Structure of PAN

PAN stands for Permanent Account Number. This is a 10 character alpha- numeric number used for the identification of the tax paying Indian Nationals. Example: AAECP6176D, AGUPG4076H. The first five characters are alphabets, next four are numerals and the last character is alphabet. Following is important to understand. The fourth character indicates the type of…

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Popular reasons for shifting out from outsourcing to preparing TDS Returns in-house

Popular reasons for shifting out from outsourcing to preparing TDS Returns in-house: Based on a sample survey of around 100 organizations that shifted out of outsourcing, some of the popular cited reasons included the following: Receiving a number of Default Notices for earlier filed Returns On receiving Default Notices, low priority by the agency for…

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Tips to avoid Defaults in TDS Returns

Tips to avoid Defaults in TDS Returns §  Make sure taxes are deducted on time and at correct deduction rates /amount. The applicable section under which the deduction falls should be correctly applied. §  Tax needs to be deducted either when payment is made or when amount is credited, whichever is earlier. It implies that…

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