Dear Subscriber,
The assessee hired cars on fixed rent payment and deducted TDS u/s 194C
at 2% on the basis that it was a “works contract”. The AO & CIT (A)
held that since cars were “plant”, tax ought to have been deducted u/s 194-I
at 10%. The assessee was held liable for the short-fall of 8% in TDS
u/s 201. On appeal by the assessee, HELD allowing the appeal: