# Tds Calculator

> Calculate TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) for a payment under a given Income Tax Act section. Use this when the user asks about TDS, tax deduction on payments to contractors, professionals, rent, or salary.

- Skill: `vivekxai/tds-calculator` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vivekxai/tds-calculator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vivekxai/tds-calculator/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: vivekxai (https://skillmd.com/u/vivekxai)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vivekxai/tds-calculator

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# TDS Calculator

Calculates TDS deducted at source for common sections: 194C (contractors),
194J (professional/technical fees), 194I (rent), and 192 (salary,
approximated as a flat rate for this demo).

## Arguments

Pass an `input` object with:

- `payment_amount` (number, required) — the gross payment amount in INR before TDS deduction.
- `section` (string, required) — the Income Tax Act TDS section, e.g. `"194C"`, `"194J"`, `"194I"`, `"192"`.

## Example

```
echo '{"payment_amount": 100000, "section": "194J"}' | python script.py
```