What is TDS?

Tax deducted at source or TDS is the tax that is collected by the Government of India at the time when a transaction takes place. Here, in this case, the tax is to be deducted at the time the money is credited to the payee’s account or at the time of payment whichever happens earlier.

 In this case of salary payment or the life insurance policy, the tax is deducted at the time when the payment is done. The deductor is required to deposit this amount with the Income Tax Department. Through TDS a portion of the tax is paid directly to the Income Tax Department. The Tax is deducted usually over a range of 10%.

 What is TAN?

TAN or the Tax Deduction and Collection Number is a mandatory 10-digit alpha number that is to be obtained by all the people who are responsible for deducting tax at source or tax collection at source on behalf of the government. Salaried individuals are not required to obtain TAN or to deduct the tax at the source.

In the case of proprietorships businesses and other entities are required to deduct tax at the source while making certain payments like the salary, payments to the contractor, and payment of rent that is exceeding Rs.2,40,000 per year. Tracequality can help in obtaining the TAN registrations.

Eligibility Criteria

Who can file TDS returns?

TDS return filing is done by organizations or employers who have availed a valid tax collection and deduction number (TAN). Any person who is making specified payments mentioned under the Income Tax Act is required to deduct the taxes at the sources and they are needed to deposit the tax within the stipulated time for making the following payments.

• Salary Payment
• Income on securities
• Income by winning the lotteries, puzzles, and others.
• Income from winning horse race
• insurance commissions.
• Payment concerning the National saving scheme and many others.

TDS return filing procedure

 How do file TDS returns online?

Here is the step-by-step procedure to file the TDS returns online.

Step 1: Firstly, Form 27 A containing multiple columns has to be filled and in case of the hard copy of the Form, it has to be verified along with the E-TDS return that has been filed electronically.

Step 2: In the next step, the tax that is deducted at the source and the total amount that has been paid needs to be correctly filled as well as tallied.

Step 3: The TAN of the organizations is to be mentioned on Form 27 A. There will be difficulties in the process of verification if the mentioned TAN is incorrect.

Step 4: While filing the TDS returns the appropriate challan number, the mode of payment, and the tax details have to be mentioned. In case of the incorrect challan number or the incorrect date of the payment, there will be a mismatch and the TDS returns also need to be filed again.

Step 5: To bring consistency the basic Form used for Filing the e-TDS must be used. The 7 Digit BSR has to be entered for easing the tallying process.

Step 6: Physical TDS returns are to be submitted at the TIN FC, which is managed by NSDL. In case of online filing, they can be submitted on the official website of the NSDL TIN.

Step 7: If the provided information is correct then a token number or a provisional receipt is received. This is proof that the TDS return has been filed.

Step 8: In case of rejection, a non-acceptance memo along with the reason for the rejection is issued and the returns have to be filed again.