Important points to remember before filing of TDS Quarterly Return

Given below are the points one should remember before filing quarterly TDS statement:

• Correct Reporting: Cancellation of TDS statement and deductee row is no longer permissible. Accordingly, it is very important to report correct and valid particulars (TAN of the deductor, Category (Government / Non-Government) of the deductor, PAN of the deductees and other particulars of deduction of tax) in the quarterly TDS statement

• Quote correct and valid lower rate TDS certificate in TDS statement wherever the TDS has been deducted at lower / zero rate on the basis of certificate issued by the Assessing Officer

• Last provisional receipt number to be quoted in regular TDS / TCS statements: While filing new regular (original) TDS statement, it is mandatory to quote the last accepted provisional receipt number of the regular quarterly TDS / TCS statement of any form type

• TDS statement cannot be filed without quoting any valid challan and deductee row

• Late filing fee, being statutory in nature, cannot be waived

• Download PAN Master from TRACES and use the same to file new statement to avoid quoting of incorrect and invalid PAN

• Validate PAN and name of fresh deductees from TRACES before quoting it in TDS statement

• Download TDS certificate (Form16A) from TRACES (http://www.tdscpc.gov.in) bearing unique TDS certificate number and issue to the taxpayers within due date

• File correction statements promptly in case of incomplete and incorrect reporting

• Download the justification report to know the details of TDS defaults, if any, on processing of TDS statement

• Do view your Dashboard regularly to know about your TDS performance

• Government deductors should obtain BIN (Book Identification Number) from their Accounts Officer (AIN holder) in time and quote the same correctly in TDS statement