Indian clients cut TDS: get it back
Sample: Nidhi, 30, architect in Indore. Indian firms pay her fees and cut 10% TDS.
₹90,000 refund of TDS
Clients cut 10% TDS. Under the 50% scheme and the rebate, your tax is nil, so all of it comes back.
Profession, 50% scheme
| Fees received | ₹9,00,000 |
| Income at 50% | ₹4,50,000 |
Tax
| Tax at slab rates | ₹2,500 |
| Rebate (Sec 156, old 87A) | (₹2,500) |
| Tax for the year | ₹0 |
| TDS by clients (Form 26AS) | (₹90,000) |