This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.
How this is calculated
A business paying rent deducts at the higher rate once annual rent crosses the annual threshold. An individual not subject to audit deducts at a lower rate once monthly rent crosses a monthly threshold, and this obligation catches ordinary tenants who have no idea it exists. The individual case is deducted once a year rather than monthly, in the last month of the tenancy or the financial year.
Worked examples
Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.
an individual above the monthly threshold
- Monthly rent
- ₹60,000
- Months in the year
- 12
- Who is paying
- Individual or HUF not under audit
- Rate for individuals
- 5%
- Rate for businesses
- 10%
- Annual threshold for businesses
- ₹2,40,000
- Monthly threshold for individuals
- ₹50,000
TDS for the year₹36,000
5% of 7,20,000, worked by hand
Open this examplea business pays the higher rate
- Monthly rent
- ₹60,000
- Months in the year
- 12
- Who is paying
- Business or audited entity
- Rate for individuals
- 5%
- Rate for businesses
- 10%
- Annual threshold for businesses
- ₹2,40,000
- Monthly threshold for individuals
- ₹50,000
TDS for the year₹72,000
boundary: the two regimes side by side
Open this examplebelow the individual threshold nothing applies
- Monthly rent
- ₹40,000
- Months in the year
- 12
- Who is paying
- Individual or HUF not under audit
- Rate for individuals
- 5%
- Rate for businesses
- 10%
- Annual threshold for businesses
- ₹2,40,000
- Monthly threshold for individuals
- ₹50,000
TDS for the year₹0
degenerate case
Open this exampleMethod and limits
What it assumes
- Rent for land, building or furniture. Plant and machinery attracts a different rate.
What it deliberately does not model
- Rates and thresholds change with each Finance Act. Enter the ones that apply to your year.
- The individual mechanism requires no TAN but has its own filing form, which is a compliance step rather than a calculation.
Sources
Formula version 1.0.0 · definition 1.0.0 · India · Report a problem with this calculator
Frequently asked questions
- I am an individual renting a flat. Do I really have to deduct?
- If your monthly rent is above the threshold, yes. It applies to individual tenants without any audit requirement, and it is one of the most widely missed obligations in Indian personal tax.