Major amendment in TDS Rules from 01.04.2010
In the year 2010 , there are many changes & amendments done in TDS ( TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE). There have been in lot of procedural areas in TDS.
This will include everyone from salaried individuals to professionals and even companies. The changes take effect for tax deducted after
Quarterly certificates
Currently, all individuals are comfortable with the system whereby there is a single TDS certificate issued by the deducting entity, once the financial year is over. This means an individual has to ensure getting the certificate for the total tax deducted from each person or entity deducting the tax and this activity starts after the end of the financial year and before the income tax return is filed.
This process is to get slightly complicated, as the certificate for tax deducted on all payments other than salary would have to be given every quarter. The plus point here is that the individual will get thetax deduction details on a regular basis. Any discrepancies or mistakes in these can be known clearly and at an early stage.
The problem is that the total number of certificates during the year can go up significantly, especially for someone with a lot of TDS. Getting all the details together will be tough and then maintaining the details would also involve effort.
New number
The TDS certificate issued has a lot of details. This includes the Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the person whose tax is deducted, plus the Tax Deduction Number (TAN), plus PAN of the person making the deduction and the payment details.
A new detail to find a place will be the receipt number of the TDS return filed by the person making the deduction. This number becomes a distinguishing point forthe certificate and its presence is important, so individuals have to check whether the one issued to them has it.
Form 16
The biggest visible change will be for the salaried, as they will get a new format for Form 16. The form has now been divided into two parts, instead of the single part present earlier.
The form will have a Part A and a Part B, useful when the individual has more than one employer during the year. Currently, problems often crop up when such a situation is present, as several figures are not reflected properly.
The presence of Part A and Part B means that in case of multiple employers, each will have to fill in Part A of the form. This will be the overall detail ofthe tax deducted.
Part B is the break-up of the manner in which the income is earned and the deductions taken to arrive at the final figure. Hence, the individual benefits by ensuring the latter part is filled.
Submission of Form No. 24G by Government Authorities
Government Authorities (Pay and Accounts Officer or Treasury Officer or Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer) responsible for creditingtax deducted at source to the credit of the Central Government by book-entry are now required to electronically file a monthly statement in a new Form No. 24G containing details of credit of TDS to the agency authorised by the Director General of Income-tax (Systems).
Due date for furnishing TDS return for the last quarter of the financial year has been modified to 15th May (from earlier 15th June). The revised due dates for furnishing TDS return are
| Sl. No. | Date of ending of the quarter of the financial year | Due date |
| 1. | 30th June | 15th July of the financial year |
| 2. | 30th September | 15th October of the financial year |
| 3. | 31st December | 15th January of the financial year |
| 4. | 31st March | 15th May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which deduction is made |
Due date for furnishing TDS certificate to the employee or deductee or payee is revised as under :
| Sl. No. | Category | Periodicity of furnishing TDS certificate | Due date |
| 1. | Salary (Form No.16) | Annual | By 31st day of May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which the income was paid and tax deducted |
| 2. | Non-Salary(Form No.16A) | Quarterly | Within fifteen days from the due date for furnishing the ‘statement of TDS’ |
