Budget 2015-16: Relaxing the requirement of obtaining TAN for certain deductors

Under the provisions of section 203A of the Act, every person deducting tax (deductor) or collecting tax (collector) is required to obtain Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) and quote the same for reporting of tax deduction/collection to the Income-tax Department. However, currently, for reporting of tax deducted from payment over a specified threshold…

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Budget 2015-16: Rationalisation of provisions relating to tax deduction at source (TDS) and tax collection at source (TCS)

Under Chapter XVII-B of the Act, a person is required to deduct tax on certain specified payment at the specified rate if the payment exceeds the specified threshold. The person deducting tax (the deductor) is required to file a quarterly Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) statement containing the details of deduction of tax made during…

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TDS on Pre-mature EPF withdrawals Proposed @ 10% wef 01.06.2015

Under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF & MP Act, 1952), certain specified employers are required to comply with the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 (EPFS). However, these employers are also permitted to establish and manage their own private provident fund (PF) scheme subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. The provident…

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