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TDS Return Filing
Quarterly returns prepared and filed by chartered accountants. Until you file, nobody you deducted tax from can claim credit for it.
- The right form picked for what you deducted, and from whom
- Your deduction and challan data reconciled before anything is filed
- The return prepared and filed, with the acknowledgement shared
- A dedicated relationship manager from start to finish
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What TDS return filing is
What the return reports, when it is due, and why the person you deducted from is waiting on it.
Anyone liable to deduct tax at source has to file a TDS return. It is a quarterly statement made to the Income Tax Department setting out the tax deducted or collected, what it was deducted on, and what has been paid over to the government for the period.
Tax is deducted on a defined set of transactions, from salaries and payments to professionals and contractors to rent above a threshold, each at its own prescribed rate. Which form the return goes on depends on what was paid and to whom.
Filing matters to somebody other than you. The person the tax was deducted from claims credit for it when they file their own income tax return, and they can only do that once the deductor has filed. Until then the money has left them and appears nowhere they can use it.
- Who files
- Anyone deducting TDS
- No deduction, no return
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- 31 July, 31 October, 31 January, 31 May
- TDS deposited by
- 7th of the month
- Through challan 281
- Except for March
- 30 April
- Not the 7th, which catches people out
- Late filing fee
- ₹200 a day
- Capped at the amount of TDS itself
- Further penalty
- ₹10,000 to ₹1 lakh
- Under section 271H, on top of the fee
- Turnaround
- 5 working days
- From the day your data reaches us
Why deductors choose LegalWiz.in
- A qualified chartered accountant reconciles and reviews the return
- The correct form identified for what was deducted and from whom
- A dedicated relationship manager with on-call support
- The entire filing handled online, every quarter
- Quick turnaround and economical pricing
- Thousands of happy customers across every state in India
What the service covers
A TDS return has to agree with the challans already paid. Reconciling the two is where the work is.
- Consultancy on which form applies to what you have deducted
- Collection of the deduction details and the tax paid receipts
- Reconciliation of the deductions against the challans deposited
- Preparation of the TDS return
- Online filing of the return
- The acknowledgement of the return filed, shared with you
A return is only due where tax has actually been deducted. Where nothing was deducted in a quarter, no return arises for it.
When each quarter is due
April to June
Filed by 31 July.
July to September
Filed by 31 October.
October to December
Filed by 31 January.
January to March
Filed by 31 May. This is the odd one out, at two months after the quarter ends rather than one.
Why filing on time matters
The people you deducted from get their credit
A deductee claims the benefit of the tax deducted when they file their own return, and only where the deductor has filed. Until then the money has left them and shows up nowhere they can use it, which is what turns a late filing into a phone call.
You can issue TDS certificates
A deductor issues a certificate to each person tax was deducted from, stating what was taken and against what. Deductions have to be on record before the certificate can be issued, and people ask for them.
The fee and the penalty stay off
₹200 for every day of delay, up to the amount of the TDS itself, and a separate penalty of between ₹10,000 and ₹1 lakh under section 271H on top of it. None of it is recoverable.
Which TDS form applies to you
Four of these are quarterly returns. The fifth is not a return at all, and its deadline is nothing like theirs.
| Attribute | What it reports | Who files it |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly returns | ||
| TDS on salaryTax deducted from the salaries paid to employees during the quarter, employee by employee. | Every employer deductingAny employer paying salaries above the exemption limit. This is the form most businesses with staff file. | |
| TDS on other paymentsTax deducted from payments to residents other than salary: professional fees, contractor payments, rent, commission and interest among them. | Any deductorAnyone deducting on a payment to a resident that is not a salary. | |
| TDS on payments abroadTax deducted from payments made to a non-resident or a foreign company. The rates and the treaty position both differ from a domestic deduction. | Anyone paying a non-residentAny deductor making a payment to a non-resident or a foreign company. | |
| Tax COLLECTED at sourceTCS rather than TDS: tax collected by a seller from a buyer on specified goods and transactions. A different statement from all the ones above. | Collectors, not deductorsAnyone required to collect tax at source. A business can be both a deductor and a collector, and then files both. | |
| Filed per transaction | ||
| TDS on a property purchaseTax deducted on the transfer of certain immovable property. It is a challan-cum-statement, not a return: it reports one transaction and pays the tax in the same act. | The buyer of the propertyFiled within 30 days of the end of the month the deduction was made in, not on the quarterly calendar. A buyer following the quarterly dates is late, and the ₹200 a day fee runs from the actual deadline. | |
| Next step | ||
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What we need to file your TDS return
Four things, and the last two change every quarter.
TAN
The Tax Account Number of the deductor, which is quoted on the return and on every challan.
Tax paid receipts
The acknowledgement receipts for the tax deposited with the government during the quarter.
Details of tax deducted
What was deducted, from whom, on what, and at what rate.
Transaction details
The payments the deductions were made against, with the invoice details.
File your TDS return in three easy steps
Step 01
Answer a few quick questions
- Pick the package that fits what you need
- Spend less than 10 minutes on a simple set of questions
- Share the basic details and the data for the quarter
- Pay through a secure payment gateway
Step 02
Our experts take over
- You are assigned a dedicated relationship manager
- The deductions are reconciled against the challans deposited
- The correct form is identified and the return prepared
- The return is filed online
Step 03
Your return is submitted
- The whole process takes 5 working days
- The acknowledgement of the return filed is shared with you
Subject to government processing time.
How long a filing takes
Five working days from the day your data reaches us.
Days 1 to 2
2 of 5 working days
- Collection of the information from the details you share
- Documentation and reconciliation of the deductions against the challans
Days 3 to 5
3 of 5 working days
- Preparation of the TDS return
- Filing the return online
- The acknowledgement shared with you
Subject to government processing time.
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Who has to file a TDS return?
Any assessee who has deducted tax at source.
Where no tax has been deducted, no return arises. The obligation follows the deduction, not the registration.
What is a TDS certificate?
A certificate issued by the deductor to the person tax was deducted from, on the deductor’s letterhead, recording the deduction and the particulars behind it.
Deductions happen as often as the transactions do, which makes them hard to keep track of, so it is worth asking for a certificate wherever one applies and has not been given.
How and when is TDS deposited?
Through a bank using challan 281, quoting the entity’s TAN. The deadline is the 7th of the following month.
March is the exception. Tax deducted in March is deposited by 30 April, not by 7 April.
What is the penalty for filing late?
A fee of ₹200 for each day of delay under section 234E, capped at the amount of the TDS itself.
A separate penalty of between ₹10,000 and ₹1 lakh can also be levied under section 271H, on top of the fee.
When are the returns due?
Quarterly, and the last quarter is the odd one out:
- April to June: 31 July
- July to September: 31 October
- October to December: 31 January
- January to March: 31 May
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