Allocation of Interest in TDS Returns

For delayed payment of TDS or delayed deduction, the deductor needs to pay interest for these delays. The interest is paid in through Challan / Book Entry similar to TDS payments. While preparing TDS Returns, one needs to ‘allocate’ the interest component from each Challan. Unless this is explicitly not allocated / specified, the Department…

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Procedure of preparing e-Returns for TDS / TCS

E-Returns for TDS / TCS was first introduced in 2002-03 and it has come a long way ever since. Currently, less than 1% are still on manually filed Returns. The generic procedure of preparing E-Return for fundamental understanding is summarized as below: Step – I The Income Tax Department has specified a data format in…

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