Article explains What is a Nil TDS Return, What is the position for an assessee who has not made any TDS payment at all in a quarter, What to do If for a quarter TDS return / statement are not filed and then the assessee receives a letter / notice from NSDL/ Income Tax Department for non-filing of e-TDS return/statement, When Assessee is required to file NIL TDS return, What about Challan and deduction Link for Zero Deduction and How to Create Nil TDS Challan?
Many Assessee has this confusion between Zero deduction and Nil return. Therefore, they make mistakes in compliance. Hence today I am discussing this very important topic which will cover nil E-TDS Return, nil Challan and when to file nil return?
Page Contents
- What is a Nil TDS Return?
- What is the position for an assessee who has not made any TDS payment at all in a quarter?
- What to do If for a quarter TDS return / statement are not filed and then the assessee receives a letter / notice from NSDL/ Income Tax Department for non-filing of e-TDS return/statement?
- When Assessee is required to file NIL TDS return?
- What about Challan and deduction Link for Zero Deduction?
- How to Create Nil TDS Challan?
What is a Nil TDS Return?
Return, which comprises of Only Zero/NIL Deductions in deduction details and no challan details (Apart from a NIL Challan Indication) is called NIL Return.
Note that the NIL return should have a value Greater than Zero as Total Amount Paid/Credited. Zero-Amount of Payment is not accepted by NSDL. It is compulsory for a deductor to file NIL return if he has done some payments and not deducted/Collected any TDS/TCS on the amount of payment. No Deduction Details and No Challan details is not a NIL returns.
What is the position for an assessee who has not made any TDS payment at all in a quarter?
If there are no payments done under that particular form, it is not compulsory for the deductor to file eTDS returns for that form, unless intimated by IT Department/NSDL. The obligation to file quarterly TDS Return arises only if tax has been deducted at source. Legally there is no need to file Quarterly TDS Return/ Statement where no tax has been deducted at source. NSDL is also of the view that it is not at all compulsory to file NIL return, if deductor has not deducted any tax at source or if there is no transaction at all for a particular period.
What to do If for a quarter TDS return / statement are not filed and then the assessee receives a letter / notice from NSDL/ Income Tax Department for non-filing of e-TDS return/statement?
Letter for non-filing of e-TDS return/statement normally clearly mentions at the bottom that if the assesee has already furnished or is not required to furnish TDS return!statement then the letter is to be ignored. The assesee who has not filed the return because of NIL transactions replies to this letter stating that as there is no transaction during the quarter the return/statement has not been filed. The other option left before the assessee is to file a NIL return.
When Assessee is required to file NIL TDS return?
When there is a payment liable to TDS but, on which no tax has been deducted at source as deductee has produced a certificate of NIL tds rate from assessing officer.
What about Challan and deduction Link for Zero Deduction?
Zero Deduction should also be linked to a NIL challan in the Output file.
How to Create Nil TDS Challan?
In TDS return we have to fill details of Challan as per Table given below to create a Nil Challan.
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Field Value
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Value
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Serial No. (Column no. 401)
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1
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Section Code(Section Relevant to the Nature of Payment)
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From Drop Down Menu
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Amount Fields i.e. TDS,Surcharge,Education Cess,Interest and Others(Column no. 403 to 407)
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0.00 (Zero)
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Cheque / DD number (Column no 409)
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Blank
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Date on which tax deposited (Column no. 411) last day of respective quarter e.g. for quarter 4
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31/03/2006
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Transfer voucher / Challan serial No. (Column no. 412)
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Blank
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Whether TDS Deposited by Book Entry ?(Yes)/(No) (Column no.413)
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Blank
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Interest Rs
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0.00 (Zero)
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Others Rs
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0.00 (Zero)
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Republished with Amendments
I m doing 24Q4return in new version rpu.. But I m getting an error ie. PLEASE ENTER CHALLAN DETAILS provided. For nil challan / transfer voucher, value should be within the respective quarter and financial year. There no challan details and no deductee details but there is SALARY Details we have FOR APRIL 2022 TO DEC 2022 Kindly suggest what I have to do for file validation. I have to file last quarter return of 24Q4 FY 2022-2023
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I m doing 24Q4return in new version rpu..
But I m getting an error ie. T-FV-3150 Invalid value provided. For nil challan / transfer voucher, value should be within the respective quarter and financial year.
There no challan details and no deductee details but there is SALARY Details we have.. Kindly suggest what I have to do for file validation. I have to file last quarter return of 24Q4
I m doing 24Q4return in new version rpu..
But I m getting an error ie. T-FV-3150 Invalid value provided. For nil challan / transfer voucher, value should be within the respective quarter and financial year.
There no challan details and no deductee details but there is SALARY Details we have.. Kindly suggest what I have to do for file validation
If i am geting transport service from a transporter who have lass then 10 vehicle then am i liable to show transected amount in TDS return without deduction of TDS. Whether it is mendetory or not?
we obtained TAN in the first week of July,2021 and the sale transaction has not took place before 30.9.2021, that means no TDS recovered, in such a case nil return has to be prepared or not. Kindly clarify (for 2nd quarter)
should interest paid even though tds deducted is Nil be filed in 26q by deductors.
How to file nil return for tds. pls guide
what we browse in CHALLAN INPUT FILE NAME WITH PATH while validating the file. urgent reply is highly appreciated.
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Thanks for esy and elaborate reply.
AK Bhargava- Query maker
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HOW CAN I CREATE A NIL DEDUCTEE RETURN? AT THE TIME OF PREPARATION; NAME, PAN MUST BE PROVIDED. BUT IN CASE OF NIL RETURN, WHERE NO DEDUCTION MADE HOW CAN I USE ANY PAN? AFTER THAT AN OPTION SHOWN ON SCREEN FOR REMARK A, B, C, Y, T, Z.
Sir, I am filling eTDS NIL return Q1 2013-14 . But I try to filed correction statment it is possible ? Why ?
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Sir, Asper your format create a nil return but annex also create after generating
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Its realy very help ful to all of us to make understand the consiquancy of the non filing and filing Nil return.
IF in cace TDS 1st Quater is Nil There no value No Deduction no Payments this case Nil return file or not Nil Return is compelsery filing?