Mode of Payment of TDS, person responsible for paying" for the purpose of Section 192 means the employer himself or if the employer is a Company, Deduction of Tax at Lower Rate
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEDUCTING TAX AND THEIR DUTIES:
4.1. As per section 204(i) of the Act, in the context of payments other than payments by the Central Government or the State Government the "person responsible for paying" for the purpose of Section 192 means the employer himself or if the employer is a Company, the Company itself including the Principal Officer thereof. Further, as per Section 204(iv), in case the credit, or as the case may be, the payment is made by or on behalf of Central Government or State Government, the DDO or any other person by whatever name called, responsible for crediting, or as the case may be, paying such sum is the "person responsible for paying" for the purpose of Section 192.
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4.2. The tax determined as per para 9 should be deducted from the salary u/s 192 of the Act.
4.3. Deduction of Tax at Lower Rate:
If the jurisdictional TDS officer of the employer issues a certificate of No Deduction or Lower Deduction of Tax under section 197 of the Act, in response to the application filed before him in Form No 13 by the employee; then the DDO should take into account such certificate and deduct tax on the salary payable at the rates mentioned therein. (see Rule 28AA). The Unique Identification Number of the certificate is required to be reported in Quarterly Statement of TDS (Form 24Q).
4.4. Deposit of Tax Deducted:
Rule 30 prescribes time and mode of payment of tax deducted at source to the account of Central Government.
Due dates for payment of TDS:
Prescribed time of payment/deposit of TDS to the credit of Central Government account is as under:
a) In case of an Office of Government:
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Sl N. | Description | Time up to which to be deposited |
1. | Tax deposited without Challan [Book Entry] | SAME DAY |
2. | Tax deposited with Challan | 7TH DAY NEXT MONTH |
3. | Tax on perquisites opted to be deposited by the employer | 7TH DAY NEXT MONTH |
b) In any case other than an Office of Government
Sl N. | Description | Time up to which to be deposited |
1. | Tax deducted in March | 30th APRIL NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR |
2. | Tax deducted in any other month | 7TH DAY NEXT MONTH |
3. | Tax on perquisites opted to be deposited by the employer | 7TH DAY NEXT MONTH |
However, if a DDO applies before the jurisdictional Additional/Joint Commissioner of Income Tax to permit quarterly payments of TDS under section 192, the Rule 30(3) allows for payments on quarterly basis and as per time given in Table below:
Sl N. | Quarter of the financial year ended on | Date for quarterly payment |
1. | 30th June | 7th July |
2. | 30th September | 7th October |
3 | 31st December | 7th January |
4. | 31st March | 30th April next Financial Year |
4.4.2 Mode of Payment of TDS
4.4.2.1 Compulsory filing of Statement by PAO, Treasury Officer, etc in case of payment of TDS by Book Entry u/ s 200 (2A):
In the case of an office of the Government, where tax has been paid to the credit of the Central Government without the production of a challan [Book Entry], the Pay and Accounts Officer or the Treasury Officer or the Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer or any other person by whatever name called to whom the deductor reports about the tax deducted and who is responsible for crediting such sum to the credit of the Central Government, shall ‐
- (a) submit a statement in Form No. 24G under section 200 (2A) on or before the 30th day of April where statement relates to the month of March; and in any other case, on or before 15 days from the end of relevant month to the agency authorized by the Director General of Income‐tax (Systems) [TIN Facilitation Centres currently managed by M/s National Securities Depository Ltd] in respect of tax deducted by the deductors and reported to him for that month; and
- (b) intimate the number (hereinafter referred to as the Book Identification Number or BIN) generated by the agency to each of the deductors in respect of whom the sum deducted has been credited. BIN consist of receipt number of Form 24G, DDO sequence number in Form No. 24G and date on which tax is deposited.
If the PAO/CDDO/TO etc, as stated above, fails to deliver the statement as required u/s 200(2A), he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under section 272A(2)(m), a sum which shall be Rs.100/- for every day during which the failure continues. However, the amount of such penalty shall not exceed the amount of tax which is deductable at source.
The procedure of furnishing Form 24G is detailed in Annexure III. PAOs/DDOs should go through the FAQs in Annexure IV to understand the correct process to be followed. The ZAO / PAO of Central Government Ministries is responsible for filing of Form No. 24G on monthly basis. The person responsible for filing Form No. 24G in case of State Govt. Departments is shown at Annexure V.
The procedure of furnishing Form 24G is detailed in Annexure IV. PAOs/DDOs should go through the FAQs therein to understand the correct process to be followed.
4.4.2.2 Payment by an Income Tax Challan:
(i) In case the payment is made by an income - tax challan, the amount of tax so deducted shall be deposited to the credit of theCentral Government by remitting it, within the time specified in Table in para 4.4.1 above, into any office of the Reserve Bank of India or branches of the State Bank of India or of any authorized bank;
(ii) In case of a company and a person (other than a company), to whom provisions of section 44AB are applicable, the amount deducted shall be electronically remitted into the Reserve Bank of India or the State Bank of India or any authorised bank accompanied by an electronic income-tax challan (Rule125). The amount shall be construed as electronically remitted to the Reserve Bank of India or to the State Bank of India or to any authorized bank, if the amount is remitted by way of:
4.4.2.2 Payment by an Income Tax Challan:
(i) In case the payment is made by an income - tax challan, the amount of tax so deducted shall be deposited to the credit of theCentral Government by remitting it, within the time specified in Table in para 4.4.1 above, into any office of the Reserve Bank of India or branches of the State Bank of India or of any authorized bank;
(ii) In case of a company and a person (other than a company), to whom provisions of section 44AB are applicable, the amount deducted shall be electronically remitted into the Reserve Bank of India or the State Bank of India or any authorised bank accompanied by an electronic income-tax challan (Rule125). The amount shall be construed as electronically remitted to the Reserve Bank of India or to the State Bank of India or to any authorized bank, if the amount is remitted by way of:
- (a) internet banking facility of the Reserve Bank of India or of the State Bank of India or of any authorized bank; or
- (b) debit card.{Rule 30(7)}
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