Claiming credit for TCS of minor in the hands of parent

Union Budget 2024-25 (Full) + FINANCE (No.2) Bill, 2024

Section 206C of the Act provides for the collection of tax at source (TCS) on business of trading in alcoholic liquor, forest produce, scrap etc. Representations have been received that there is no provision in the Act for allowing credit of TCS to any other person (eg. parent) other than the collectee.

2. For example, funds remitted under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme of the Reserve Bank of India may have been remitted in the name of minor and accordingly tax would have been collected under sub-section (1G) of section 206C. However, there is no provision for the parent to claim the same in their tax return.

3. It is, therefore, proposed to introduce a provision in section 206C of the Act, to allow the Board to notify the rules for cases where credit of tax collected are given to person other than collectee. However, to ensure that this provision is not misused, credit of TCS of the minor shall only be allowed where the income of the minor is being clubbed with the parent as under sub-section (1A) of section 64 of the Act which states that in computing the total income of any individual, there shall be included all such income as arises or accrues to his minor child.

4. The amendment will take effect from the 1st day of January, 2025.

[Clause 70]

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Union Budget 2024-25 (Full) + FINANCE (No.2) Bill, 2024

Dated: 24-7-2024