MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES

   
 

Situation 1: Whether sharing of an office and utilization of other facilitative services are taxed under the purview of Section 194- I?

  • Where payment was made by the assessee company to another company towards sharing office and for utilization of other facilitative services, it was held that payment made for the use and occupation of premises with furniture and fixture etc. shall be construed as rent and therefore Section 194-I stands applicable. [Wipro GE Medical systems Ltd. vs. ITO]

Situation 2: Whether right of displaying advertisements at hoarding sites belonging to others, will attract TDS under Section 194-I?

  • In a case where an assessee had taken and acquired only right of displaying advertisement at a hoarding site belonging to others and payment was made by the assessee to hoarding site owners was for commercial exploitation of display right and not for using hoarding sites under lease or subleases, tenancy etc. and as such, assessee was nit liable to deduct tax at source under Section 194-I from such payments, then TDS has to be done @ 1%.