The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that no TDS shall be deducted on the following payment under section 194A of the Act, namely payment in the nature of interest, other than interest on securities, made by a Scheduled Bank (payer) located in a specified area to a member of Scheduled Tribe (receiver) residing in North East region as per section 10 (26) of the Act, if it fulfils the following conditions:
- the payer satisfies itself that the receiver is a member of Scheduled Tribe residing in any specified area, and the payment as referred above is accruing or arising to the receiver as referred to in section 10(26) of the Act, during the previous year relevant for the assessment year in which the payment is made, by obtaining necessary documentary evidences in support of the same;
- the payer reports the above payment in the statements of deduction of tax as referred to in sub-section (3) of section 200 of the Act;
- the payment made or aggregate of payments made during the previous year does not exceed twenty lakh rupees.
However, for the purposes of the said notification, ‘Scheduled Bank’ means a bank included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934.
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