If tax is deducted under a wrong provision of the Income-tax Act, the payment is to be disallowed under Section 40(a)(ia) of the said Act

Recently, the Kerala High Court (High Court) in the case of P V S Memorial Hospital Ltd1 (the taxpayer) held that if the tax is deductible under Section 194J2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) but is deducted under Section 194C3 of the Act, the disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Act is still…

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Basic principles of TDS Compliance

The following 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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Healthy Practices for Error-Free TDS Returns

Healthy practices for error-free TDS returns has been given below: 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…

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Important Guidelines for payment towards liability on account of Tax Deducted / Collected at Source

Given below are some relevant guidelines related to payment of TDS/ TCS liability: A. Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules, 1983: Date of Receipt for Cheques or Drafts: The Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules, 1983 contain, inter alia, regulate public moneys received by or on behalf of the Government of India. As…

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