STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) ON TDS

GST TDS compliance framework explains threshold, deduction rates, registration, return filing, and certificate issuance for deductors. TDS under GST applies to specified government and government-controlled deductors when payment or credit is made to suppliers of taxable goods or services under a contract exceeding Rs. 2,50,000, excluding GST and cess. The SOP explains the taxable threshold, intra-State and inter-State rates, exclusions for exempt or non-taxable supplies, the procedure for registration, challan payment, return filing in FORM GSTR-7, and issue of FORM GSTR-7A certificate. It also outlines late fee, interest, penalty, and refund consequences for non-compliance.