Penalty Chart under the Income Tax Act, 1961

Given below is the chart which shows section under which penalty can be imposed, nature of default and quantum of penalty. PENALTIES UNDER INCOME TAX ACT Section Nature of Default Quantum of penalty Non Payment 221(1) Tax payments including  Self Assessment Tax Amount of tax in arrears Failure to comply 271(1)(b) with the notice u/S…

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TDS/TCS Rates Chart for A.Y. 2014-15 or F.Y. 2013-14

A. TDS Rate Chart for A.Y. 2014-15 on Payments other than Salary and Wages  Section No. Nature of Payment Threshold Total Payment During the Year Payment to Individual or HUF Others 193 Interest on Debentures Rs. 5000/- 10% 10% 194 Deemed Dividend – 10% 10% 194 A Interest by banks (Other than interest on securities)…

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Solution to the error “0 PDF files generated successfully” while generating TDS certificates

While generating Form 16 / 16A, if you are getting a message “0 PDF files generated successfully”, please download the updated version of the PDF converter utility 1.3L. Procedure to Download and install utility: Download the PDF Generation Utility by logging in to TRACES.  Click on Requested Downloads under Downloads menu and then click on…

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Use TDSMAN (F.Y.: 2013-14) to file TDS returns for F.Y.: 2012-13

Many tax deductors file returns only in Quarter 4 and normally buy the software in April or May for preparing these returns. With TDSMAN (F.Y.: 2013-14), one can file returns of F.Y.: 2012-13 (Quarter 4) which is due on 15/05/2013 and further use the software for preparing returns of all the four quarters of F.Y.:…

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