Amendment of section 194-I.
61. In section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, for clauses (a), (b) and (c), the following clauses shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of October, 2009, namely:—
"(a) two per cent. for the use of any machinery or plant or equipment; and
(b) ten per cent. for the use of any land or building (including factory building) or land appurtenant to a building (including factory building) or furniture or fittings:".
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 61 of the Bill seeks to amend section 194-I of the Incometax Act, which relates to deduction of tax at source on any income payable by way of rent.
Clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the said section provide for deduction of tax at source on income by way of rent. It, inter alia provides such deduction at the rate of ten per cent. for the use of any machinery or plant or equipment. It further provides that such deduction at the rate of fifteen per cent. for the use of any land or building (including factory building) or land appurtenant to a building (including factory building) or furniture or fittings where the payee is an individual or a Hindu undivided family and twenty per cent. where such payee is a person other than an individual or a Hindu undivided family.
It is proposed to substitute the said clauses (a), (b) and (c) by new clauses (a) and (b) so as to provide that deduction of tax at source on an income by way of rent shall be at the rate of (a) two per cent. for the use of any machinery or plant or equipment; and (b) ten per cent. for the use of any land or building (including factory building) or land appurtenant to a building (including factory building) or furniture or fittings.
These amendments will take effect from 1st October, 2009.