TDS Return Filing
TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) is an indirect system of deduction of tax according to the Income Tax Act, 1961 at the point of generation of income. Tax is deducted by the payer and is remitted to the government by him on behalf of the payee.
A TDS Return is a quarterly statement which has to be submitted to the Income Tax Department of India. Submitting TDS Return is mandatory if you are a deductor. It has details of TDS deducted and deposited by you.
Who is required to issue TDS certificates?
Every person deducting tax as per provisions of section 203 is required to issue a certificate to the payee in respect of tax deducted by him along with certain other particulars. This certificate is called TDS Certificate. Even banks deducting TDS on pensions issue TDS certificates.
Non Salary Payments: Certificate is to be issued in Form 16A containing details of payment and tax deducted at source. The certificate should be issued within 15 days of due date of filing the return.
TCS: Certificate to be issued in Form 27D containing the Tax Collected & Paid details.
Failure to issue certificate will result in penalty of Rs. 100 for every day the failure continues but limited to the TDS amount.
What are the due dates for depositing tax and filing TDS return
Once tax is deducted the deductor should deposit the tax deducted with Central Government within time limit specified in the table below :
What is TDS Justification Report?
It is a document which serves as an annexure to the intimation to be sent to the deductor. Intimation will be sent to the deductor through mail / post but a justification report will have to be downloaded from the portal.
Every person deducting tax as per provisions of section 203 is required to issue a certificate to the payee in respect of tax deducted by him along with certain other particulars. This certificate is called TDS Certificate. Even banks deducting TDS on pensions issue TDS certificates.
Types of TDS certificate to be issued in different cases:
Salaries: Certificate is to be issued in Form 16 containing details of TDS Payment, tax deducted at source and tax calculation based on which TDS was estimated. The certificate should be issued within 31st May of next financial year.Non Salary Payments: Certificate is to be issued in Form 16A containing details of payment and tax deducted at source. The certificate should be issued within 15 days of due date of filing the return.
TCS: Certificate to be issued in Form 27D containing the Tax Collected & Paid details.
Failure to issue certificate will result in penalty of Rs. 100 for every day the failure continues but limited to the TDS amount.
What are the due dates for depositing tax and filing TDS return
Once tax is deducted the deductor should deposit the tax deducted with Central Government within time limit specified in the table below :
| Type of Deductor | Payments made between April – Feb | Payments made in March |
|---|---|---|
| Government | Without Challan: Same day With Challan: On or before 7th of next month | Without Challan: Same day With Challan: On or before 7th of next month |
| Other than Government | On or before 7th of next month | On or before 30th April |
| Other than Government (payment u/s 194IA) | On or before 30th of next month | On or before 30th of next month |
What is TDS Justification Report?
It is a document which serves as an annexure to the intimation to be sent to the deductor. Intimation will be sent to the deductor through mail / post but a justification report will have to be downloaded from the portal.