22/04/2026
β οΈ Partnership firms and LLPs β a major TDS rule change applies to you from April 1, 2025. Most firms are not yet compliant.
Section 194T is here. Swipe through all 8 slides β this is everything you need to know. π
From April 1, 2025 β Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 β your firm is now legally required to deduct TDS before paying your partners. This is the first time in Indian tax history that partner payments have been brought under TDS.
Here's the complete Section 194T breakdown:
π WHO MUST COMPLY?
ALL partnership firms and LLPs β regardless of size, turnover, or age of the firm.
π WHICH PAYMENTS ATTRACT TDS?
β Salary paid to partners
β Remuneration (by any name)
β Commission, Bonus
β Interest on capital account or partner loans
TDS rate: 10% flat. Without partner's PAN: 20% (Section 206AA).
π THE THRESHOLD
TDS kicks in when aggregate payments to a single partner exceed βΉ20,000 in a financial year. Once crossed β TDS applies on the FULL amount, not just the excess.
π WHAT IS NOT COVERED?
β Profit distribution to partners (exempt u/s 10(2A))
β Repayment of partner's capital contribution
β Genuine expense reimbursements
π THREE CRITICAL THINGS MOST FIRMS MISS:
1. Even if remuneration is only CREDITED to the capital account (not paid in cash) β TDS must be deducted at the time of credit.
2. There is NO 15G/15H self-declaration available for partners.
3. Section 197 (lower deduction certificate) does NOT apply to Section 194T.
π PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE:
β Interest @ 1% p.m. (non-deduction period)
β Interest @ 1.5% p.m. (deducted but not deposited)
β 30% expense disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)
β Prosecution u/s 276B (in serious cases)
If your firm is still paying partners without deducting TDS β you are accumulating interest liability from April 1, 2025. The earlier you get compliant, the lower the exposure.
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