TDSMAN (FY:2015-16) released -avail Early Bird offer

Keeping its tradition, TDSMAN is one of the first to have released the version for FY:2015-16. This will serve its users for the following:  All TDS Returns for FY:2015-16 TDS Returns for Quarter 4-FY:2014-15 Pending TDS Returns of earlier years, if any Rectification of TDS Defaults for earlier periods  On popular demand of its users,…

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Late Filing Fee u/s 234E – Judicial Interpretation – Hon’ble High Court of Bombay – February 6, 2015

Dear Deductor, Section 234E of the Income-tax Act, 1961 inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 provides for levy of a fee of Rs. 200/- for each day’s delay in filing the statement of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) or Tax Collected at Source (TCS). The provision for Levy of Late filing fee was introduced to…

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CPC (TDS) communication: TDS Defaults exist in all Six preceding Quarters, “No Correction TDS Statement filed as yet”

As per the records of the Centralized Processing Cell (TDS), there exist outstanding Defaults in “all six preceeding Quarters” with respect to the TDS Statements filed by deductors, relevant to the Financial Years 2013-14 and 2014-15. CPC (TDS) has issued a communication to deductors in this regards which has been given below: Dear Deductor,(TAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX)…

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CPC (TDS) reminder to Deductors: Statement filed during Q1 FY 2013-14 to Q2 FY 2014-15, TDS certificates not downloaded for any of the Quarters

CPC (TDS) has issued a reminder communication to deductors in which it has stated about the downloading of TDS certificates. According to CPC (TDS), TDS Statements have been filed by the deductors during Q1 FY 2013-14 to Q2 FY 2014-15 but TDS Certificates (Form 16A) have not been downloaded for all of the referenced quarters,…

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CPC (TDS) Advisory to Deductor for Closure of Late Payment Interest defaults in Quarterly TDS Statements

CPC (TDS) has issued an advisory communication in which it has stated about the closure of late payment interest defaults in quarterly TDS Statements. It has requested the Principal Officer, State Bank of India to instruct the deductors associated with them to pay the late payment interest amount and file the TDS correction statement accordingly…

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Sec. 234E Fine For Late Filing Of TDS Returns is constitutionally valid: Bombay HC

Rashmikant Kundalia vs. UOI (Bombay High Court), WRIT PETITION NO.771 OF 2014, Pronounced On : 9th February, 2015 Petitioners have challenged the constitutional validity of section 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 234E seeks to levy a fee of Rs.200/- per day (subject to certain other conditions as set out therein) inter alia…

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Privacy of taxpayer must be respected: CBDT

SECTION 138 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 – DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RESPECTING ASSESSEES TO SPECIFIED OFFICER, AUTHORITY OR BODY PERFORMING FUNCTIONS UNDER ANY OTHER LAW – DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT TAXPAYERS TO MEDIA OFFICE MEMORANDUM [F.NO.DIR.(HQRS.)/CH.(DT)/29/2014], DATED 1-1-2015 Instances have come to the notice of the Board where information pertaining to individual taxpayers has been…

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