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Private Limited and Public companies deducting TDS on salaries, professional fees, rent, contractor payments, interest and dividends — quarterly 24Q/26Q mandatory.
Limited Liability Partnerships paying salary, professional fees or vendor payouts above TDS thresholds must obtain TAN and file 26Q quarterly.
Registered partnership firms deducting TDS on rent, commission, brokerage or contractor payments need TAN-based quarterly compliance.
Proprietors covered by tax audit u/s 44AB must deduct TDS on specified payments and file quarterly 26Q returns under their TAN.
Any employer paying salaries above the exemption limit must deduct monthly TDS, deposit via ITNS 281 and file 24Q every quarter.
Principal contractors deducting TDS under 194C on sub-contractor payments — quarterly 26Q with PAN-level deductee reporting.
Marketplaces, aggregators and online platforms collecting TCS under Section 206C(1H) / 194-O on seller payouts must file Form 27EQ.
Sellers of scrap, motor vehicles, liquor, minerals and overseas tour packages collecting tax at source — quarterly 27EQ filing.
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Once processed on TRACES (usually 7 days), we download Form 16/16A and deliver to every deductee within statutory timelines.
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A CA-authored, plain-English guide to TDS, TCS, forms, due dates, penalties, corrections and Form 16/16A.
TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) is the mechanism by which the payer deducts income tax at the time of payment or credit and deposits it directly to the Government of India on behalf of the payee. TCS (Tax Collected at Source) is the reverse — the seller collects tax from the buyer at the time of sale and deposits it to the government.
Every deductor and collector who has been allotted a TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number) must file quarterly returns — 24Q for salary TDS, 26Q for non-salary domestic TDS, 27Q for non-resident TDS and 27EQ for TCS. The return maps every challan deposited to every deductee PAN and enables the deductee to claim credit in their Form 26AS / AIS.
| Form | Purpose | Applicable Sections |
|---|---|---|
| 24Q | Salary TDS | 192 (with Annexure II in Q4) |
| 26Q | Non-salary domestic TDS | 193, 194, 194A, 194C, 194H, 194I, 194J and more |
| 27Q | Non-resident TDS | 195, 196A, 196B, 196C, 196D |
| 27EQ | Tax Collected at Source | 206C (all sub-clauses including 1H) |
TDS deposit due date: 7th of the following month (April to February). For March deductions, the extended due date is 30 April. Salary TDS (Section 192) deposit is also on the 7th of the next month.
| Quarter | Period | 24Q/26Q/27Q Due | 27EQ Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Apr–Jun | 31 July | 15 July |
| Q2 | Jul–Sep | 31 October | 15 October |
| Q3 | Oct–Dec | 31 January | 15 January |
| Q4 | Jan–Mar | 31 May | 15 May |
| Section | Nature | Threshold | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194C | Contractor payment | ₹30,000 single / ₹1,00,000 aggregate | 1% Individual / 2% Others |
| 194J | Professional fees | ₹30,000/year | 10% (2% for technical) |
| 194I | Rent | ₹2,40,000/year | 10% land/building, 2% plant |
| 194H | Commission/brokerage | ₹15,000/year | 5% |
| 194A | Interest (non-bank) | ₹5,000/year | 10% |
| 194Q | Purchase of goods > ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh aggregate | 0.1% |
| 206C(1H) | Sale of goods > ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh aggregate | 0.1% |
| 195 | Non-resident payments | As per DTAA / Act | Section-specific |
₹200 per day of delay, capped at the amount of TDS in the return. Non-negotiable, no waiver possible.
₹10,000 to ₹1,00,000 discretionary penalty for non-filing, incorrect PAN or wrong section codes.
1% per month from the date TDS was due to be deducted till the date it is actually deducted.
1.5% per month from the date of deduction till the date of actual deposit.
30% of the expense is added back to income if TDS was not deducted / not deposited before the ITR filing due date — massive tax hit.
TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number) is a 10-digit alphanumeric number allotted by the Income Tax Department under Section 203A. It must be quoted on every TDS challan (ITNS 281), certificate (Form 16/16A) and return. Filing TDS without TAN is impossible; using PAN in place of TAN attracts a ₹10,000 penalty under Section 272BB.
Any payment to a non-resident that is chargeable to tax in India — royalty, fees for technical services, interest, dividend, capital gains — attracts TDS under Section 195 and must be reported in Form 27Q. The applicable rate is the higher of Income Tax Act rates or DTAA rates, subject to production of a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) and Form 10F.
Once a TDS return is filed, TRACES processes it within 7–10 days and generates a default report — short deduction, short payment, PAN error, challan mismatch or interest short. Every default must be corrected via a Correction Statement on TRACES.
Common when a deductee provides a wrong or invalid PAN. Fix via C4 correction on TRACES with the correct PAN.
BSR code, challan date or amount mismatches are fixed via C2 / C3 correction. Cross-verify with OLTAS before submission.
C5 correction updates the deducted amount / rate against a specific PAN entry.
C9 correction adds a fresh deductee or challan that was missed in the original return.
Form 16 is the annual TDS certificate issued to salaried employees under Section 192, showing total salary, deductions and TDS deducted for the full financial year. It is the primary document employees use to file their ITR. Form 16A is issued quarterly for TDS on all other payments (rent, professional fees, contractor, interest) under all sections other than 192.
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Absolute return ignores time; CAGR normalises the return to a per-year compounded rate — the standard measure for comparing multi-year returns.
via CAGR CalculatorYes — monthly TDS, quarterly 24Q/26Q returns and Form 16 generation.
via Compliance ServicesForm 16 is for salary TDS (annual); Form 16A is for non-salary TDS (quarterly).
via TDS Return FilingYes — we file correction statements on TRACES to fix PAN errors, challan mismatches or under-deduction.
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