TDS (Tax Deducted at Source)
Definition
Income tax that a payer deducts before paying interest or other income, and deposits with the government.TDS, or Tax Deducted at Source, is income tax collected at the point of payment: a bank, for example, deducts a percentage of FD interest before crediting it and deposits that with the government against the recipient's PAN. The deducted amount is adjusted when the recipient files their income-tax return. Thresholds and rates are set by the Income Tax Act and revised in the Union Budget, so always check the current year's figures.
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Related terms
- Fixed Deposit (FD) — A deposit that locks a sum with a bank for a fixed term at a pre-agreed interest rate.
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