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Income-Tax Deduction from Salaries During the Financial Year 2017-18 Under Section 192 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961
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....ncome Tax Department- www.incometaxindia.gov.in. 2. RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2017: As per the Finance Act, 2017, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2017-18 (i.e. Assessment Year 2018-19) at the following rates: 2.1 Rates of tax A. Normal Rates of tax: Sl No Total Income Rate of tax 1 Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/-. Nil 2 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-. 5 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/- 3 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 12,500/- plus 20 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-. 4 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 1,12,500/- plus 30 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rates of tax for every individual, resident in India, who is of the age of sixty years or more but less than eighty years at any time during the financial year: Sl No Total In....
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....e total amount payable as income-tax and surcharge on such income shall not exceed the total amount payable as income-tax on a total income of one crore rupees by more than the amount of income that exceeds one crore rupees. 2.3.1 Education Cess on Income tax: The amount of income-tax including the surcharge if any, shall be increased by Education Cess on Income Tax at the rate of two percent of the income-tax. 2.3.2 Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Income-tax: An additional education cess is chargeable at the rate of one percent of income-tax including the surcharge, if any, but not including the Education Cess on income tax as in 2.3.1. 3. SECTION 192 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961: BROAD SCHEME OF TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE FROM "SALARIES": 3.1 Method of Tax Calculation: Every person who is responsible for paying any income chargeable under the head "Salaries" shall deduct income-tax on the estimated income of the assessee under the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2017-18. The income-tax is required to be calculated on the basis of the rates given above, subject to the provisions related to requirement to furnish PAN as per sec 206AA of the Act, and s....
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....yee, who is or has been in receipt of salary from more than one employer. The employee is now required to furnish to the present/chosen employer details of the income under the head "Salaries" due or received from the former/other employer and also tax deducted at source therefrom, in writing and duly verified by him and by the former/other employer. The present/chosen employer will be required to deduct tax at source on the aggregate amount of salary (including salary received from the former or other employer). 3.4 Relief When Salary Paid in Arrear or Advance: 3.4.1 Under section 192(2A) where the assessee, being a Government servant or an employee in a company, co-operative society, local authority, university, institution, association or body is entitled to the relief under Section 89(1) he may furnish to the person responsible for making the payment referred to in Para (3.1), such particulars in Form No. 10E duly verified by him, and thereupon the person responsible, as aforesaid, shall compute the relief on the basis of such particulars and take the same into account in making the deduction under Para(3.1) above. Here "university" means a university established or in....
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.... that the employee files the declaration referred to above and encloses therewith a computation of such loss from house property. Following details shall be obtained and kept by the employer in respect of loss claimed under the head " Income from house property" separately for each house property: a) Gross annual rent/value b) Municipal Taxes paid, if any c) Deduction claimed for interest paid, if any d) Other deductions claimed e) Address of the property The DDO shall also ensure furnishing of the evidence or particulars in Form No. 12BB in respect of deduction of interest as specified in Rule 26C read with section 192 (2D). 3.6.1 Conditions for Claim of Deduction of Interest on Borrowed Capital for Computation of Income From House Property [Section 24(b)]: Section 24(b) of the Act allows deduction from income from houses property on interest on borrowed capital as under:- (i) the deduction is allowed only in case of house property which is owned and is in the occupation of the employee for his own residence. However, if it is actually not occupied by the employee in view of his place of the employment being at other p....
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....the State Government the "person responsible for paying" for the purpose of Section 192 means the employer himself or if the employer is a Company, the Company itself including the Principal Officer thereof. Further, as per Section 204(iv), in case the credit, or as the case may be, the payment is made by or on behalf of Central Government or State Government, the DDO or any other person by whatever name called, responsible for crediting, or as the case may be, paying such sum is the "person responsible for paying" for the purpose of Section 192. 4.2. The tax determined as per para 9 should be deducted from the salary u/s 192 of the Act. 4.3. Deduction of Tax at Lower Rate: If the jurisdictional TDS officer of the Taxpayer issues a certificate of No Deduction or Lower Deduction of Tax under section 197 of the Act, in response to the application filed before him in Form No 13 by the Taxpayer; then the DDO should take into account such certificate and deduct tax on the salary payable at the rates mentioned therein.(see Rule 28AA). The Unique Identification Number of the certificate is required to be reported in Quarterly Statement of TDS (Form 24Q). 4.4. Deposit of Tax De....
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.... Ltd] in respect of tax deducted by the deductors and reported to him for that month; and (b) intimate the number (hereinafter referred to as the Book Identification Number or BIN) generated by the agency to each of the deductors in respect of whom the sum deducted has been credited. BIN consist of receipt number of Form 24G, DDO sequence number in Form No. 24G and date on which tax is deposited. If the PAO/CDDO/TO etc, as stated above, fails to deliver the statement as required u/s 200(2A), he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under section 272A(2)(m), a sum which shall be Rs. 100/- for every day during which the failure continues. However, the amount of such penalty shall not exceed the amount of tax which is deductable at source. The procedure of furnishing Form 24G is detailed in Annexure III. PAOs/DDOs should go through the FAQs in Annexure IV to understand the correct process to be followed. The ZAO / PAO of Central Government Ministries is responsible for filing of Form No. 24G on monthly basis. The person responsible for filing Form No. 24G in case of State Govt. Departments is shown at Annexure V. The procedure of furnishing Form 24G is detailed i....
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....f tax at source or fails to pay the whole or part of tax under the second proviso to section 194B, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty, a sum equal to the amount of tax not deducted or paid by him. 4.5.3 Further, section 276B lays down that if a person fails to pay to the credit of the Central Government within the prescribed time, as above, the tax deducted at source by him or tax payable by him under the second proviso to Section 194B, he shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall be between 3 months and 7 years, along with fine. 4.6 Furnishing of Certificate for Tax Deducted (Section 203): 4.6.1 Section 203 requires the DDO to furnish to the employee a certificate in Form 16 detailing the amount of TDS and certain other particulars. Rule 31 prescribes that Form 16 should be furnished to the employee by 15th June (w.e.f. 02.06.2017) after the end of the financial year in which the income was paid and tax deducted. Even the banks deducting tax at the time of payment of pension are required to issue such certificates. Revised Form 16 annexed to Notification No 11 dated 19-02-2013 is enclosed. The certificate in Form 16 shall specify ....
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....rovides an interface to all stakeholders associated with TDS administration. It enables viewing of challan status, downloading of NSDL Conso File, Justification Report and Form 16 / 16A as well as viewing of annual tax credit statements (Form 26AS). Each deductor is required to Register in the Traces portal. Form 16/16A issued to deductees should mandatorily be generated and downloaded from the TRACES portal]. Certain essential points regarding the filing of the Statement and obtaining TDS certificates are mentioned below: (a) TDS certificate (Form16) would be generated for the deductee only if Valid PAN is correctly mentioned in the Annexure II of Form 24Q in Quarter 4 filed by the deductor. Moreover, employers are advised to ensure in Form 16 that the status of "matching" with respect to "Form 24G/OLTAS" is 'F'. If the status of matching other than 'F', kindly take necessary action promptly to rectify the same. It is pertinent to mention here that certain facilities have been provided to the deductors at website www.tdscpc.gov.in/ including online correction of statements (Form 24Q). (b) The employer should quote the gross amount of salary (including any amou....
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.... 4.6.4. Furnishing of particulars pertaining to perquisites, etc (Section 192(2C): 4.6.4.1 As per section 192(2C), the responsibility of providing correct and complete particulars of perquisites or profits in lieu of salary given to an employee is placed on the person responsible for paying such income i.e., the person responsible for deducting tax at source. The form and manner of such particulars are prescribed in Rule 26A, Form 12BA (Annexure II) and Form 16 of the Rules. Information relating to the nature and value of perquisites is to be provided by the employer in Form 12BA in case salary paid or payable is above Rs. 1,50,000/-. In other cases, the information would have to be provided by the employer in Form 16 itself. 4.6.4.2 An employer, who has paid the tax on perquisites on behalf of the employee as per the provisions discussed in para 3.2 of this circular, shall furnish to the employee concerned, a certificate to the effect that tax has been paid to the Central Government and specify the amount so paid, the rate at which tax has been paid and certain other particulars in the amended Form 16. 4.6.4.3 The obligation cast on the employer under Section 192(2C) fo....
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....te the Tax deduction and collection Account No (TAN) in the challans, TDS-certificates, statements and other documents. Detailed instructions in this regard are available in this Department's Circular No.497 [F.No.275/118/ 87-IT(B) dated 9.10.1987]. If a person fails to comply with the provisions of section 203A, he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under section 272BB, a sum of ten thousand rupees. Similarly, as per Section 139A(5B), it is obligatory for persons deducting tax at source to quote PAN of the persons from whose income tax has been deducted in the statement furnished u/s 192(2C), certificates furnished u/s 203 and all statements prepared and delivered as per the provisions of section 200(3) of the Act. 4.7.2 All tax deductors are required to file the TDS statements in Form No.24Q (for tax deducted from salaries). As the requirement of filing TDS certificates alongwith the return of income has been done away with, the lack of PAN of deductees is creating difficulties in giving credit for the tax deducted. Tax deductors are, therefore, advised to procure and quote correct PAN details of all deductees in the TDS statements for salaries in Form 24Q. Taxpayer....
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....5.2006) shall be treated as the annual return of TDS. Due dates of filing this statement quarterwise is as in the Table below. TABLE: Due dates of filing Quarterly Statements in Form 24Q Sl. No. Date of ending of quarter of financial year Due date 1 30th June 31st July of the financial year 2 30th September 31st October of the financial year 3 31st December 31st January of the financial year 4 31st March 31st May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which the deduction is made 4.9.2 The statements referred above may be furnished in paper form or electronically under digital signature or along with verification of the statement in Form 27A of verified through an electronic process in accordance with the procedures, formats and standards specified by the Director General of Income‐tax (Systems). The procedure for furnishing the e-TDS/TCS statement is detailed at Annexure VI. 4.9.3 All Returns in Form 24Q are required to be furnished in electronically except in case where the number of deductee records is less than 20 and deductor is not an office of Government, or a company or a person who is req....
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.... of certificate of no deduction of tax u/s 197 by the assessing officer of the payee. 4.10 TDS on Income from Pension: In the case of pensioners who receive their pension (not being family pension paid to a spouse) from a nationalized bank, the instructions contained in this circular shall apply in the same manner as they apply to salary-income. The deductions from the amount of pension under section 80C on account of contribution to Life Insurance, Provident Fund, NSC etc., if the pensioner furnishes the relevant details to the banks, may be allowed. Necessary instructions in this regard were issued by the Reserve Bank of India to the State Bank of India and other nationalized Banks vide RBI's Pension Circular(Central Series) No.7/C.D.R./1992 (Ref. CO: DGBA: GA (NBS) No.60/GA.64 (11CVL)-/92) dated the 27th April 1992, and, these instructions should be followed by all the branches of the Banks, which have been entrusted with the task of payment of pensions. Further all branches of the banks are bound u/s 203 to issue certificate of tax deducted in Form 16 to the pensioners also vide CBDT circular no. 761 dated 13.1.98. 4.11. Matters pertaining to the TDS made in case o....
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....e by the employer to the account of the employee in a recognized provident fund in excess of 12% of the salary of the employee, and b) interest credited on the balance to the credit of the employee in so far as it is allowed at a rate exceeding such rate as may be fixed by Central Government. [w.e.f. 01-09-2010 rate is fixed at 9.5% - Notification No SO 1046(E) dated 13-05-2011] iii. the contribution made by the Central Government or any other employer to the account of the employee under the New Pension Scheme as notified vide Notification F.N. 5/7/2003- ECB&PR dated 22.12.2003 (enclosed as Annexure VII) referred to in section 80CCD (para 5.5.3 of this Circular). It may be noted that, since salary includes pension, tax at source would have to be deducted from pension also, unless otherwise so required. However, no tax is required to be deducted from the commuted portion of pension to the extent exempt under section 10 (10A). Family Pension is chargeable to tax under head "Income from other sources" and not under the head "Salaries". Therefore, provisions of section 192 of the Act are not applicable. Hence, DDOs are not required to deduct TDS on family pension pai....
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.... on which the option is exercised by the assessee as reduced by the amount actually paid by, or recovered from the assessee in respect of such security or shares; (d) "fair market value" means the value determined in accordance with the method as may be prescribed (refer Rule 3(9) of the IT Rules); (e) "option" means a right but not an obligation granted to an employee to apply for the specified security or sweat equity shares at a predetermined price; VII. The amount of any contribution to an approved superannuation fund by the employer in respect of the assessee, to the extent it exceeds one lakh and fifty thousand rupees (w.e.f. 01.04.2017); and VIII The value of any other fringe benefit or amenity as prescribed in Rule 3. 5.2.2A Rules for valuation of such benefit or amenity as given in Rule 3 are as under : - I. Residential Accommodation provided by the employer [Rule 3(1)]:- "Accommodation" includes a house, flat, farm house or part thereof , hotel accommodation, motel, service apartment, guest house, a caravan, mobile home, ship or other floating structure. A. For valuation of the perquisite of rent free unfurnished accommodation, all empl....
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....) 10% of the cost of furniture, appliances and equipments, or ii) where the furniture, appliances and equipments have been taken on hire, by the amount of actual hire charges payable and the value so arrived at shall be reduced by any charges paid by the employee himself. It is added that where the accommodation is provided by the Central Government or any State Government to an employee who is serving on deputation with any body or undertaking under the control of such Government,- (i). the employer of such an employee shall be deemed to be that body or undertaking where the employee is serving on deputation; and (ii). the value of perquisite of such an accommodation shall be the amount calculated in accordance with Table in A(ii)(a) above, as if the accommodation is owned by the employer. C. Furnished Accommodation in a Hotel: The value of perquisite shall be determined on the basis of lower of the following two: 1. 24% of salary paid or payable in respect of period during which the accommodation is provided; or 2. Actual charges paid or payable by the employer to such hotel, for the period during which such accommoda....
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....e or any member of his household). c) Rs. 1800/- (plus Rs. 900/-, if chauffeur is also provided) per month (in case the motor car is used partly in performance of duties and partly for private or personal purposes of the employee or any member of his household if the expenses on maintenance and running of motor car are met or reimbursed by the employer). However, the value of perquisite will be Rs. 2400/-(plus Rs. 900/-, if chauffeur is also provided) per month if the cubic capacity of engine of the motor car exceeds 1.6 litres. d) Rs. 600/- (plus Rs. 900/-, if chauffeur is also provided) per month (In case the motor car is used partly in performance of duties and partly for private or personal purposes of the employee or any member of his household if the expenses on maintenance and running of motor car for such private or personal use are fully met by the employee). However, the value of perquisite will be Rs. 900/- (plus Rs. 900/-, if chauffeur is also provided) per month if the cubic capacity of engine of the motor car exceeds 1.6 litres. (2) If the motor car or any other automotive conveyance is owned by the employee but the actual running and maintenance charges are ....
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....on of his being in employment of that employer, the value of the perquisite to the employee shall be determined with reference to the cost of such education in a similar institution in or near the locality if the cost of such education or such benefit per child exceeds Rs. 1000/- p.m. The value of perquisite shall be reduced by the amount, if any, paid or recovered from the employee. VI Carriage of Passenger Goods [Rule 3(6)]: The value of any benefit or amenity resulting from the provision by an employer, who is engaged in the carriage of passengers or goods, to any employee or to any member of his household for personal or private journey free of cost or at concessional fare, in any conveyance owned, leased or made available by any other arrangement by such employer for the purpose of transport of passengers or goods shall be taken to be the value at which such benefit or amenity is offered by such employer to the public as reduced by the amount, if any, paid by or recovered from the employee for such benefit or amenity. This will not apply to the employees of any airline or the railways. VII Interest free or concessional loans [Rule 3(7)(i)]: It is common practice, particu....
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....ed in respect of any member of his household accompanying him, the amount of expenditure with respect to the member of the household shall be a perquisite. IX Value of Subsidized / Free food / non-alcoholic beverages provided by employer to an employee[Rule 3(7)(iii)]: Value of taxable perquisite is calculated as under: Expenditure incurred by the employer on the value of food / non-alcoholic beverages including 'paid vouchers which are not transferable and usable only at eating joints' XXX Less: Fixed value of a sum of Rs. 50/- per meal XXX Less: Amount recovered from the employee XXX XXX Balance amount is the taxable as perquisites on the value of food provided to the employees XXX Note : Exemption is given in following situations : 1. Tea / snacks provided in working hours. 2. Food & non-alcoholic beverages provided in working hours in remote area or in an offshore installation. X Membership fees and Annual Fees [Rule 3(7)(v)]: Any membership fees a....
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....7)(vii)]: It is common practice for a movable asset (other than those referred in other sub rules of rule 3) owned by the employer to be used by the employee or any member of his household. This perquisite is to be charged at the rate of 10% of the original cost of the asset as reduced by any charges recovered from the employee for such use. However, the use of Computers and Laptops would not give rise to any perquisite. XIII Transfer of assets [Rule 3(7)(viii)]: Often an employee or member of his household benefits from the transfer of movable asset (not being shares or securities) at no cost or at a cost less than its market value from the employer. The difference between the original cost of the movable asset (not being shares or securities) and the sum, if any, paid by the employee, shall be taken as the value of perquisite. In case of a movable asset, which has already been put to use, the original cost shall be reduced by a sum of 10% of such original cost for every completed year of use of the asset. Owing to a higher degree of obsolescence, in case of computers and electronic gadgets, however, the value of perquisite shall be worked out by reducing 50% of the actual cost....
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....ded in computing the income from salaries for the purpose of section 192 of the Act :- 5.3.1 The value of any travel concession or assistance received by or due to an employee from his employer or former employer for himself and his family, in connection with his proceeding (a) on leave to any place in India or (b) after retirement from service, or, after termination of service to any place in India is exempt under Section 10(5) subject, however, to the conditions prescribed in Rule 2B of the Rules. For the purpose of this clause, "family" in relation to an individual means: (i) the spouse and children of the individual; and (ii) the parents, brothers and sisters of the individual or any of them, wholly or mainly dependent on the individual. It may also be noted that the amount exempt under this clause shall in no case exceed the amount of expenses actually incurred for the purpose of such travel. 5.3.2 Death-cum-retirement gratuity or any other gratuity is exempt to the extent specified from inclusion in computing the total income under Section 10(10). Any death-cum-retirement gratuity received under the revised Pension Rules of the Central Government....
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....eave. This exemption will be further limited to the maximum amount specified by the Government of India Notification No.S.O.588(E) dated 31.05.2002 at Rs. 3,00,000/- in relation to such employees who retire, whether on superannuation or otherwise, after 1.4.1998. 5.3.5 Under Section 10(10B), the retrenchment compensation received by a workman is exempt from income-tax subject to certain limits. The maximum amount of retrenchment compensation exempt is the sum calculated on the basis provided in section 25F(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 or any amount not less than Rs. 50,000/- as the Central Government may by notification specify in the Official Gazette, whichever is less. These limits shall not apply in the case where the compensation is paid under any scheme which is approved in this behalf by the Central Government, having regard to the need for extending special protection to the workmen in the undertaking to which the scheme applies and other relevant circumstances. The maximum limit of such payment is Rs. 5,00,000/- where retrenchment is on or after 1.1.1997 as specified in Notification No. 10969 dated 25-06-1999. 5.3.6 Under Section 10(10C), any payment receiv....
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....he years during the term of the policy exceeds 10 percent of the actual capital sum assured; or v) any sum received under an insurance policy issued on or after 1.4.2013 in cases of persons with disability or person with severe disability as per Sec 80U or suffering from disease or ailment as specified in Sec 80DDB, in respect of which the premium payable for any of the years during the term of the policy exceeds 15 percent of the actual capital sum assured However, any sum received under such policy referred to in (iii), (iv) and (v) above, on the death of a person would be exempt. As per Section 10 (12A) of the Act, any payment from the National Pension System Trust to an employee on closure of his account or on his opting out of the pension scheme referred to in section 80CCD to the extent it does not exceed forty percent , of the total amount payable to him at the time such closure of his opting out of the scheme. As per section 10 (12B) of the Act, any payment from the National Pension System Trust to an employee under the pension scheme referred to in section 80CCD, on partial withdrawal made out of his account in accordance with the terms and conditions, sp....
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....tion thereof from the total income of the employee. Though incurring actual expenditure on payment of rent is a pre-requisite for claiming deduction under section 10(13A), it has been decided as an administrative measure that salaried employees drawing house rent allowance upto Rs. 3000/- per month will be exempted from production of rent receipt. It may, however, be noted that this concession is only for the purpose of tax-deduction at source, and, in the regular assessment of the employee, the Assessing Officer will be free to make such enquiry as he deems fit for the purpose of satisfying himself that the employee has incurred actual expenditure on payment of rent. Further if annual rent paid by the employee exceeds Rs. 1,00,000 per annum, it is mandatory for the employee to report PAN of the landlord to the employer. In case the landlord does not have a PAN, a declaration to this effect from the landlord along with the name and address of the landlord should be filed by the employee. 5.3.10 Section 10(14) provides for exemption of the following allowances :- (i) Any special allowance or benefit granted to an employee to meet the expenses wholly, necessarily an....
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....Government and has been awarded "Param Vir Chakra" or "Maha Vir Chakra" or "Vir Chakra" or such other gallantry award as may be specifically notified by the Central Government. Family pension received by any member of the family of such individual is also exempt [Notifications No.S.O.1948(E) dated 24.11.2000 and 81(E) dated 29.1.2001, which are enclosed as per Annexure VIII & IX]. "Family" for this purpose shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 10(5) of the Act. DDO may not deduct any tax in the case of recipients of such awards after satisfying himself about the veracity of the claim. 5.3.14 Under Section 17 of the Act, exemption from tax will also be available in respect of:- (a) the value of any medical treatment provided to an employee or any member of his family, in any hospital maintained by the employer; (b) any sum paid by the employer in respect of any expenditure actually incurred by the employee on his medical treatment or of any member of his family: (i) in any hospital maintained by the Government or any local authority or any other hospital approved by the Government for the purposes of medical treatment of its employees; ii) in....
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....tation of personal effects o such transfer shall be exempt. Also any allowance, whether, granted for the period of journey in connection with transfer, to meet the ordinary daily charges incurred by an employee on account of absence form his normal place of duty shall be exempt. 5.4 DEDUCTIONS U/S 16 OF THE ACT FROM THE INCOME FROM SALARIES 5.4.1 Entertainment Allowance [Section 16(ii)]: A deduction is also allowed under section 16(ii) in respect of any allowance in the nature of an entertainment allowance specifically granted by an employer to the assessee, who is in receipt of a salary from the Government, a sum equal to one-fifth of his salary(exclusive of any allowance, benefit or other perquisite) or five thousand rupees whichever is less. No deduction on account of entertainment allowance is available to non-government employees. 5.4.2 Tax on Employment [Section 16(iii)]: The tax on employment (Professional Tax) within the meaning of article 276(2) of the Constitution of India, leviable by or under any law, shall also be allowed as a deduction in computing the income under the head "Salaries". It may be clarified that "Standard Deduction" from gross salary i....
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....ployee or a girl child of that employee including a girl child for whom the employee is the legal guardian in any such security of the Central Government or any such deposit scheme as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; [The Central Government has since notified the scheme 'Sukanya Samriddhi Account' vide Notification GSR No. 863(E) dated 02.12.2014] (b) to any such saving certificates as defined under section 2(c) of the Government Saving Certificate Act, 1959 as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf. [The Central Government has since notified National Saving Certificate (VIIIth Issue) vide Notification S.O. No. 1560(E) dated 3.11.05and National Saving Certificate (IXth Issue) vide Notification . G.S.R. 848 (E), dated the 29th November, 2011, publishing the National Savings Certificates (IX-Issue) Rules, 2011 G.S.R. 868 (E), dated the 7th December, 2011, specifying the National Savings Certificates IX Issue as the class of Savings Certificates F No1-13/2011-NS-II r/w amendment Notification No.GSR 319(E), dated 25-4-2012 ] (6) Any sum paid as contribu....
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....vernment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (11) Any subscription made to any such deposit scheme, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify for the purpose of being floated by (a) public sector companies engaged in providing long-term finance for construction or purchase of houses in India for residential purposes, or, (b) any authority constituted in India by, or, under any law, enacted either for the purpose of dealing with and satisfying the need for housing accommodation or for the purpose of planning, development or improvement of cities, towns and villages, or for both. [The Central Government has since notified the Public Deposit Scheme of HUDCO vide Notification S.O. No.37(E), dated 11.01.2007, for the purposes of Section 80C(2)(xvi)(a)]. (12) Any sums paid by an assessee for the purpose of purchase or construction of a residential house property, the income from which is chargeable to tax under the head "Income from house property" (or which would, if it has not been used for assessee's own residence, have been chargeable to tax under that head) where such payments are made towards....
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....ol or other educational institution situated in India, for the purpose of full-time education of any two children of the employee. Full-time education includes any educational course offered by any university, college, school or other educational institution to a student who is enrolled full-time for the said course. It is also clarified that full-time education includes play-school activities, pre-nursery and nursery classes. It is clarified that the amount allowable as tuition fees shall include any payment of fee to any university, college, school or other educational institution in India except the amount representing payment in the nature of development fees or donation or capitation fees or payment of similar nature. (14) Subscription to equity shares or debentures forming part of any eligible issue of capital made by a public company, which is approved by the Board or by any public finance institution. (15) Subscription to any units of any mutual fund referred to in clause (23D) of Section 10 and approved by the Board, if the amount of subscription to such units is subscribed only in eligible issue of capital of any company. (16) Investment as a term deposit f....
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.... credit of the employee in the fund referred to above and deduction has been allowed as stated above and the employee or his nominee receives this amount together with the interest or bonus accrued or credited to this account due to the reason of (i) Surrender of annuity plan whether in whole or part (ii) Pension received from the annuity plan then the amount so received during the Financial Year shall be the income of the employee or his nominee for that Financial Year and accordingly will be charged to tax. Where any amount paid or deposited by the employee has been taken into account for the purposes of this section, a deduction with reference to such amount shall not be allowed under section 80C. 5.5.3 Deduction in respect of contribution to pension scheme of Central Government (Section 80CCD): Section 80CCD(1) allows an employee, being an individual employed by the Central Government on or after 01.01.2004 or being an individual employed by any other employer, or any other assessee being an individual, a deduction of an amount paid or deposited out of his income chargeable to tax under a pension scheme as notified vide Notification F. N. 5/7/2003-....
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....t as per the section 80CCE the aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and Section 80CCD(1) shall not exceed Rs. 1,50,000/-. The deduction allowed under section 80 CCD(1B) is an additional deduction in respect of any amount paid in the NPS upto Rs. 50,000/-. However, the contribution made by the Central Government or any other employer to a pension scheme u/s 80CCD(2) shall be excluded from the limit of Rs. 1,50,000/- provided under this section. 5.5.4 Deduction in respect of investment made under an equity savings scheme (Section 80 CCG): Section 80CCG provides deduction wef assessment year 2013-14 in respect of investment made under notified equity saving scheme. Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme 2012 has been notified vide SO No 2777 E, dated 23.11.2012 (subsequent corrigendum SO NO. 2835E dated 05.12.2012) and amended vide notification SO No. 3693E dated 18.12.2013 as a scheme under this section. The scheme was modified in December 2013 vide notification SO 3693 dated 18.12.13 ( RGESS, 2013). The deduction under this section in accordance with RGESS 2013 is available if following conditions are satisfied: (a) The assessee is a resident individual....
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....le of the amount paid on account of medical expenditure incurred on health of a very senior citizen and no amount has been paid to effect of keep in force an insurance on the health of such person any mode other than cash Aggregate allowable is Rs. 30,000/ 4 Parent or Parents of employee* ❖ the whole of the amount paid to effect or keep in force an insurance on the health of the parent or parents of the employee any mode other than cash Aggregate allowable is Rs. 25,000/ (Rs 30000/- for senior and very senior citizen) 5 ❖ any payment made on account of preventive health check-up of the parent or parents of the employee [restricted to Rs. 5000/-; cash payment allowed here] any mode including cash 6 ❖ Whole of the amount paid on account of medical expenditure incurred on health of a very senior citizen and no amount has been paid to effect of keep in force an insurance on the health of such person any mode other than cash Aggregate allowable is Rs. 30,000/ *Aggregate of the sum allowable as deduction under Sl No 1, 2 & 3 and 4, 5 &6 above shall not e....
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....en made; (ii) the employee nominates either the dependant, being a person with disability, or any other person or a trust to receive the payment on his behalf, for the benefit of the dependant, being a person with disability. However, if the dependant, being a person with disability, predeceases the employee, an amount equal to the amount paid or deposited under sub-para(b) above shall be deemed to be the income of the employee of the previous year in which such amount is received by the employee and shall accordingly be chargeable to tax as the income of that previous year. 5.5.6.2 Deductions in respect of a person with disability (section 80U): Under section 80U, in computing the total income of an individual, being a resident, who, at any time during the previous year, is certified by the medical authority to be a person with disability, there shall be allowed a deduction of a sum of Rs. 75,000/-. However, where such individual is a person with severe disability, a higher deduction of Rs. 1,25,000/- shall be allowable. DDOs should note that 80DD deduction is in case of the dependent of the employee whereas 80U deduction is in case of the employee himself. Ho....
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....nment for certifying "autism", "cerebral palsy", "multiple disabilities", "person with disability" and "severe disability" referred to in clauses (a), (c), (h), (j) and (o) of section 2 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999; (f) "person with disability" means a person as referred to in clause (t) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 or clause (j) of section 2 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999; (g) "person with severe disability" means- (i) a person with eighty per cent or more of one or more disabilities, as referred to in sub-section (4) of section 56 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995; or (ii) a person with severe disability referred to in clause (o) of section 2 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999; (h) ....
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....in which the employee starts paying the interest on the loan taken and immediately succeeding seven Financial years or until the Financial year in which the interest is paid in full by the employee, whichever is earlier. For the purpose of this section - (a) "approved charitable institution" means an institution established for charitable purposes and approved by the prescribed authority section 10(23C), or an institution referred to in section 80G(2)(a); (b) "financial institution" means a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act); or any other financial institution which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (c) "higher education" means any course of study pursued after passing the Senior Secondary Examination or its equivalent from any school, board or university recognized by the Central Government or State Government or local authority or by any other authority authorized by the Central Government or State Government or local authority to do so; 5.5.9 Deductions on respect of donations ....
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....ages will be computed before making any deduction under section 80GG. The Drawing and Disbursing Authorities should satisfy themselves that all the conditions mentioned above are satisfied before such deduction is allowed by them to the employee. They should also satisfy themselves in this regard by insisting on production of evidence of actual payment of rent. 5.5.11 Deductions in respect of certain donations for scientific research or rural development (Section 80 GGA): Section 80GGA allows deduction from total income of employee in respect of donations of any sum as given in the Table below: Sl No Donations made to persons Approval / Notification under Section Authority granting approval/ Notification 1 A research association which has as its object the undertaking of scientific research or to a University, college or other institution to be used for scientific research u/s 35(1)(ii) Central Government 2 A research association which has as its object the undertaking of research in social science or statistical research or to a University, college or other institution to be used for research in social science or statistical research u/s 3....
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....of such amount; and (ii) in any other case, ten thousand rupees. The deduction is available if such savings account is maintained in a (a) banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act); (b) co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank); or (c) Post Office as defined in clause (k) of section 2 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, For this section, "time deposits" means the deposits repayable on expiry of fixed periods. 6. REBATE OF Rs. 2500 FOR INDIVIDUALS HAVING TOTAL INCOME UPTO Rs. 3.5 LAKH [SECTION 87A] Finance Act 2017 provided relief in the form of rebate to individual taxpayers, resident in India, who are in lower income bracket, i. e. having total income not exceeding Rs. 3,50,000/-. The amount of rebate available under section 87A is Rs. 2,500/- or the amount of tax payable, whichever is less from AY 2018-19. 7 TDS ON PAYMENT OF ACCUMULATED BALANCE UNDER RECOGNISED PROVIDENT FUND AND CONTRIBUTION FROM APPROVED SUPERA....
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...., the service has been terminated by reason of - • the employees ill health, or • by the contraction or discontinuance of the employer's business or • other cause beyond the control of employee, or (iii) if, on cessation of his employment, the employee obtains employment with any other employer, to the extent amount of such accumulated balance is transferred to his individual account in any recognized provident fund maintained by such other employer, or (iv) if the entire balance standing to the credit of employee is transferred to his account under a pension scheme referred to in section 80 CCD and notified by the central Government. When the accumulated balance due and becoming payable to an employee includes any amount transferred from his individual account in any other recognized provident fund(s) maintained by his former employer(s), then in computing the period of continuous service the period or periods of continuous services rendered under former employer(s) shall be counted for the purposes of (i) and (ii) above. Under the above four situations at (i) to (iv), the accumulated balance due and payable to the emp....
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....e persons (see para 6) may be given. Surcharge shall be calculated in cases where applicable (see para 2.2). 9.3 The amount of tax payable so arrived at shall be increased by educational cess as applicable (2% for primary and 1% for secondary education) to arrive at the total tax payable. 9.4 The amount of tax as arrived at para 9.3 should be deducted every month in equal installments. Any excess or deficit arising out of any previous deduction can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of subsequent deductions during the same financial year. 10. MISCELLANEOUS: 10.1 These instructions are not exhaustive and are issued only with a view to guide the employers to understand the various provisions relating to deduction of tax from salaries. Wherever there is any doubt, reference may be made to the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Finance Act 2017, the relevant circulars / notifications, etc. 10.2 In case any assistance is required, the Assessing Officer/the Local Public Relation Officer of the Income-tax Department may be contacted. 10.3 These instructions may be brought to the notice of all Disbursing Officers and Un....
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....t paid to LIC with regard to annuity for the maintenance of a dependant, being person with disability (but not severe disability) 60,000 4 GPF Contribution 25,000 5 LIP Paid 10,000 6 Interest Income on Savings Account 12,000 Computation of Tax S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Gross Salary 4,20,000 2 Add: Income from Other Sources Interest Income on Savings Account Rs 12,000 3 Gross Total Income 4,32,000 4 Less: Deduction U/s 80DD (Restricted to Rs.60,000/- only) 75,000 5 Less: Deduction U/s 80C (i) GPF Rs.25,000/- (ii) LIP Rs.10,000/- = Rs.35,000/- 35,000 6 Less: Deduction u/s 80TTA on Interest Income on savings account (restricted to Rs 10000/-) 10000 7 Total Income 3,12,000 8 Income Tax thereon/payable (includes Rebate of Rs 2500 as per Section 87A) 600 9 Add: (i). Education Cess @2% (ii). Secondary and Higher Education Cess @1% 12 6 10 Total Income Tax payable 618 11 Rounded off to 620 Example 3 For Assessment Year 2018-19 Calculation of Income Tax in the case of an employee below age of sixty years where medi....
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....eon S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Salary + Dearness Allowance + House Rent Allowance 3,50,000+2,00,000+1,40,000 = 6,90,000 6,90,000 2 Total Salary Income 6,90,000 3 Less: House Rent allowance exempt U/s 10(13A): Least of: (a). Actual amount of HRA received= 1,40,000 (b). Expenditure of rent in excess of 10% of salary (including D.A. presuming that D.A. is taken for retirement benefit) (1,44,000-55,000) = 89,000 (c). 50% of Salary (Basic+ DA) = 2,75,000 89,000 Gross Total Income 6,01,000 Less: Deduction U/s 80C (i) GPF Rs.36,000/- (ii) LIC Rs. 4,000 (iii) Investment in Unit-Linked Insurance Plan Rs.50,000/- Total =Rs.90,000/- 90,000 3 Total Income 5,11,000 Tax payable 14700 Add: (i). Education Cess @2% (ii). Secondary and Higher Education Cess @1% 294 147 Total Income Tax payable 15141 Rounded off to 15140 Example 5 For Assessment Year 2018-19 Illustrating valuation of perquisite and calculation of tax in the case of an employee below age of sixty years of a private company in Mumbai who was prov....
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.... the case of an employee below the age of 60 years of a Private Company posted at Delhi and repaying House Building Loan (With valid PAN furnished to employer). S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Salary 4,00,000 2 Dearness Allowance 1,00,000 3 House Rent Allowance 1,80,000 4 Special Duties Allowance 12,000 5 Provident Fund 60,000 6 LIP 10,000 7 Deposit in NSC VIII issue 30,000 8 Rent Paid by the employee for house hired by her 1,20,000 9 Repayment of House Building Loan (Principal) 60,000 10 Tuition Fees for three children (Rs.10,000 per child) 30,000 Computation of total income and tax payable thereon S.No. Particulars Rupees 1 Gross Salary (Basic+DA+HRA+SDA) 6,92,000 Less: House rent allowance exempt U/s 10 (13A) Least of: (a). Actual amount of HRA received. :Rs.1,80,000 (b). Expenditure on rent in excess of 10% of salary (Including D.A.) assuming D.A. is included for retirement benefits (1,20,000- 50,000) : Rs. 70,000 (c). 50% of salary (including D.A) : Rs. 2,50,000 70,000 2 Gross Total Taxable Income 6,22,000 Less: De....
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....nsion 5,00,000 8,00,000 12,50,000 Less: Deduction U/s 80C 80,000 1,20,000 1,50,000 Taxable Income 4,20,000 6,80,000 11,00,000 Tax thereon Nil 36,000 1,30,000 Add: (i)Education Cess @ 2%. (ii)Secondary and Higher Education Cess @1% 720 360 2600 1300 Total tax payable Nil 37,080 1,33,900 Example 9 Exemption u/s 10 (13A) 1. Mr. A, employed with XYZ Ltd. Up to 31.10.2016, received following emoluments : S.No. Particulars Rupees 1. Basic pay p.m. 13,000 2. Bonus for the year received in July, 2015 72,000 3. Club facility (for private use only) Expenditure by employer p.m. 700 4. House Rent Allowance p.m. 2,800 5. Employer's contribution to URPF p.m. (Mr. A also made equal contribution) 1,000 W.e.f. 01.11.2015, Mr. A joined PQR Ltd., with following pay package : 1. Basic pay p.m. 18,000 2. House Rent Allowance p.m. 1,600 3. Club Facility (for private use only) Expenditure by employer p.m. 1,100 4. Use of car for journey between office and reside....
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....s own house). His date of increment is 1^st July. The following are other particulars of his income. Compute his taxable income and tax payable, for A.Y. 2018-19. S.No. Particulars Rupees 1. Honorarium for valuation of answer books of a departmental examination 3,000 2. Fee for work done for a private body (1/3rd of fees has been retained by Govt.) 6,000 3. Contributions to G.P.F. p.m. 4,700 4. Postal Life Insurance Premium financed from G.P.F. p.m. 280 5. Contribution to Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme p.m. 500 6. Life Insurance Premium (being a Life Insurance Policy of Rs.1,00,000 taken in name of his wife before 1.04.2012) 10,500 7. Contribution to Public Provident Fund 10,000 8. Repayment of HDFC loan borrowed after 1.04.1999 EMI Rs.25,000 (Towards loan Rs.95,000, towards interest Rs.2,05,000) 3,00,000 Computation of Tax S.No. Particulars Rupees 1. Income from Salary Basic Pay @ Rs 40,000 p.m (March to June '17) 1,60,000 @ Rs 41,200 p.m * (July 2017 to Feb 2018) 3,29,600 4,89,6....
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.... ANNEXURE-II FORM NO.12BA {See rule 26A(2)(b)} Statement showing particulars of perquisites, other fringe benefits or amenities and profits in lieu of salary with value thereof 1) Name and address of employer : 2) TAN 3) TDS Assessment Range of the employer : 4) Name, designation and PAN of employee : 5) Is the employee a director or a person with : substantial interest in the company (where the employer is a company) 6) Income under the head "Salaries" of the employee : (other than from perquisites) 7) Financial Year : 8) Valuation of Perquisites S.No Nature of perquisite (see rule 3) Value of perquisite as per rules (Rs.) Amount, if any recovered from the employee (Rs.) Amount of perquisite chargeable to tax Col(3) - Col(4) (Rs.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 Accommodation 2 Cars/Other automotive 3 Sweeper, gardener, watchman or personal attendant 4 Gas, electricity, water 5 Interest free or concessional loans 6 Ho....
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....of the landlord (iii) Address of the landlord (iv) Permanent Account Number of the landlord Note: Permanent Account Number shall be furnished if the aggregate rent paid during the previous year exceeds one lakh rupees 2 Leave travel concessions or assistance 3 Deduction of interest on borrowing: (i) Interest payable/paid to the lender (ii) Name of the lender (iii) Address of the lender (iv) Permanent Account Number of the lender (a) Financial Institutions(if available) (b) Employer(if available) (c) Others 4 Deduction under Chapter VI-A (A) Section 80C,80CCC and 80CCD (i) Section 80C (a) .................... (b) ....................
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....h is freely available on TIN website. Once file is validated through FVU, '.fvu file' in CD/DVD/Pen Drive along with physical Statement Statistic Report (SSR) signed by the AO, to be furnished at TIN-FCs. On successful acceptance of Form 24G at the TIN-FC, an acknowledgement containing 15 digit Token no. is provided to the AO. The AO can view the status of Form 24G on TIN website. Book identification Number (BIN) is generated for each 'DDO record with valid TAN' reported in Form 24G, which is further disseminated to the AOs on email ID mentioned in Form 24G. AOs need to communicate the BIN details to respective DDOs. BIN is to be quoted by the DDOs in quarterly e-TDS/TCS statements. BIN consists of receipt number of Form 24G. DDO serial number and date of transfer voucher. The AO is required to furnish Form 24G within ten days from the end of the month in respect of tax deducted by the deductors and reported to him for that month. Only one regular Form 24G for a 'month-FY' can be submitted. 1.1 Correction in Form 24G: AO can file a correction Form 24G for any modification or cancellation of Form 24G accepted at TIN central system. Preparation and validation of correc....
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....Drawing and Disbursing Officers (CDDOs) 1. Under what income tax rule should Form 24G be filed? Income-tax Department Notification no. 41/2010 dated May 31, 2010 amended the Income Tax Rule 30 which mandates that in case of an office of the Government, where tax has been paid to the credit of Central Government without the production of a challan (associated with deposit of the tax in a bank), the relevant PAO / CDDO / DTO or an equivalent office of the government (herein after called as AO in this document) is required to file Form 24G on monthly basis. 2. Who is the relevant PAO/CDDO/DTO who is liable for filing Form 24G? A relevant PAO/CDDO/DTO is that office to whom the Deductor/DDO (TAN holder) reports remittance of TDS/TCS through book adjustment. Generally, the Central Government DDOs report TDS through book entry to their respective Pay and Accounts Officers (PAOs) and the State Government DDOs report TDS through book entry to their respective District Treasury Officers(DTOs). Such PAOs and DTOs are required to file Form 24G on monthly basis. There are also cases of Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officers (CDDOs) who report TDS through book entry directly to S....
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....ation for AO Account is mandatory for filing Form No. 24G online through TIN website, www.tin-nsdl.com. Registration AO Account is required once only. AO required to submit the Form No. 24G at TIN-FC at least once to comply with the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for registration of the AO Account. After registration, it is optional for AO either to submit the Form No.24G in CD/Pen drive at TIN-FC or online. 9. What are the functionalities available with AO Account? Through the AO Account, the AO can view the status of Form No. 24G filed, obtain BIN (Book Identification Number) details, update AO profile and upload Form No. 24G. The status tracking is based on AIN and concerned Provisional Receipt Number (PRN) of Form 24G. 10. Can the AO furnish Form No. 24G in paper form? No. Form 24G is to be filed only in electronic form. 11. Can the AO submit the electronically prepared Form No.24G at the Income Tax Office? No. Electronically prepared Form No.24G can only be submitted at TIN-FC or online . 12. What does Form 24G contain? • Every Form 24G should be prepared in accordance with the data structure prescribed by the Income Tax Department (ITD). Form....
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....form(s) Win 2K Prof. / Win 2K Server/ Win NT 4.0 Server/ Win XP Prof. To run the 'Form 24G Preparation Utility', click on the '24GRPU.bat' file. If JRE is not installed on the computer, then on clicking '24GRPU.bat', a message will be displayed. In such cases, install JRE and try again. If appropriate version of JRE is installed, then the 'Form 24G Preparation Utility' will be displayed. 15. What are the steps to download and install Form 24G Preparation Utility? For assistance in downloading and using Form 24G Preparation Utility, please read the instructions provided in 'Help' in the Form 24G Preparation Utility. This utility can be used for preparation of Form 24G with upto 75,000 records. Form 24G Preparation Utility (version 1.2) should be used for regular and correction statements. 16. What is File Validation Utility (FVU)? The AO should pass the Form 24G (Regular/Correction) file generated using Preparation Utility through the File Validation Utility (FVU) to ensure format level accuracy of the file. This utility is also freely downloadable from TIN website. In case the Form 24G contains any errors, the AO should rectify the same. After rectifying the errors, ....
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....tatements are expected to be filed (i.e. separate statements giving details for deductions under different form type with respect to the same AIN, FY and month). However, any mistake made in an original accepted statement can be rectified by submitting a 'correction statement'. For correction, the latest version of the RPU should be downloaded from TIN website. Form 24G corrections can also be uploaded directly at the TIN website. For direct upload at TIN Central system, AO has to first register AIN at TIN website and upload the Form 24G correction. 19. What are the different kinds of correction statements allowed? There are two different types of correction statements that can be furnished by the AO. These are listed below. • M (Modify) -: For any modification in the existing Form 24G statement. • X (Cancel) -: For cancellation of an existing Form 24G statement. For preparation of correction statement, the receipt number of the original statement and receipt number of the previous statement is mandatory. In case of first correction, PRN of original statement should be provided in field "Receipt number of Original Statement" and also in the ....
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..../TCS Statement. The quoting of BIN has been made mandatory w.e.f 01stFebruary, 2012. BIN is a unique number to verify the claim of TDS deposited without production of challan. As it is a verification key, it is advised that valid BIN disseminated by AO to the respective DDO should be correctly filled in TDS statement. 23. When is BIN generated? On processing of accepted Form 24G statement, BIN is generated for each DDO record (with valid TAN) present in Form 24G statement. BIN are generated at TIN Central System and intimated to the PAOs with details of TAN and Form Type. 24. What do the PAO and DDO have to do with the BIN? PAOs have to disseminate the BINS to respective DDOs. While preparing the quarterly TDS/TCS statement, DDO has to quote the said BIN details, if tax has been paid through transfer voucher (book adjustment). BINs generated for a particular 24G are mailed to the AO on the e-mail id provided in Form 24G. In addition, AO may also download the BIN details through AO login at TIN site. 25. Under what circumstances will BIN be generated? • BIN will be generated for valid TAN-DDO records added in Form 24G correction statement. â€....
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....whom the DDO/Deductor reports the tax so deducted & who is responsible for crediting such sum to the credit of the Central Government. ii. To report to PAOs/DTOs/CDDOs, the details of tax deducted and credited to the Central Government account through book adjustment. iii. To quote BIN in the quarterly TDS/TCS Statement (24Q, 26Q, etc) for the tax deducted and credited through book adjustment. iv. Filing of TDS/TCS statement (24Q, 26Q etc) within the due date. v. To download Form 16/26A from TRACES website (www.tdscpc.gov.in) and timely issuance of the same to the deductees. 30. What are the consequences of non-quoting of BIN details in quarterly TDS/TCS statement? (a) BIN details and amount of TDS reported in the quarterly TDS/TCS Statement filed by the DDO will be matched with the details filed in Form No.24G filed by the PAO for verification purpose. (b) Any wrong information reported by the DDOs in TDS/TCS Statement may lead to mismatch due to which credit to the respective deductee will not be available in the deductee's Form 26AS. (c) Further details are available at TIN website www.tin-nsdl.com and ITD website....
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...., to be furnished at TINFC, an acknowledgement containing a unique 15 digit token number is provided to the Deductor/DDO. Deductor/DDO can view the status of e-TDS statement/return on TIN website. Only one regular e-TDS statement/return for a 'FY-Quarter-TAN-Form' can be submitted. 2.1 Correction in e-TDS statements/returns: 2.1.1 CPC-TDS portal (www.tdscpc.gov.in) has also introduced online correction of statements whereby personal information, PAN correction, add/update of challan information, add/update of salary detail, add/update/movement of deductee row etc. can be done in the statements filed by the deductors, with or without the digital signatures. For further details, kindly refer the matrix below: Default Summary View Personal Information Challan Correction (Unmatched, matched Deductee + Deductee Movement PAN Correction (Annex.I) PAN Correction (Annex. II) Add Challan to statement Interest, Levy Payment Modify/Add deductee rows Delete/Add salary deducted rows Online Correction (with digital signature, 2013-14 onwards) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Online Correction (with digital signature, prior to 201314 ....
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....d at TIN. The deductor will submit the duly filled and signed physical TDS statement/return along with a copy of provisional receipt of regular paper statement/return at TIN-FC. On successful acceptance of correction paper statement/return at the TIN-FC, an acknowledgement containing a unique 15 digit token number is provided to the Deductor/DDO. Deductor/DDO can view the status of paper statement/return on TIN website. 4. Procedure of furnishing of e-TDS statement/return online at TIN website: Deductor/DDO is required to procure Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for online upload of e-TDS statement/return. After registration on TIN website, an authorization letter by the Deductor/DDO should be provided on the letter head of the organisation to NSDL. Once application is approved by NSDL, user ID is created and intimated to Deductor/DDO on their registered email ID provided at the time of registration. Preparation and validation of e-TDS statement is in line with regular e-TDS statement/return (submitted at TIN-FC).Deductor/DDO can login with its user ID and DSSC and upload the validated e-TDS file (.fvu file) generated by the FVU to the TIN website. On successful acceptance....
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....contribution and investment returns would be deposited in a non-withdrawable pension tier-I account. The existing provisions of defined benefit pension and GPF would not be available to the new recruits in the Central Government service. ii. In addition to the above pension account, each individual may also have a voluntary tier-II withdrawable account at his option. This option is given as GPF will be withdrawn for new recruits in Central government service. Government will make no contribution into this account. These assets would be managed through exactly the above procedures. However, the employee would be free to withdraw part or all of the 'second tier' of his money anytime. This withdrawable account does not constitute pension investment, and would attract no special tax treatment. iii. Individuals can normally exit at or after age 60 years for tier-I of the pension system. At the exit the individual would be mandatorily required to invest 40 percent of pension wealth to purchase an annuity (from an IRDA- regulated life insurance company). In case of Government employees the annuity should provide for pension for the lifetime of the employee and his depend....
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....- 12. Fire Services Medal for Gallantry When awarded for acts of courage or conspicuous gallantry and supported by certificate issued to this effect by the last Head of Department. 13. President's Police & Fire Services Medal for Gallantry -do- 14. President's Fire Services Medal for Gallantry -do- 15. President's Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry -do- 16. Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry -do- (Notification no. 1156/F.No. 142/29/99-TPL) T.K. SHAH Director ANNEXURE IX MINISTRY OF FINANCE Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, the 29th January,2001 S.O.81(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i ) of clause (18) of Section 10 of the Income -tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)), the Central Government, hereby specifies the gallantry awards for the purposes of the said Section and for that purpose makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) number S.O.1048(E), dated the 24th November 2000, namely:- In the said notification, in the Table,....