Tax Deduction at Source compliance: employer return failures and enforcement lapses prompt directive for stricter controls. Noncompliance in administration of Tax Deduction at Source from salaries was identified, including failures to receive employer monthly and annual returns on time, absence or improper maintenance of prescribed watch registers (ITNS-118), lack of reconciliation between annual returns and challans, failure to act on non-deduction or non-deposit of tax, and failure to withdraw prior permissions for quarterly payments where applicable; Commissioners are directed to enforce timely collection, maintain registers, reconcile records, take action against defaulting employers, and provide guidance to employers through designated ITOs.