including factory building); or
(c) land appurtenant to a building (including factory building); or
(d) machinery; or
(e) plant; or
(f) equipment; or
(g) furniture; or
(h) fittings,
whether or not any or all of the above are owned by the payee;
(ii) where any income is credited 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, such crediting
shall be deemed to be credit of such income to the account of the payee
and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.
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