Accountant's certificate for foreign remittances governs taxability checks, digital filing, withdrawal limits, and one-time consumption for Part C.
Form No. 146 is the accountant's certificate required for filing Part C of Form No. 145 where a remittance is chargeable to tax and exceeds the prescribed threshold during the tax year. It is certified by a registered Chartered Accountant with a Digital Signature Certificate and assignment of Form No. 145, Part C, and it examines chargeability under the Income-tax Act and any applicable Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. The form is filed online or through the offline utility, verified by Digital Signature Certificate, and may be withdrawn within seven days subject to the linked filing status.

Pre-remittance declaration for foreign payments streamlines TDS compliance, verification, and risk profiling under the income-tax framework.
Form No. 145 is the mandatory pre-remittance declaration for payments to a non-resident not being a company or to a foreign company, intended to capture foreign remittances chargeable to tax in India and support TDS compliance, departmental verification, and risk profiling. It is an event-based form required before remittance, subject to specified exceptions, and is structured into four parts depending on whether the remittance is chargeable to tax, exceeds the prescribed threshold, or is supported by an Assessing Officer certificate, an accountant's certificate in Form No. 146, or no taxability. The guidance also covers filing methods, supporting documents, e-verification, withdrawal, penalties for non-compliance, and recent field-level changes for electronic reconciliation.

Mandatory foreign remittance declaration governs payments to non-residents, with exemptions, verification rules, and penalty exposure for non-compliance.
Mandatory declaration is required before remitting funds outside India to a non-resident, other than a company, or to a foreign company. The form is filed by the person responsible for the payment, subject to specified exemptions, and must be furnished before the remittance is made. The filing structure depends on whether the remittance is chargeable to tax, the applicable threshold during the tax year, and whether an Assessing Officer certificate or an Accountant's certificate has been obtained. Supporting documents, e-verification, withdrawal rights, and penalty consequences are also specified.

Tax deducted at source on non-resident payments is reported through Form 144 with quarterly deductee-wise compliance requirements.
Quarterly statement in Form No. 144 is the prescribed TDS return for reporting tax deducted at source on payments other than salary made to non-resident persons, including non-resident Indians and foreign companies. The form covers interest, royalty, technical fees, dividends, and similar cross-border remittances, and is filed by deductors for the relevant tax year. It contains deductor particulars, tax paid details, and a deductee-wise annexure, and requires challans, PAN details, and treaty documents where benefits are claimed.

Tax deduction statements for non-resident payments require quarterly electronic filing, with correction statements allowed after processing.
Form No. 144 is the quarterly statement for deduction of tax at source on payments other than salary made to non-residents. It is mandatory for every deductor required to deduct tax on such payments, must be filed electronically within the prescribed quarterly due dates, and cannot be edited after submission. Corrections may be filed after processing by CPC-TDS within two years from the end of the relevant tax year. Successful filing on TRACES generates an Acknowledgment Receipt Number.

Tax collected at source reporting through Form 143 streamlines quarterly filing, certificate issuance, and collectee credit tracking.
Quarterly reporting of tax collected at source is filed in Form No. 143 by collectors responsible for collection on specified transactions under the Income-tax Act, 2025. The form requires collector particulars, challan and deposit details, and collectee-wise annexure information on amounts, dates, rates, tax collected and deposited, with quarterly due dates and utility-based electronic filing. Processing may lead to default corrections, issuance of the collectee tax certificate, and reflection of TCS as credit in the collectee's tax record.

Tax collection at source statement filing requires quarterly electronic submission, correction limits, and acknowledgment on the portal.
Form No. 143 is the mandatory quarterly electronic statement for collection of tax at source on specified goods and transactions, to be filed by the collector, seller, operator or authorised person responsible for collection at the time of debit or receipt of payment. It follows a quarterly due-date schedule, cannot be edited after submission, and may be corrected only through a correction statement after processing by CPC-TDS, within two years from the end of the relevant tax year. Successful filing generates an Acknowledgment Receipt Number on the TRACES portal.

Virtual Digital Asset TDS reporting requires quarterly electronic filing by exchanges with transaction-wise deduction, exemption, and challan details.
Form No. 142 is the quarterly electronic statement to be furnished by a Virtual Digital Asset exchange for reporting tax deducted at source on transfer of virtual digital assets and transactions where tax was not deducted under the notified exemption framework. It must be filed with the Director General of Income-tax (Systems) and includes exchange particulars, transaction details, challan data and a declaration of correctness. The filing process uses the e-filing portal and supports smart features such as auto-population, validation, API integration and standardised fields.

Virtual digital asset tax reporting requires quarterly exchange filing, full tax deposit, and electronic submission with challan details.
Form No. 142 is a PAN-based quarterly statement to be filed electronically by a Virtual Digital Asset exchange that has agreed to deposit tax on transfers of virtual digital assets in place of deduction by the buyer or broker. It applies to VDA transactions where the exchange deposits tax, including purchase, exchange, and partly or fully in-kind settlements, and is mandatory for reporting transactions covered by the prescribed TDS mechanism. The form is filed quarterly, captures exchange, buyer or broker, transaction, and challan details, and requires full tax deposit before submission.

Combined TDS Form 141 streamlines reporting for rent, property, professional fees, and virtual digital asset transfers.
Form No. 141 is the combined PAN-based challan-cum-statement for reporting and depositing tax deducted at source on rent, transfer of immovable property, specified professional, contract, commission and brokerage payments, and transfer of virtual digital assets. It replaces the earlier separate Forms 26QB, 26QC, 26QD and 26QE, is filed electronically within 30 days from the end of the month of deduction, and uses separate schedules for each transaction category. The revised form also allows consolidated reporting for same-status parties and introduces prefilled details, smart validations, standardised fields, and correction mechanisms.

Consolidated TDS reporting through Form 141 streamlines tax deduction filing, schedule-wise payment, and compliance for specified transactions.
Form No. 141 is a single consolidated challan-cum-statement for reporting and payment of tax deducted at source on specified transactions through separate schedules instead of multiple standalone forms. It replaces Forms 26QB, 26QC, 26QD and 26QE, and requires only the relevant schedule to be completed for the transaction reported. The form is filed using PAN, not TAN, and is available for rent, immovable property, contractor or professional payments, and transfer of virtual digital assets, with one transaction type per form.

Quarterly TDS statement for non-salary payments requires deductor details, deductee-wise reporting, and prescribed filing steps.
Form No. 140 is the quarterly TDS statement for non-salary payments to resident deductees, filed by persons responsible for deduction of tax on specified payments such as interest, commission, brokerage, professional fees, and rent. The form requires deductor particulars, tax payment details, and a deductee-wise annexure covering PAN, amount paid or credited, tax deducted and deposited, deduction rate, and related certificate details. Filing is quarterly, supported by challans and PAN details, and involves preparation, validation, and upload through the prescribed electronic or facilitation-centre process.

Tax deduction statement filing governs quarterly reporting, electronic submission, correction limits, and acknowledgment for non-salary resident payments.
Form No. 140 is the quarterly electronic statement of deduction of tax at source for non-salary payments made to resident deductees, and it is mandatory for all deductors responsible for such payments. It must be filed within the prescribed quarterly due dates, cannot be edited after submission, and corrections may be filed only after processing by CPC-TDS within the specified two-year time limit. Successful filing on the TRACES portal generates an Acknowledgment Receipt Number.

Excess TDS and TCS refund claims move through a TRACES-based electronic form with pre-filled challan details and digital signing.
Form No. 139 is the electronic refund application by which a deductor, collector, or eligible taxpayer may claim refund of excess tax paid under Chapter XIX. Filing is permitted where the corresponding TDS or TCS statement has been processed and the excess remains as an unmatched or unconsumed challan credit. The application requires challan particulars, utilisation details, refund amount, declaration, digital signature, and supporting bank and tax records.

Excess TDS/TCS refund claims under Form No. 139 must be filed online, after processing, and only when credit remains unallowed.
Form No. 139 is the prescribed online application for a deductor or collector to claim refund of excess TDS/TCS deposited under Chapter XIX-B of the Income-tax Act, 2025, where the excess is not adjusted against any other liability in the system. The form may be filed only after the relevant statement has been processed, cannot be edited after acknowledgment is generated, and is not maintainable once the deductee has been allowed credit for the same tax. Approved refunds, along with interest, are credited to the prevalidated bank account, and refund arising from appellate or rectification orders does not require filing of the form.

Quarterly TDS statement for salary and specified senior citizen income streamlines deductor reporting, annexures, and filing compliance.
Form No. 138 is the quarterly TDS statement for salary and specified senior citizen income, replacing Form 24Q and being filed under the Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026. It is used by employers and specified deductors to report tax deducted and deposited, together with deductor particulars, deductee-wise details, and quarterly annexures. Annexure I applies to all quarters, while Annexure II and Annexure III are filed only in the last quarter for salary and specified senior citizen income details.

Quarterly TDS statement filing requires electronic submission, prescribed annexures, correction limits, and timely compliance for tax credit reporting.
Form No. 138 is a quarterly electronic TDS statement required from employers deducting tax from salaries and specified banks deducting tax from pension and interest income of specified senior citizens. Only Annexure-I is filed for all quarters, while Annexure-II and Annexure-III are filed only for Q4. The form must be filed within the prescribed quarterly due dates, cannot be edited after submission, and may be corrected within two years after processing by CPC-TDS.

TDS/TCS book adjustment reporting requires monthly filing of Form 137 for government office tax credits.
Form No. 137 is the monthly TDS/TCS book adjustment statement filed by Government offices and related accounts offices to report tax deducted or collected without challan and credit it to the Central Government account through the book adjustment system. It is filed under the Income-tax Rules, 2026 by offices remitting TDS/TCS through book entry rather than challan, with prescribed due dates, accounts office particulars, DDO-wise transfer voucher details and supporting AIN, TAN and voucher data. Processing generates Book Identification Numbers for DDOs for use in quarterly TDS/TCS statements.

TDS/TCS book adjustment reporting requires mandatory electronic filing, AIN-based processing, and BIN generation for government offices.
Form No. 137 is the monthly consolidated TDS/TCS book adjustment statement for government offices where tax is credited to the Central Government without challan payment. It is mandatory for the concerned Accounts Officer, must be filed electronically within the prescribed time, and may be revised to correct mistakes. An Accounts Office Identification Number is required, and processing of the form generates a Book Identification Number used for related TDS/TCS statements and tax credit flow.

Accounts Office Identification Number application governs book-adjustment TDS/TCS reporting, supervisory verification, and TRACES-based allotment.
Form No. 136 is the statutory application for allotment of an Accounts Office Identification Number (AIN) to government Accounts Officers making TDS/TCS payments through book adjustment without challan production. The form is required only once, and the allotted AIN is mandatory for filing Form No. 137 statements for monthly reporting of such remittances. It requires applicant particulars, declarations, supervisory counter-verification, and code-based annexures, and may be filed online on TRACES or offline before the jurisdictional Commissioner of Income-tax (TDS).