All about Advance Tax for Taxpayers
What is Advance Tax?
As it can be easily understood, it is payment of the taxes in advance instead of lump sum payment at the end of the year. A taxpayer is liable to pay taxes in advance i.e. before the end of the year. Any taxpayer whose tax liability for the year is Rs. 10,000/- and more shall be liable to pay advance tax. It is popularly known as ‘pay as you earn’ scheme.
As the government of India has emphasized more on tax to be deducted to ensure that the correct tax amount is deposited with the treasury of government and to avoid any loopholes for evasion of tax, under various provisions of Income Tax Act, it has become very important for the persons who are the payee of the amount to become more informed and vigilant about tax implications on the amount paid by them.
In the budget of 2017, the government inserted a new section 194IB. Under this section, any individual or HUF, who pays a rent of Rs 50,000 or above per month, will have to deduct TDS at the rate of 5% per annum. This new section has become effective from 1st June 2017.
As we are in the mid of March which is last month of the financial year, many of us are concerned as to where and how much to invest to save tax. As one can claim a set limit deduction from his / her income under the Income Tax Act, one must be very careful about the amount of investment.
The Income Tax Department may keep an eye on those buyers who have brought property from non-resident and have failed to deduct/deposit TDS on the purchase of property from a non-resident.
It is a primary responsibility of the buyer to make sure that before purchasing a property from a resident or a nonresident, an appropriate amount of TDS as applicable as per Income Tax act is deducted and paid to the government well within time.