BCAS has made a Representation to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) regarding error in stating the due date for Filing of Quarterly TDS Statements for Financial Year 2016-2017 in Circular 1/2017. Text of the representation is as follows :-
Date: 12th January 2017
To
The Chairperson
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Government of India,
North Block, Vijay Chowk,
New Delhi 110 001.
Respected Sir,
Ref : Representation to CBDT regarding error in stating the due date for Filing of Quarterly TDS
Statements for Financial Year 2016-2017 in Circular 1/2017.
We refer to the Circular 1/2017 dated 2nd January, 2017 for “Deduction of Tax At Source-Income Tax deduction from salaries under section 192 of the Income Tax Act, 1961”. Your kind attention is invited to Para 4.9 on Page 9 of the Circular where the table provides the due dates for filing Quarterly Statements E-TDS Return 24Q.
| Sr. No. | Date of ending of quarter of financial year |
Due date for Government Office |
Due date for Other Deductors |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1. | 30th June | 31stt July | 15th July |
| 2. | 30th September | 31st October | 15th October |
| 3. | 31st December | 31st January | 15th January |
| 4. | 3st March | 31st May | 15th May |
Your kind attention is also invited to Notification 30/2016 dated 29th April 2016 (F. No 142/29/2015- TPL)/S0 1587(E) through which the Income Tax (11th Amendment) Rules, 2016 have been notified. In the said notification certain amendments were made to the Income Tax rules, 1962. In particular in Rule 31A, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule has been substituted, namely:-
“(2) Statements referred to in sub-rule (1) for the quarter of the financial year ending with the date specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be furnished by the due date specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table:
| Sr. No. | Date of ending of quarter of financial year | Due Date |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 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”. |
It will be noted from the above that although, as per Notification dated 29th April, 2016, the due date for filing the quarterly e-TDS statement for all the quarters has been changed to 31st in all cases, inadvertently, in the Notification dated 2nd January, 2017, the due dates have been mentioned as 15th for non government deductors.
Although it is a settled position that notifications cannot over ride the Rules, in order that there is no confusion and unnecessary litigation in the matter, on behalf of the taxpaying community it is humbly requested the circular be amended so as to record the correct dates as per Rule 31A.
Thanking You,
Chetan M. Shah Ameet N. Patel
President Chairman, Taxation Committee
