The Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT ) has notified that provisions of section 194N of the Income Tax Act ( TDS ) shall not be applicable to the commission agent or trader operating under Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC).
The Notification issued by Finance Ministry said that, “the commission agent or trader, operating under Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), and registered under any Law relating to Agriculture Produce Market of the concerned State, who has intimated to the banking company or co-operative society or post office his account number through which he wishes to withdraw cash in excess of rupees one crore in the previous year along with his Permanent Account Number (PAN) and the details of the previous year and has certified to the banking company or co-operative society or post office that the withdrawal of cash from the account in excess of rupees one crore during the previous year is for the purpose of making payments to the farmers on account of purchase of agriculture produce and the banking company or co-operative society or post office has ensured that the PAN quoted is correct and the commission agent or trader is registered with the APMC, and for this purpose necessary evidences have been collected and placed on record”.
The notification came into force with effect from the 1st day of September, 2019.
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