197 Certificate – Rationale & Brief Analysis

What is 197 Certificate? The section 197 of Income Tax Act, 1961 provides the facility of non-deduction or lower deduction of tax. The assessee whose TDS is to be deducted on certain receipts can make application before Assessing Officer to get this benefit. The deductee can apply for certificate for non-deduction or lower deduction of…

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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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Useful guidelines to avoid common mistakes while submitting TDS Statements

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…

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197 Certificate – Rationale & Brief Analysis

What is 197 Certificate? The section 197 of Income Tax Act, 1961 provides the facility of non-deduction or lower deduction of tax. The assessee whose TDS is to be deducted on certain receipts can make application before Assessing Officer to get this benefit. The deductee can apply for certificate for non-deduction or lower deduction of…

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Points to remember regarding TDS statement

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…

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