Insurances help in many ways, one of the common benefits of having insurance is that it helps in meeting medical emergency finance. Henceforth, it is important to not only cover yourself but also your family member with an insurance policy. Generally, most of the people take insurance through the third party such as agents, brokers and so forth. In such cases, Section 194D of the Income Tax Act applies, as per this any commission TDS section received by the third party are subject to deduct the tax at source.
Under Section 194D TDS shall be deducted by the entity who makes the remuneration or commission to the resident person: Requesting and obtaining insurance business Continuance, revival or renewal of insurance policies
Section 194D of Income Tax Act applies on all such payment of commission to the person irrespective whether they are individual or a company. Let us see the rate of TDS under Section 194D:
Particulars | TDS Rate |
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If PAN details are furnished | 5 |
In case when the PAN details are not furnished | 20 |
Under Insurance TDS Section 194D, the TDS shall not be deducted in the following cases:
Under Section 197, any individual who is receiving insurance commission TDS can apply to the assessing officer to lower the rate of TDS or non-deduction of TDS in Form 13. As per Sub-Section 4 of Section 206AA, no certificate shall be provided by the assessing officer for non-deduction or lowered rate of deduction until the applicant provides PAN with the application.
All deductors shall make sure that all the deductee (except salary based) gets the TDS certificate within the time limit prescribed. Here is the due date for issuing TDS certificates:
Periods | Due Date of issuing TDS certificates |
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April to June | 30th July |
July to September | 30th October |
October to December | 30th January |
January to March | 30th May |
Duration | Deadline for issuing certificates |
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April to June | 15th August |
July to September | 15th November |
October to December | 15th February |
January to March | 30th May |
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