Who are Employees on Contract?
These employees are those who are working on Contract i.e. they are not on payroll of company
Normally TDS is deducted on such employee’s salary at 1% or 10%
(TDS at 1% is applicable under Section 194 C for blue collared employees like Driver, Guard Peon if amount paid during year is more than 100000 per annum
However, TDS @ 10% wil be deducted under Section 194 J for white collared employees like Accountant, HR, Admin, Sales) etc Peon if amount paid during year is more than 30000 per annum
Example
Q 1A
Suppose an HR is hired on Contract at 20000 per month
What is TDS deduced by company
View AnswerCompany deducts 10% TDS and pays her 18000 per month
Q1B
Does HR need to file Income Tax Return?
View AnswerSince Annual Income of HR is 20000*12=240000
No need to file ITR as Gross Total Income is less than 250000
However, if she files ITR she can claim refund of TDS
Q1C
Calculate Refund of TDS in this case.
View AnswerIncome Tax Computation
Particulars | Amount |
INCOME FROM SALARIES | 0 |
INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES | 240000 |
GROSS TOTAL INCOME | 240000 |
Less | |
DEDUCTIONS | 0 |
NET TOTAL INCOME | 240000 |
TAX | 0 |
REBATE | 0 |
NET TAX | 0 |
CESS | 0 |
TAX+ CESS | 0 |
Less | |
Annual TDS | 24000 |
Net Tax Payable/(Refund) | -24000 |
Q1D
Which ITR Form to be filled for Employees on Contract
View AnswerIncome of Employees on Contract is not Salary Income as there is no Employer Employee Relationship
It is shown as Income from Other Sources
Normally ITR 1 is to be filed in this cases
(However, some people show it as Business Income and file ITR 4)
ASSIGNMENT
Complete the following table
Particulars | A | B | C | D |
Designation | Salesman | Driver | Peon | Accountant |
Monthly Salary | 10000 | 10000 | 6000 | 80000 |
Section | ||||
TDS Rate | ||||
Monthly TDS | ||||
Net Salary |
Also Compute Income to be shown in ITR?
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View Answer
Particulars | A | B | C | D |
Designation | Salesman | Driver | Peon | Accountant |
Monthly Salary | 10000 | 10000 | 6000 | 80000 |
Section | 194J | 194C | 194C | 194J |
TDS Rate | 10% | 1% | 0% | 10% |
Monthly TDS | 1000 | 100 | 0 | 8000 |
Net Salary | 9000 | 9900 | 6000 | 72000 |
Income Tax Computation
Particulars | A | B | C | D |
INCOME FROM SALARIES | 0 | |||
INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES | 120000 | 120000 | 72000 | 960000 |
GROSS TOTAL INCOME | 120000 | 120000 | 72000 | 960000 |
Less | ||||
DEDUCTIONS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NET TOTAL INCOME | 120000 | 120000 | 72000 | 960000 |
TAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104500 |
REBATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NET TAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104500 |
CESS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4180 |
TAX+ CESS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108680 |
Less | ||||
Annual TDS | 12000 | 1200 | 0 | 9600 |
Net Tax Payable/(Refund) | -12000 | -1200 | 0 | 12680 |