Section 194N
of the Income Tax Act, 1961, deals with the deduction of tax at source (TDS) on
cash withdrawals exceeding certain thresholds from a banking company, a
co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking, or a post office.
Section
|
Nature of payment
|
Payer
|
Payee
|
Rate
|
194N
|
Cash Withdrawal from Bank, Co-op, Post Office
|
Bank, Co-op, Post Office
|
Any Person
|
2% (Refer Point 3)
|
Additional
Points
1. 1. TDS
is required to be deducted only at the time of Payment.
2. 2.No
TDS if Cash withdraw is up to Rs.1 crore in a Previous Year. If cash withdraws
more than Rs 1 Crore than TDS is applicable only on excess amount over Rs. 1 Crore.
Where the recipient is a co-operative society limit of Rs.3 crores is
applicable for cash withdrawals.
3. In
cases where the recipient has not filed income tax returns for the three
previous financial years by the due date specified under section 139(1), and
this due date has passed before the start of the current financial year, TDS
rates will be adjusted as follows:
Cash Withdrawal Amount Range
|
TDS Rate
|
More
than Rs. 20 lakhs up to Rs. 1 crore
|
2%
|
More
than Rs. 1 crore
|
5%
|
Note: Here we will check return of PY 19-20,
PY 20-21, PY 21-22, for the TDS
liability for PY 23-24.
4. No
TDS if cash withdrawal is made by:
SL. NO
|
ENTITY/OPERATION
|
DESCRIPTION
|
1
|
Government
(SG/CG)
|
State
and Central Government bodies
|
2
|
Banks,
Cooperative Banks, Post Offices
|
Including
their business correspondents
|
3
|
White
Label ATM Operators of
|
-
|
4
|
Cash
Replenishment Agencies (CRAs)
|
For
withdrawals from accounts maintained exclusively for ATM cash replenishment
|
5
|
Registered Commission Agents/Traders
under APMC
|
For
withdrawals intended for making payments to farmers
|
6
|
Authorized
Dealers, FFMC, their Franchise Agents, and Sub-agents
|
For
withdrawals used for purchasing foreign currency for Non-Residents, foreign
tourists visiting India, resident Indians returning to India, or for
disbursement of inward remittances to beneficiaries in India in cash under
the Money Transfer
|