Tax Collected at Source

Which section is applicable - Section 194Q or Section 206C(1H)

Which Section is applicable – Section 194Q or Section 206C(1H)?

Through the Union Budget, 2021, a new section namely Section 194Q was inserted in the Income Tax Act and this section is similar to the provisions of Section 206C(1H) of the Act. This is so because both of these sections deals with same transaction of sales/purchases above Rs. 50 lacs from party whose turnover whose turnover is previous year exceeds Rs. 10 crore. Further, Section 194Q talks about deducting TDS and Section 206(1H) talks about collecting tax.