F. No. 275/38/2017-IT(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

North Block, New Delhi

24th May, 2019

ORDER UNDER SECTION 119 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961

With a view to redress genuine hardship faced by the deductors due to the severe disruption of normal life and breakdown of communication systems caused by cyclone "Fani" hitting the state of Odisha on 3rd of May, 2019, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 , hereby-

(i) Extends the due date of depositing tax deducted at source (TDS) for the month of April, 2019 from 7th of May, 2019 to the 20th of May, 20'19,

(ii) Extends the due date of filing of Quarterly Statement of TDS for the last quarter of financial year 2018-19 from 31st of May, 2019 to the 30th of June, 2019, and

(iii) Extends the due date for issue of TDS certificates in Form 16 and 16A from 15^th of June, 2019 to 15th of July, 2019

in respect of deductors of the state of Odisha.

(Sandeep Singh)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Tele: 23094182

TDS due date extension: deposits, quarterly returns and certificate issuance deadlines extended for Odisha after cyclone disruption Under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended TDS compliance deadlines for deductors in Odisha: the deposit deadline for April TDS was moved later in May, the quarterly TDS statement filing for the last quarter of 2018-19 was postponed to a later date, and the issuance deadline for Form 16 and Form 16A certificates was deferred, as relief for hardship caused by cyclone-related disruption.