1. Buyer has to pay the TDS for purchase.
2. You have to pay the TDS and deposit it without government with PAN of the builder.
I bought a new property in Mumbai which was under-construction and self funded by me. I have paid everything to the builder already based on the quoted price (cost sheet)/registered agreement. Stamp duty/registration is already done. Now the possession is due shortly where in I have learnt about the below govt rule just now from fellow buyers who did bank loan. TDS was never discussed or brought up between me and builder so far in any discussion in last 1.5 years. In fact even now builder has not mentioned or brought this up with me in any way. Questions I have - 1) Per govt rule who's responsibility is it to pay, builder or buyer (me) 2) Given my scenario or situation who should be paying it, builder or buyer (me) Sec 194 IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 states that for all transactions with effect from June 1, 2013, Tax @ 1% should be deducted by the purchaser of the property at the time of making payment of sale consideration Thanks
1. Buyer has to pay the TDS for purchase.
2. You have to pay the TDS and deposit it without government with PAN of the builder.
You have to deduct TDS and make payment
2)
Tax-at-source has to be deducted when you make payments to the seller for property worth over Rs 50 lakh
3)Non-deduction of tax at source when making payments to builders might attract penalties
4) you are required to fill up the requisite challan in Form 26QB and deposit the appropriate tax within seven days from the end of the month in which the amount was deducted.
5)you have to mention relevant particulars such as name, address and PAN of the buyer and seller; particulars of transaction such as date of agreement, value of property, date and amount of tax deducted. It can also be paid electronically by logging onto this website https://onlineservices.tin.egovnsdl.com/etaxnew/tdsnontds.jsp, selecting Form 26QB and following the instructions.
Dear Sir,
The following information may kindly be read:
From June 1st 2013, when a buyer buys immovable property (i.e. a building or part of a building or any land other than agricultural land) costing more than Rs 50lakhs, he has to deduct TDS when he pays the seller. This has been laid out in Section 194-IA of the Income Tax Act.
To find out what qualifies as agricultural land click here.
Here are the requirements of this section:
TDS has to be paid by the buyer
but that does not mean that you pay this TDS from your pocket
you just have to deduct TDS @1% from the consideration you would pay to the builder and balance is payable to builder
the deducted TDS then has to be deposited by you with government treasury within stipulated time
there is no TDS deduction on charges like registration fee, stamp duty, GST, and other taxes
you need to consult a CA for paying the outstanding TDS
Hello,
As per the law and your situation, you being the purchaser was supposed to deduct the TDS at source.
Regards
Yes buyer has go deduct the same.
From June 1st 2013, when a buyer buys immovable property (i.e. a building or part of a building or any land other than agricultural land) costing more than Rs 50lakhs, he has to deduct TDS when he pays the seller. This has been laid out in Section 194-IA of the Income Tax Act.
TDS has to be deducted by the person who is paying the sale consideration for the sale of the immovable property and he has to pay the the same to the government on the seller's behalf.
For under construction building, GST payable. Liability for payment of tax rests with the supplier. GST must be included in payment.
1% TDS deductible by buyer if property is above 50 Lacs. If the Buyer fail to deduct or deposit TDS then buyer will be declared as Assessee in Default and all the tax dues including interest and penalty will be recovered from buyer by the income tax department.
Dear sir
As per the govt rule the seller is liable to pay TDS. As he is making the sale.
And as per the section you are mentioning if you had deducted that 1% amount then you should pay the tax to govt.
1. You shall have to deduct TDS from the payment to be made to the builder and shall have tom deposit the same to the I.Tax authorities. The Builder will not tell you this since if you do not deduct, then you shall be punished and he will try to evade the tax.
2. The Builder is receiving the amount paid by you. TDS means Tax Deducted at the Source. In the instant case you are the source from where the payment is being made. So, you shall have to deduct the TDS and deposit with the I.Tax Department.
Any person who purchases immoveable property worth more than Rupees fifty lakhs has to deduct Tax at 1% on the amount payable( price of the property) to the seller and remit it to the Tax Department
There's no TDS for under construction properties or flats.
If you are buying a house property for more than Rs. 50 lakhs then you may to deduct 1% tax and deposit it to the government account.
Also - my booking, stamp duty/registration and 100% payment for the flat was during the 12% GST regime. Most of the flat owners payment schedule and payment percentage is dependent upon the construction status (plinth, slab, fit out possession etc.) of the flat. Now per govt rule from 1st April'2019 the GST rate is 5% so these flat owners are going to pay GST at 5% for their remaining payments to the builder. I am at a huge disadvantage due to this now, please advise what are my options - thanks.
you have already made payment to the builder as per GST rates applicable on under construction property
2) you cannot claim benefit of 5 per cent GST which would be applicable for payments made from April onwards
See if you have already made the payment then in that case there is no remedy these are government decisions to change tax slab.
You can avail benefit of Input tax credit from builder for the 12% gst paid by you.
If the builder doesn't pass on the benefit, you can complain to national anti profiteering authority
You can lodge an online complaint on its website
Issue notice to builder to refund 1% TDS, which you failed to deduct. Or you can deposit the TDS from your pocket and claim refund from the seller showing Form 26QB.
Nothing can be done now as the sale consideration has already been paid in full.
You can just claim refund of 1% TDS from the builder by issuing legal notice for the same.
1. GST is charged on the amount p;aid.
2. When you had made the payment, the rate of GST was to the higher side to your misfortune.
Thanks you. Few more questions - 1) How can I avail benefit of Input tax credit from builder for the 12% GST I paid 2) How can I know what the actual amount of benefit should be as the builder may give me misleading or inaccurate information 3) What if the builder doesn't pass on the benefit, where and how can I complain
1. See builder should passed the benifit on your payments .
2. See there is no formula for actual amount but for the sake of reasonableness you can look to accept a certificate from a cost accountant or chartered accountant certifying that the anti-profiteering computation has been done and the benefit due to the buyers has been passed .
3. You can complaint before the The National Anti-Profiteering Authority and GST commissioner in jurisdiction.
Builders claim credit on input costs such as steel, cement and sand used for under construction buildings to offset the GST liabilities.
2) home buyers for the sake of reasonableness can look to accept a certificate from a cost accountant or chartered accountant certifying that the anti-profiteering computation has been done and the benefit due to the buyers has been passed on,
3) Clause 171 has been incorporated in the GST Act which provides that it is mandatory to pass on the benefit due to reduction in the rate of tax or from input tax credit to the consumer by way of commensurate reduction in prices. However, only few buyers are able to avail the input tax credit benefit.
4) complaint has to be made to
1. No
2. If builder does not pass on the benefits to the buyer, complaint can be made to the GST anti profiteering authority.
It is mandatory to pass on the benefit due to reduction in the rate of tax or from input tax credit to the consumer by way of commensurate reduction in prices.
Complain to anti-profiteering authority.
I think now input tax credit is not applicable in new policy. You can compaint go online gst portal.
1. Ask the builder to produce the evidence of his paying TDS on theb payment made by you.
2. Input Tax Credit will be availed by your Builder and not you. being the purchaser.
Since you have already paid the full sale consideration amount even before the reduction of rates in GST, you cannot avail the concession at this stage.
1. You can demand the ITC from the builder by issuing a legal notice to him on this.
2. You can either calculate on the basis of the circular or can enquire from any other person in local who is in the knowledge of this.
3. You can make a complaint agaisnt him with RERA on this.
Thanks for the inputs. I'll follow up with the builder for the input tax credit but government slashing the GST rate from 12% to 5%, is it not unjust/unfair on the buyers who bought and paid under the GST 12% regime? For a property which is 2 crore, this means I have paid around 14 lacs more based on a gst difference of 7%. Are there any PIL (public interest litigation) over this?
It is unfair but the same has happened many times before too. Sometimes, when the tax rates are increased, then also government doesn't charge it retrospectively. So, it evens out.
No PIL has been filed regarding such matter as per my knowledge but research needs to be done to be sure before filing such a PIL
See that is governments discretion and power.
See there is clear power to change tax rates PIL won't be maintainable though you can try.
The reduction in GST rates is not retrospective hence you cannot claim it as unjustified.
At the time when you paid the GST it was reduced from 18 to 12% likewise it is a periodical amendment hence no PIL will be maintainable on this.
1. The Govt has reduced the rate of GST not from retrospective effect.
2. Thousands of buyers have thus failed to take the benifit of the reduced rate for making payment before the date of the reduction.
3. No PIL has yet been filed seeking relief.
Thank you for the response. Builder mentioned they will pay interest on the delayed possession for the payments received from me as per RERA norms. Cheque for the same shall be handed over at the time of possession. Delay duration will be the date mentioned in the agreement till the flat handover date. My questions, 1) Should the interest be paid monthly (post delay) rather than at the time of flat possesion (as builder states)? 2) I have already paid in full to the builder. The payment comprises of A+B+C (please refer below for explanation). So, should be builder be paying the interest on A or A+B+C ? where - A is the flat cost B comprises of GST, Stamp Duty and Registration C comprises Corpus fund, share money, 24 month society maintenance, infrastructure development charges, clucb house, society formation, Electricity/Piped Gas/Water connection and GST of 18% over these. Regards,
1. Builder shall cab pay rhe interest at one go on possession.
2.see.for interest the amount you paid for cost of flat shall be considered.
builder should pay interest before delivery of possession
2) interest would be paid on flat costs but not on GST , stamp duty , registration charges
The interest for delay in handing over possession shall be calculated at the given percentage which is annual percentage on the sale consideration amount paid by you.
Builder has to pay you interest on all amounts paid by you [forming part of A, B and C] from the promised date of possession till final handover
the interest is to be applied for every month of delay till final handover
so for all amounts paid upto promised date of possession, builder has to pay you monthly interest till final handover
and for all amounts paid after promised date of possession, he has to pay you interest from the respective date of payment till handover of possession
ask the builder not to act smart and release the interest cheque payments now itself
why to wait till possession?