Following are some useful guidelines to avoid common mistakes, while submitting TDS Statements and you are requested to go through the following in detail. Incorrect reporting of 197 Certificates: Please refer to the following guidelines for correct reporting of 197 Certificates: The Certificate Number should be of 10 digits with Alpha-numeric structure. Please refer to…
Failure to deduct taxes or wrong deduction of TDS (non deposit, short deposit or late deposit) : Default/ Failure Section Nature of Demand Quantum of demand or penalty Failure to deduct tax at source 201(1) Tax demand Equal to tax amount deductible but not deducted 201(1A) Interest @1 % p.m. of tax deductible 271C Penalty…
Form 24Q (Salary TDS Return), in the fourth quarter (Q4) includes two annexures – Annexure I and Annexure II. – Annexure I is the regular quarterly data for the months of January to March. – Annexure II is the tax computation calculation information for each employee along with summary and tax deduction (TDS) for the…
The various items of payment on which tax is to be deducted by the payer has been provided in Section 192 to 195. The tax deducted by the payer (i.e., a non-Government payer) has to be paid to the credit of the Government as follows: Tax deducted during the month of April to February should…
The due date for TDS/TCS payment for deductions/collections during Dec 2020, is 7’th Jan 2021 The due date to file TDS Returns for quarter 3 FY: 20-21 (Oct 2020 to Dec 2020) is 31st Jan 2021 The due date to file TCS Returns for quarter 3 FY: 20-21 (Oct 2020 to Dec 2020) is 15th Jan…
Given below are the points one should remember regarding TDS statement: Correct Reporting: Cancellation of TDS return and deductee row is no longer permissible. Accordingly, it is very important to report correct and valid particulars (TAN of the deductor, Category (Government / Non-Government) of the deductor, PAN of the deductees and other particulars of deduction of…
Preparing TDS Returns is a simple process and usually does not require any external assistance. However, it is well advised to follow few practices that ensure the correctness of your filed TDS Return. This means that correct credit will be received by the employees and vendors. Moreover, it will help avoid receiving unwanted Default Notices…
If the employer has deducted the tax at source but failed to deposit wholly or partly, the tax so deducted in government account, the following statutory provisions are attracted:- Interest u/s 201(1A)- The deductor is treated as an assessee in default and interest u/s 201(1A) is leviable @1.5% for every month or part of the…
The difference between late payment and late deduction: Late payment: After the tax is deducted at source it has to be deposited into the government account by 7th of the next month (except March for which it is 30th April). If it is deposited later than the due date, late payment interest is charged. The…
Rejection reasons pertaining to challan details are as follows: Challan detail record on which correction has been filed does not exist in regular / previous statement In a correction statement, verification keys from challan data should match with the corresponding fields in regular statement Verification keys for Non Nil Statement-Last transfer voucher number, Last Bank-Branch…