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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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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Important notifications displayed on TRACES website

The following important notifications have been displayed on TRACES website: If you have received intermediate communication for statement on hold due to Short Payment and PAN error; please wait for 48 hours to submit Online Correction on TRACES. Considering peak statement filing time, processing of statements might take 7 to 10 working days from date…

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Verification of TAN’s TDS Statements filed for FY 2011, 2012 and 2013

CPC (TDS) has issued an advisory communication to the deductors stating about the verification of TAN’s TDS Statements filed for FY 2011, 2012 and 2013. The issued communication has been given below: Dear Deductor,(TAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX) As per the records of the Centralized Processing Cell (TDS), discrepancies have been observed with respect to your TAN in…

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Verification of PAN in TDS Statements filed for FY 2011, 2012 and 2013

CPC (TDS) has issued an advisory communication to the deductors stating about the verification of PAN in TDS Statements filed for FY 2011, 2012 and 2013. The issued communication has been given below: Dear Deductor,(TAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX) As per the records of the Centralized Processing Cell (TDS), discrepancies have been observed with respect to your TAN…

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Basic principles of TDS Compliance

Given below are the basic principles of TDS compliance: Deduction/ Collection of Tax at Correct Rates. Timely Deposit of Tax Deducted at Source. Accurate Reporting of data related to tax deductions/ collections made. Submission of TDS Statements within the due dates. Verification and Issuance of TDS Certificates within time. CPC (TDS) is now sending “Intermediate…

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Impact & action to be taken in case of PANs either “Not Available” or “Invalid” in Quarterly TDS statements

Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) has observed from its records that though deductors have reported deductees with more than Rs. 50,000 of TDS in Quarterly TDS statements, but the PANs are either “Not Available” or “Invalid”. CPC (TDS) has issued a communication in this regard stating the impact & action to be taken in this situation….

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