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Why Does India’s ITR Deadline Always Need an Extension?

Income Tax : The article argues that recurring demands for ITR deadline extensions arise from delayed AIS updates, late utility releases, and t...

June 9, 2026 3201 Views 2 comments Print

TDS Deduction for Specified Senior Citizens (Section 194P)

Income Tax : Senior citizens aged 75+ with only pension and bank interest income need not file ITR if a specified bank computes income and dedu...

June 9, 2026 12762 Views 1 comment Print

Updated Return of Income: Rules, Eligibility and Filing Process

Income Tax : Taxpayers can file updated returns within 48 months of the assessment year by paying additional tax. The provision promotes volunt...

June 9, 2026 14679 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding TDS on Cash Withdrawals: A Comprehensive Guide

Income Tax : Section 194N requires banks, co-operative banks and post offices to deduct TDS on cash withdrawals above prescribed limits, with h...

June 9, 2026 17235 Views 0 comment Print

No Tax Deduction: Form 15G and Form 15H Declarations

Income Tax : Resident individuals, eligible non-corporate taxpayers, and senior citizens can avoid TDS on specified incomes by furnishing Form ...

June 8, 2026 9666 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request for Rationalisation and Merger of TDS Return Codes 1023 & 1024

Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...

June 4, 2026 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Errors in New TDS Challans Under Income Tax Act 2025 Create Compliance Risks

Income Tax : The updated TDS challan system reportedly displays incorrect interest-related options under the Company Deductee category. Taxpaye...

May 7, 2026 1410 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on Section 194A TDS on interest in case of banking institutions

Income Tax : Income Tax India, through its X account post dated 30.03.2026, has clarified the applicability of tax deduction at source (TDS) on...

March 31, 2026 1596 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Income Tax Rule 219: Statement of TDS or TCS U/s. 397(3)(b)

Income Tax : Rule 219 prescribes Forms 138, 140, 142–144, fixed quarterly due dates, special challan-cum-statements for specified transaction...

March 2, 2026 708 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Income Tax Rule 212, 213 – Buyer Declaration for No TCS u/s 394(2); Application for Lower/Nil TDS or TCS Certificate

Income Tax : Rules 212–213 introduce Form 127 for buyer declarations to avoid TCS and Form 128 for obtaining lower or nil TDS/TCS certificate...

March 2, 2026 1410 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Section 234E Fee as No Machinery Provision Existed Before 1 June 2015

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that late filing fees under Section 234E could not be levied through TDS processing for periods prior to 01.06.2...

June 9, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

SC Leave Fare Concession Ruling: ITAT Holds Bank Liable for TDS Default

Income Tax : The ITAT held that, following the Supreme Court's ruling denying LFC exemption for foreign travel, a bank could be treated as an a...

June 9, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C TDS not applies on materials purchased for installation work: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that TDS under Section 194C was not required on materials purchased for installation work. The disallowance unde...

June 8, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Grants Injunction as TDS Records Acknowledged Loan Relationship

Corporate Law : The Court held that TDS certificates and income tax filings established a prima facie jural relationship between the parties. It g...

June 7, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Grants 50% Telescoping Relief as Earlier On-Money Income Was Accepted

Income Tax : he Tribunal held that accepted on-money receipts from earlier years could partly explain cash deposits made during the demonetisat...

June 7, 2026 777 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 13, 2026 4626 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...

March 30, 2026 4350 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Introduces Mandatory UIN System to Track No-TDS Declarations Under Form 121

Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...

March 28, 2026 29955 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Extended TDS Certificate Deadline as E-Filing Portal Glitches Caused Delays

Income Tax : The issue involved delay in issuing TDS certificates due to technical issues. The Board extended the deadline to provide relief. T...

March 25, 2026 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Auto Suspension of GST Registration due to Non-Furnishing of Bank Account

Goods and Services Tax : The advisory explains that registrations will be automatically suspended if bank account details are not furnished within 30 days....

December 5, 2025 11661 Views 0 comment Print


Penalty u/s 271C cannot be levied where assessee was under bonafide belief that TDS is not deductible

September 29, 2014 11336 Views 0 comment Print

It is clear that the assessee may be under the bonafide belief that TDS is not liable to be deducted on payments made to non-banking financial institution. Section 273B of the Income Tax Act provides that no penalty under section 271C shall be imposable on the person or the assessee as the case may be, for any failure referred to in the said provisions, if he proves that there was reasonable cause for the said failure.

How to close of Short TDS Payment Defaults using Online Correction facility

September 25, 2014 5257 Views 0 comment Print

In case there are ‘Short Payment Defaults’ in your TDS Statements due to ‘Mismatch of Challans’ you can get the default closed using Online Correction feature, which is available for TDS Statements related to Financial Year 2007-08 onwards.

Issue nil TDS certificate to deductor & lower TDS certificate to recipient of income – CBDT Directs

September 24, 2014 5507 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 46/2014-Income Tax (4) The certificate for no deduction of tax shall be valid only with regard to the person responsible for deducting the tax and named therein. (5) The certificate referred to in sub-rule (4) shall be issued direct to the person responsible for deducting the tax under advice to the person who made an application for issue of such certificate.

e-TDS/TCS – FVU version 2.140 from FY 2007-08 to FY 2009-10 wef 23.09.2014

September 23, 2014 3420 Views 0 comment Print

Key feature of FVU version 2.140 ♣ Amount paid/ credited (in deductee details): Value in field “Amount paid/ Credited” to the deductee in case of Form no. 24Q should be less than or equal to 999999999.00. This validation is applicable to regular and correction (C3 & C9) statements pertaining to all FYs. ♣  Total Taxable […]

e-TDS/TCS RPU (Version 4.1) for statements from FY 2007-08 onwards wef 23.09.2014

September 23, 2014 3437 Views 0 comment Print

Key features of RPU 4.1 ♣  Lower/ Non-deduction Certificate number issued by Assessing Officer (in deductee details): Length of field “Certificate number issued by the Assessing Officer u/s 197 for non-deduction/lower deduction” under deductee details (i.e. in Annexure 1) has been restricted to 10 digits. Certificate number to be quoted only in case of lower […]

e-TDS/TCS – FVU version 4.4 from FY 2010-11 & onwards wef 23.09.2014

September 23, 2014 8965 Views 0 comment Print

Key feature of FVU version 4.4 ♣  Lower/ Non-deduction Certificate number issued by Assessing Officer (in deductee details): Length of field ‘Certificate number issued by the Assessing Officer u/s 197 for non-deduction/lower deduction’ under deductee details (i.e. in Annexure I) has been restricted to 10 digits. Certificate number to be quoted only in case of […]

Do and Dont’s in Payment of Tax & Challan Correction Mechanism

September 19, 2014 7040 Views 0 comment Print

Learn the dos and donts of tax payment and challan correction mechanism. Find out the types of challans to be used for different tax payments and the mandatory details required for filling out a challan.

Analysis of CPC Reminder to those not paying TDS

September 18, 2014 4550 Views 0 comment Print

Here the CPC(TDS) is reminding those who have not deposited any Tax at Source during the FY 2014-15 to do so if they are liable to deduct TDS but have not deducted TDS due to mistake or otherwise.

TDS-CPC Handbook

September 12, 2014 11228 Views 0 comment Print

Background Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) is one of the means of collection of direct taxes. TDS constitutes nearly 40% of the direct tax collections. LEGACY In the legacy system, the deductees claimed TDS credits based on manual TDS certificates, issued by the deductors. There was no correlation between tax deductions, tax payments and issuance […]

Traces enables Online Correction functionality with enhanced features without Digital Signature

September 10, 2014 3448 Views 0 comment Print

Attention Deductors: The Online Correction functionality with enhanced features has been enabled “without Digital Signature” for Financial Year 2012-13 onwards. Digital Signature will be required only for PAN Corrections Tag/Replace Challan has been enabled on TRACES Details of manual and processed demands based on financial year are now available through a link on TRACES deductor […]

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