Employee Provident Fund (EPF) was earlier not subject to tax and was tax-free in the hands of the employee. When a contribution was made, the employee could claim an income tax deduction under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against such contribution up to INR 1.5 lakhs. Employee Provident Fund (EPF) was not…
What is a tax credit? If tax has been deducted at the source (TDS) and the same deposited with the government, it would be treated as a tax paid on behalf of the individual from whom such deduction was done. In short, a tax credit would be allowed to the individual whose tax has been…
Deductor- The Indian Company or a business trust paying interest income Deductee- A non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company Time of Deduction- At the time of credit or payment, whichever is earlier. Rate of TDS- 5%. In addition to the same, the Education Cess and SHE Cess is to be added…
Online poker, rummy and other online games offering real money are seeing real-time growth in the last few years. The online gaming industry witnessed massive growth in the last 10 years with people having personal computers and smartphones that offer the ability and the liberty to live in a virtual world full of possibilities. Earlier…
Section 194Q – TDS on Purchase of Goods limits the scope and applicability of the Section 206C(1H) – TCS on Sale of Goods as the Second Proviso to Section 206C(1H) states that if the buyer deducts tax as per any other provision on the goods purchased by him, no tax shall be collected on the same…
In the Finance Act of 2021, the Indian government inserted Section 194Q. The Indian government’s intention behind enacting this law was to generate a trail of high-value purchases and sales of products. What is Section 194Q? As per this new provision 194Q, a buyer of the goods needs to deduct the TDS if the product…
New versions of File Validation Utilities (FVUs) for e-TDS/TCS statements are released by the Income Tax Department. The key features of this FVU is summarized as under: FVU Version 8.1 – Applicable for quarterly TDS/TCS statements pertaining to FY 2010-11 onwards. FVU Version 2.177 – Applicable for quarterly TDS/TCS statements from FY 2007-08 up to…
The government of India has been implementing measures to curb tax evasion and increase tax compliance by streamlining the tax collection processes. One of those measures is to impose high rates of tax deducted at source (TDS) and tax collected at source (TCS) for non-filers of income tax returns. What is TDS and TCS? Tax…
TRACES over email Ref. No. – 02/2023, dated 16/01/2023, has explained to deductors about the e-verification Scheme. The content & the communication is as under: Income Tax Department relies on non-intrusive means of helping taxpayers file their returns of income accurately and timely. We are grateful for the Statements of Financial Transactions/TDS/TCS filed by you….
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…