TDS FILLING

TDS or Tax Deducted at Source is income tax reduced from the money paid at the time of making specified payments such as rent, commission, professional fees, salary, interest etc. by the persons making such payments. Usually, the person receiving income is liable to pay income tax. But the government with the help of Tax Deducted at Source provisions makes sure that income tax is deducted in advance from the payments being made by you. The recipient of income receives the net amount (after reducing TDS).

TDS credits in Form 26AS

It is important to understand how TDS is linked to your PAN. TDS deductions are linked to PAN numbers for both the deductor and deductee. If TDS has been deducted from any of your income you must go through the Tax Credit Form 26AS. This form is a consolidated tax statement that is available to all PAN holders.

Since all TDS is linked to your PAN, this form lists out the details of TDS deducted on your income by each deductor for all kinds of payments made to you – whether those are salaries or interest income – all TDS linked to your PAN is reported here. This form also has income tax directly paid by you – as advance tax or self-assessment tax (From FY 2022-23 it is made available in AIS). Therefore, it becomes important for you to mention your PAN correctly, wherever TDS may be applicable to your income.

An inaccurate claim of TDS credit can result in defective notice from the income tax department. Hence it is very important to reconcile the TDS credits in form 26AS with TDS receivables accounted in books, applicable mainly when TDS is made by multiple customers/vendors involved in business.

You can easily file your TDS returns through ClearTax software i.e. ClearTDS. It is an online TDS software that requires no download or desktop installation or software update. It helps you to prepare regular & correct e-TDS statements online easily with just a few clicks on your computer. It is also compatible with TDS returns of previous financial years for easy import. Also, you can generate your TDS certificates using ClearTDS.

TDS TYPE

Here are some of the income sources that qualify for TDS:

Salary

Payments to Contractor

Commission payments

Sale of House

Insurance Commission

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Interest on securities

Interest other than interest on securities

Rent Payment

Professional fees

Online Gaming

DOCUMENT REQUIRED

including TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number)

PAN (Permanent Account Number) of both deductor and deductees.

TDS payment challan details, and previous TDS return details, if applicable.

The applicable TDS return form.

TDS challan details.