The following important notifications have been displayed on TRACES website: The original statement will be put on hold if Challan Mismatch/Challan Overbooked/PAN Errors has been identified in the preliminary check, please make online correction so that your statement is not processed for defaults. A new version (2.1) of Excel Generation utility for Justification report has…
An important message has been displayed for the deductors on the TRACES website regarding downloading of conso file. The displayed message has been given below: Attention Deductors: Your request for download of Conso File will not be accepted in case there are unmatched challans in the selected statement. Please match all challans through Online Correction…
Given below are some dos and don’t for filing of TDS returns: Dos Ensure that TDS return is filed with same TAN against which TDS payment has been made. Ensure that correct challan particulars including CIN and amount is mentioned. Correct PAN of the deductee is mentioned. Correct section is quoted against each deductee record….
1. Lower/ Non-deduction Certificate number issued by Assessing Officer (in deductee details): Length of field Certificate number issued by the Assessing Officer u/s 197 for non-deduction/lower deduction under deductee details (i.e. in Annexure I) has been restricted to 10 digits. Certificate number to be quoted only in case of lower deduction/no deduction. This validation is…
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will launch an updated version of the existing website of Income Tax Department today to enable taxpayers to file easily their IT returns or apply for a PAN card. The updated version of the existing website of the Income Tax department- www.incometaxindia.gov.in- will now be acting as a single window for…
Taxpayers, deductors or collectors can pay direct taxes through Authorised Bank branches either physically, through ATM or through internet. Type of Challans to be used for tax payments Challan Description ITNS 280 For depositing Advance tax, Self Assessment tax, Tax on Regular Assessment, Surtax, Tax on Distributed Profits of Domestic Company and Tax on Distributed…
1. What is a conso file? It is the consolidated data of the statements processed (regular & correction) for the relevant Financial Year, Quarter and Form Type. 2. Why is a conso file required? While filing correction for a particular Financial Year, Quarter and Form Type, conso file provides details about all the previous corrections…
CPC (TDS) has observed that some deductors have not filed TDS Statements for FY 2013-14, despite collecting lower deduction 197 Certificates from their deductees. The CPC (TDS) has issued a communication in this regard and has suggested deductors to file TDS Statements and take appropriate action for reporting deduction of tax against certificate 197 while filing. The…
1. Who is required to file e-TDS / e-TCS statement? As per Income Tax Act, 1961, all corporate and government deductors / collectors are mandatorily required to file their TDS / TCS statements on electronic media (i.e. e-TDS / TCS statements). However, deductors / collectors other than corporate / government can file either in physical…
The Centralized Processing Cell (TDS), in its endeavour to enforce TDS Compliance, is shortly mandating closure of Short Payment defaults in the quarterly TDS statements due to Unmatched Challans, before the Conso files can be downloaded from TRACES for the relevant statements. Following are key information to be noted in this regard: CPC(TDS) mandates to…