Tds SALARY FOR A.Y. 2011-12
Tds SALARY FOR A.Y. 2011-12
Tds SALARY FOR A.Y. 2011-12
As per the Finance Act, 2010, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of
the Income-tax Act 1961 from income chargeable under the head "Salaries" for the financial
year 2010-2011 (i.e. Assessment Year 2011-2012) at the following rates:
RATES OF INCOME-TAX
2. Where the total income exceeds 10 per cent, of the amount by which the
Rs.1,60,000 but does not exceed total income exceeds Rs.1,60,000/-.
Rs.5,00,000/-
3. Where the total income exceeds Rs.34,000/- plus 20 per cent of the
Rs.5,00,000/- but does not exceed amount by which the total income
Rs.8,00,000/- exceeds Rs.5,00,000/-.
4. Where the total income exceeds Rs.94,000/- plus 30 per cent of the
Rs.8,00,000/- amount by which the total income
exceeds Rs.8,00,000/-.
B. Rates of tax for a woman, resident in India and below sixty-five years of age at
any time during the financial year:
2. Where the total income exceeds 10 per cent, of the amount by which the
Rs.1,90,000 but does not exceed total income exceeds Rs.1,90,000/-
Rs.5,00,000/-.
3. Where the total income exceeds Rs.31,000/- plus 20 per cent of the
Rs.5,00,000/- but does not exceed amount by which the total income
Rs.5,00,000/- but does not exceed amount by which the total income
Rs.8,00,000/-. exceeds Rs.5,00,000/-.
4. Where the total income exceeds Rs.91,000/- plus 30 per cent of the
Rs.8,00,000/-. amount by which the total income
exceeds Rs.8,00,000/-.
C. Rates of tax for an individual, resident in India and of the age of sixty-five years
or more at any time during the financial year:
2. Where the total income exceeds 10 per cent, of the amount by which the
Rs.2,40,000 but does not exceed total income exceeds Rs.2,40,000/-
Rs.5,00,000/-.
3. Where the total income exceeds Rs.26,000/- plus 20 per cent of the
Rs.5,00,000/- but does not exceed amount by which the total income
Rs.8,00,000/-. exceeds Rs.5,00,000/-.
4. Where the total income exceeds Rs.86,000/- plus 30 per cent of the
Rs.8,00,000/-. amount by which the total income
exceeds Rs.8,00,000/-.
From Financial Year 2007-08 onwards, an additional surcharge is chargeable at the rate of
one percent of income-tax (not including the Education Cess on income tax).
Education Cess, and Secondary and Higher Education Cess are payable by both resident
and non-resident assessees.
"SALARIES".
3.1 Every person who is responsible for paying any income chargeable under the head
"Salaries" shall deduct income-tax on the estimated income of the assessee under the head
"Salaries" for the financial year 2010-2011. The income-tax is required to be calculated on
the basis of the rates given above subject to provisions of sec 206AA of the Income-tax Act
and shall be deducted at the time of each payment. No tax will, however, be required to be
deducted at source in any case unless the estimated salary income including the value of
deducted at source in any case unless the estimated salary income including the value of
perquisites, for the financial year exceeds Rs. 1,60,000/- or Rs.1,90,000/- or
Rs.2,40,000/-, as the case may be, depending upon the gender and age of the
employee.(Some typical examples of computation of tax are given at Annexure-I).
3.2 An option has been given to the employer to pay the tax on non-monetary perquisites
given to an employee. The employer may, at his option, make payment of the tax on such
perquisites himself without making any TDS from the salary of the employee. The employer
will have to pay such tax at the time when such tax was otherwise deductible i.e. at the
time of payment of income chargeable under the head "salaries" to the employee.
3.3 For the purpose of making the payment of tax mentioned in para 3.2 above, tax is to be
determined at the average of income tax computed on the basis of rate in force for the
financial year, on the income chargeable under the head "salaries", including the value of
perquisites for which tax has been paid by the employer himself.
ILLUSTRATION:
Suppose that the income chargeable under the head "salaries" of a male employee below
sixty-five years of age for the year inclusive of all perquisites is Rs.4,50,000/-, out of which,
Rs.50,000/- is on account of non-monetary perquisites and the employer opts to pay the
tax on such perquisites as per the provisions discussed in para 3.2 above.
STEPS:
(3315/12)
The tax so paid by the employer shall be deemed to be TDS made from the salary of
the employee. Salary From More Than One Employer:
3.4 Sub- section (2) of section 192 deals with situations where an individual is working
under more than one employer or has changed from one employer to another. It provides
for deduction of tax at source by such employer (as the tax payer may choose) from the
aggregate salary of the employee who is or has been in receipt of salary from more than
one employer. The employee is now required to furnish to the present/chosen employer
details of the income under the head "Salaries" due or received from the former/other
employer and also tax deducted at source there from, in writing and duly verified by him
and by the former/other employer. The present/ chosen employer will be required to deduct
tax at source on the aggregate amount of salary (including salary received from the former
or other employer).
With effect from 1/04/2010 (AY 2010-11), no such relief shall be granted in respect of any
amount received or receivable by an assessee on his voluntary retirement or termination of
his service, in accordance with any scheme or schemes of voluntary retirement or in the
case of a public sector company referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (10C) of section 10
(read with Rule 2BA), a scheme of voluntary separation, if an exemption in respect of any
amount received or receivable on such voluntary retirement or termination of his service or
voluntary separation has been claimed by the assessee under clause (10C) of section 10 in
respect of such, or any other, assessment year.
3.6 (i) Sub-section (2B) of section 192 enables a taxpayer to furnish particulars of income
under any head other than "Salaries" and of any tax deducted at source thereon. Form no.
12C, which was earlier prescribed for furnishing such particulars, has since been omitted
from the Income Tax Rules by the IT (24th amendment) Rules, 2003, w.e.f. 01.10.2003.
However, the particulars may now be furnished in a simple statement, which is properly
verified by the taxpayer in the same manner as was required to be done in Form 12C.
(ii) Such income should not be a loss under any such head other than the loss
under the head "Income from House Property" for the same financial year.
The person responsible for making payment (DDO) shall take such other
income and tax deducted at source, if any, from such income and the loss, if
any, under the head "Income from House Property" into account for the
purpose of computing tax deductible under section 192 of the Income-tax Act.
However, this subsection shall not in any case have the effect of reducing the
tax deductible (except where the loss under the head "Income from House
Property" has been taken into account) from income under the head
"Salaries" below the amount that would be so deductible if the other income
and the tax deducted thereon had not been taken into account'. In other
words, the DDO can take into account any loss (negative income) only under
the head "income from House Property" and no other head for working out
the amount of total tax to be deducted.* While taking into account the loss
from House Property, the DDO shall ensure that the assessee files the
declaration referred to above and encloses therewith a computation of such
loss from House Property.
(iii) Sub-section (2C) lays down that a person responsible for paying any
income chargeable under the head "salaries" shall furnish to the person to
whom such payment is made a statement giving correct and complete
particulars of perquisites or profits in lieu of salary provided to him and the
value thereof in form no. 12BA (Annexure-II). Form no. 12BA alongwith form
no. 16, as issued by the employer, are required to be produced on demand
before the Assessing Officer in terms of Section 139C of the Income Tax Act.
3.7 (i) For the purpose of computing income / loss under the head 'Income from House
Property' in respect of a self-occupied residential house, a normal deduction of Rs.30,000/-
is allowable in respect of interest on borrowed capital. However, a deduction on account of
interest up to a maximum limit of Rs.1,50,000/- is available if such loan has been taken on
or after 1.4.1999 for constructing or acquiring the residential house and the construction or
acquisition of the residential unit out of such loan has been completed within three years
from the end of the financial year in which capital was borrowed. Such higher deduction is
not allowable in respect of interest on capital borrowed for the purposes of repairs or
renovation of an existing residential house. To claim the higher deduction in respect of
interest upto Rs.1,50,000/-, the employee should furnish a certificate from the person to
whom any interest is payable on the capital borrowed, specifying the amount of interest
payable by such employee for the purpose of construction or acquisition of the residential
house or for conversion of a part or whole of the capital borrowed, which remains to be
repaid as a new loan.
3.7 (ii)The essential conditions for availing higher deduction of interest of Rs.1,50.000/- in
respect of a self-occupied residential house are that the amount of capital must have been
borrowed on or after 01.4.1999 and the acquisition or construction of residential house
must have been completed within three years from the end of the financial year in which
capital was borrowed. There is no stipulation regarding the date of commencement of
construction. Consequently, the construction of the residential house could have
commenced before 01.4.1999 but, as long as its construction/ acquisition is completed
within three years, from the end of the financial year in which capital was borrowed the
higher deduction would be available in respect of the capital borrowed after 1.4.1999. It
may also be noted that there is no stipulation regarding the construction/ acquisition of the
residential unit being entirely financed by capital borrowed on or after 01.4.1999.The loan
taken prior to 01.4.1999 will carry deduction of interest up to Rs.30,000/- only. However, in
any case the total amount of deduction of interest on borrowed capital will not exceed
Rs.1,50,0007- in a year.
3.8 The provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 192 allow the deductor to make
adjustments for any excess or shortfall in the deduction of tax already made during the
financial year, in subsequent deductions for that employee within that financial year itself.
3.9 The trustees of a Recognized Provident Fund, or any person authorized by the
regulations of the Fund to make payment of accumulated balances due to employees,
shall, in cases where sub-rule(1) of rule 9 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Act
applies, at the time when the accumulated balance due to an employee is paid, make there
from the deduction specified in rule 10 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.
3.10 Where any contribution made by an employer, including interest on such contributions,
if any, in an approved Superannuation Fund is paid to the employee, tax on the amount so
paid shall be deducted by the trustees of the Fund to the extent provided in rule 6 of Part B
of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.
3.11 For the purposes of deduction of tax on salary payable in foreign currency, the value
3.11 For the purposes of deduction of tax on salary payable in foreign currency, the value
in rupees of such salary shall be calculated at the prescribed rate of exchange.
4.1. Under clause (i) of Section 204 of the Act the "persons 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.
4.2. The tax determined as per para 6 should be deducted from the salary u/s 192 of the
Act.
4.3. Section 197 enables the tax-payer to make an application in form No. 13 to his
Assessing Officer, and, if the Assessing Officer is satisfied that the total income of the
tax-payer justifies the deduction of income-tax at any lower rate or no deduction of income
tax, he may issue an appropriate certificate to that effect which should be taken into
account by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer while deducting tax at source. In the
absence of such a certificate furnished by the employee, the employer should deduct
income tax on the salary payable at the normal rates: (Circular No. 147 dated 28.10.1974.)
4.4. Rule 30 of Income Tax Rules, 1962, as amended by S.O. 1261 (E), Notification dated
31.05.2010, prescribes mode of payment of tax deducted to the account of Central
Government as detailed below:
4.4.1. (a) The Tax deducted at source in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B
of the Income tax Act, 1961 by an office of the Government shall be paid to the credit of
the Central Government?
(i) on the same day where the tax is paid without production of an income tax
challan; and
(ii) on or before seven days from the end of the month in which the deduction
is made or income-tax is due under sub?section (1A) of section 192, where
tax is paid accompanied by an income-tax challan.
(b) The Tax deducted at source in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
XVII-B of the Income tax Act, 1961 by deductors other than an office of the
Government shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government ?
(i) on or before 30th day of April where the income or amount is credited or
paid in the month of March; and
(ii) in any other case, on or before seven days from the end of the month in
which the deduction is made; or income?tax is due under sub?section (1A) of
section 192.
TABLE
(3)
(1) (2)
7th July
1 30th June
30th April
4 31st March
4.4.2. 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, 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 the tax so 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 within ten days from the end of the
month to the agency authorised by the Director General of lncome?tax
(Systems) in respect of tax deducted by the deductors and reported to him
for that month; and
For the purpose of the above, the Director General of lncome?tax (Systems) shall specify
the procedures, formats and standards for ensuring secure capture and transmission of
data, and shall also be responsible for the day?to?day administration in relation to
furnishing the information in the manner so specified.
4.4.3 (i) Where tax has been deposited accompanied by an income?tax challan, the amount
of tax so deducted or collected shall be deposited to the credit of the Central Government
by remitting it within the time specified above into any branch of the Reserve Bank of India
or of the State Bank of India or of any authorised 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.
For the purpose of this rule, the amount shall be construed as electronically remitted to the
Reserve Bank of India or to the State Bank of India or to any authorised 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 authorised bank; or
(b) debit card.
4.5 If a person fails to deduct the whole or any part of the tax at source, or, after
deducting, fails to pay the whole or any part of the tax to the credit of the Central
Government within the prescribed time, he shall be liable to action in accordance with the
provisions of section 201. Sub-section (1 A) of section 201 lays down that such person
shall be liable to pay simple interest (i) at one percent for every month or part of the month
on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deductible to the date on
which such tax is deducted and (ii) at one and one-half percent for every month or part of a
month on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deducted to the date
on which such tax is actually paid. Such interest, if chargeable, has to be paid before
furnishing of quarterly statement of TDS for each quarter. Section 271C lays down that if
any person fails to deduct whole or any part of tax at source or fails to pay the whole or
part of tax deducted, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty, a sum equal to the
amount of tax not deducted or paid by him. Further, section 276B lays down that if a
person fails to pay to the credit of the Central Government within the prescribed time the
tax deducted at source by him, he shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a
term which shall be between 3 months and 7 years, along with fine.
4.6.1 According to the provisions of section 203, every person responsible for deducting
tax at source is required to furnish a certificate in Form 16 to the payee to the effect that
tax has been deducted and to specify therein the amount deducted and certain other
particulars. The certificates in Forms 16 specified above shall be furnished to the employee
by 31 st day of May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which
the income was paid and tax deducted. Due care should be taken indicating correct CIN/
BIN in TDS certificate. Even the banks deducting tax at the time of payment of pension are
required to issue such certificates. The Form16 has been revised and TDS certificated only
determine tax payable on total income and tax deducted is to be reported in annexure 'A'
and 'B' of the Form 16 (revised Form 16 annexed to Notification dated 31.05.2010 is
enclosed). The certificate in Form 16 shall specify
(b) valid tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) of the deductor;
(c) (i) book identification number or numbers where deposit of tax deducted is
without production of challan in case of an office of the Government;
(d) receipt numbers of all the relevant quarterly statements in case the
statement referred to in clause (i) is for tax deducted at source from income
chargeable under the head "Salaries". The receipt number of the quarterly
statement is of 8 digit.
It may be noted that under the new TDS procedure, the accuracy and availability of
TAN, PAN and receipt number of TDS statement filed by the deductor will be unique
identifier for granting online credit for TDS. Hence due care should be taken in filling
these particulars.
It is, however, clarified that there is no obligation to issue the TDS certificate in case tax at
source is not deductible/ deducted by virtue of claims of exemptions and deductions.
4.6.2. If an assessee is employed by more than one employer during the year, each of the
employers shall issue Part A of the certificate in Form No. 16 pertaining to the period for
which such assessee was employed with each of the employers and Part B may be issued
by each of the employers or the last employer at the option of the assessee.
4.6.3. The employer may issue a duplicate certificate in Form No. 16 if the deductee has
lost the original certificate so issued and makes a request for issuance of a duplicate
certificate and such duplicate certificate is certified as duplicate by the deductor.
4.6.4. (i) Where a certificate is to be furnished in Form No. 16, the deductor may, at his
option, use digital signatures to authenticate such certificates.
(ii) In case of certificates issued under clause (i), the deductor shall ensure that
(a) the conditions prescribed in para 4.6.1 above are complied with;
(b) once the certificate is digitally signed, the contents of the certificates are
not amenable to change; and
(c) the certificates have a control number and a log of such certificates is
maintained by the deductor.
Explanation. For the purpose of this rule, challan identification number (CIN) means the
number comprising the Basic Statistical Returns (BSR) Code of the Bank branch where the
tax has been deposited, the date on which the tax has been deposited and challan serial
number given by the bank.
4.6.5. As per section 192, the responsibility of providing correct and complete particulars of
perquisites or profits in lieu of salary given to an employee is placed on the person
responsible for paying such income i.e., the person responsible for deducting tax at source.
The form and manner of such particulars are prescribed in Rule 26A, Form 12BA and Form
16 of the Income-tax Rules . Information relating to the nature and value of perquisites is to
be provided by the employer in Form no. 12BA in case of salary paid or payable is above
Rs.1,60,000/-. In other cases, the information would have to be provided by the employer
in Form 16 itself. In either case, Form 16 with Form 12BA or Form 16 by itself will have to
be furnished within a period of one month from the end of relevant financial year.
4.6.6. An employer, who has paid the tax on perquisites on behalf of the employee as per
the provisions discussed in paras 3.2 and 3.3 of this circular, shall furnish to the employee
concerned a certificate to the effect that tax has been paid to the Central Government and
specify the amount so paid, the rate at which tax has been paid and certain other
particulars in the amended Form 16.
4.6.7. The obligation cast on the employer under Section 192(2C) for furnishing a
statement showing the value of perquisites provided to the employee is a serious
responsibility of the employer, which is expected to be discharged in accordance with law
and rules of valuation framed there under. Any false information, fabricated documentation
or suppression of requisite information will entail consequences thereof provided under the
law. The certificates in Forms 16 specified above shall be furnished to the employee by 31
st day of May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which the
income was paid and tax deducted. If he fails to issue these certificates to the person
concerned, as required by section 203, he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under
concerned, as required by section 203, he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under
section 272A, a sum which shall be Rs.100/- for every day during which the failure
continues.
4.7.1 According to the provisions of section 203A of the Income-tax Act, it is obligatory for
all persons responsible for deducting tax at source to obtain and quote the Tax-deduction
Account No. (TAN) in the challans, TDS-certificates, statements and other documents.
Detailed instructions in this regard are available in this Department's Circular No.497
(F.No.275/118/ 87-IT(B) dated 9.10.1987). If a person fails to comply with the provisions
of section 203A, he will be liable to pay, by way of penalty, under section 272BB, a sum of
ten thousand rupees. Similarly, as per Section 139A(5B), it is obligatory for persons
deducting tax at source to quote PAN of the persons from whose income tax has been
deducted in the statement furnished u/s 192(2C), certificates furnished u/s 203 and all
returns prepared and delivered as per the provisions of section 200(3) of the Income Tax
Act, 1961.
4.7.2 All tax deductors/collectors are required to file the TDS returns in Form No.24Q (for
tax deducted from salaries). As the requirement of filing TDS/TCS certificates has been
done away with, the lack of PAN of deductees is creating difficulties in giving credit for the
tax deducted. Tax deductors and tax collectors are, therefore, advised to quote correct
PAN details of all deductees in the TDS returns for salaries in Form 24Q. Taxpayers liable
to TDS are also advised to furnish their correct PAN with their deductors, It may be noted
that non-furnishing of PAN by the deductee (employee) to the deductor (employer) will
result in deduction of TDS at higher rates u/s 206AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961
mentioned in para 4.9 below.
4.8.1 Finance Act (No. 2) 2009, w.e.f. 01/04/2010 has inserted sec. 206AA in the
Income-tax Act which makes furnishing of PAN by the employee compulsory in case of
payments liable to TDS. If employee (deductee) fails to furnish his/her PAN to the
deductor, the deductor shall make TDS at a higher of the following rates
4.8.2 The deductor has to determine the tax amount in all the three conditions and apply
the higher rate of TDS . This section applies to any person entitled to receive any sum or
income or amount, on which tax is deductible under Chapter XVII-B of Income Tax Act. As
chapter XVII-B covers all Payments including Salaries, Salaries are also covered by
Section 206AA. In case of salaries there can be following situations
a) Where the income of the employee computed for TDS u/s 192 is below
taxable limit.
b) Where the income of the employee computed for TDS u/s 192 is above
taxable limit.
In first situation, as the tax is not liable to be deducted no tax will be deducted. In the
second case, if PAN is not furnished by the employee, the deductor will calculate the
average rate of income-tax based on rates in force as provided in sec 192. If the tax so
average rate of income-tax based on rates in force as provided in sec 192. If the tax so
calculated is below 20%, deduction of tax will be made at the rate of 20% and in case the
average rate exceeds 20%, tax is to deducted at the average rate. Education cess@ 2%
and Secondary and Higher Education Cess @ 1 % is not to be deducted, in case the TDS
is deducted at 20% u/s 206AA of the Income-tax Act.
4.9.1. The person deducting the tax (employer in case of salary income), is required to file
Quarterly Statements of TDS in Form 24Q for the periods ending on 30th June, 30th
September, 31 st December and 31 st March of each financial year, duly verified, to the
Director General of Income Tax (Systems) or M/s National Securities Depository Ltd
(NSDL). These statements are required to be filed on or before the 15th July, the 15th
October, the 15th January in respect of the first three quarters of the financial year and on
or before the 15th May following the last quarter of the financial year. The requirement of
filing an annual return of TDS has been done away with w.e.f. 1.4.2006. The quarterly
statement for the last quarter filed in Form 24Q (as amended by Notification No.
S.O.704(E) dated 12.5.2006) shall be treated as the annual return of TDS.
4.9.2. The statements referred above may be furnished in paper form or electronically in
accordance with the procedures, formats and standards specified by the Director General
of lncome?tax (Systems) along with the verification of the statement in Form 27A.
4.9.3. It is now mandatory for all Govt. deductors or companies or other deductors who
are required to get their accounts audited under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act or
where the number of deductee's records in a statement for any quarter of the financial year
are twenty or more to file, quarterly statements of TDS on computer media only in
accordance with the "Electronic Filing of Returns of Tax Deducted at Source Scheme,
2003" as notified vide Notification No. S.O. 974 (E) dated 26.8.2003 read with Notification
No. SO 1261(E) dated 31.05.2010. The quarterly statements are to be filed by such
deductors in electronic format with the c-TDS Intermediary at any of the TIN Facilitation
Centres, particulars of which are available at www.incometaxindia.qov.in and at http://tin-
nsdl.com. If a person fails to furnish the quarterly statements in due time, he shall be liable
to pay by way of penalty under section 272A(2)(k), a sum which shall be Rs.100/- for every
day during which the failure continues. However, this sum shall not exceed the amount of
tax which was deductible at source.
4.9.4. At the time of preparing statements of tax deducted, the deductor is required to
quote
(i) his tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) in the statement;
(ii) quote his permanent account number (PAN) in the statement except in the
case where the deductor is an office of the Government. In case of
Government deductors "PANNOTREQD" to be quoted in the eTDS
statement.
(iv) furnish particulars of the tax paid to the Central Government including
book identification number or challan identification number, as the case may
be.
4.10. A return filed on the prescribed computer readable media shall be deemed to be a
4.10. A return filed on the prescribed computer readable media shall be deemed to be a
return for the purposes of section 200(3) and the Rules made there under, and shall be
admissible in any proceeding there under, without further proof of production of the original,
as evidence of any contents of the original.
4.11. In the case of pensioners who receive their pension from a nationalized bank, the
instructions contained in this circular shall apply in the same manner as they apply to
salary-income. The deductions from the amount of pension under section 80C on account
of contribution to Life Insurance, Provident Fund, NSC etc., if the pensioner furnishes the
relevant details to the banks, may be allowed. Necessary instructions in this regard were
issued by the Reserve Bank of India to the State Bank of India and other nationalized
Banks vide RBI's Pension Circular(Central Series) No.7/C.D.R./ 1992 (Ref. CO: DGBA: GA
(NBS) No.60/GA.64(11 CVL)-/92) dated the 27th April, 1992, and, these instructions
should be followed by all the branches of the Banks, which have been entrusted with the
task of payment of pensions. Further all branches of the banks are bound u/s 203 to issue
certificate of tax deducted in Form 16 to the pensioners also vide CBDT circular no. 761
dated 13.1.98.
The New Pension Scheme(NPS) has become operational since 1st Jan, 2004 and is
mandatory for all new recruits to the Central Government Services from 1st January, 2004.
Since then it has been opened to employees of State Governments, Private Sector and
Self Employed (both organized and unorganized).
The income received by the NPS trust is exempt. The NPS trust is exempted from the
Dividend Distribution Tax and is also exempt from the Securities Transaction Tax on all
purchases and sales of equities and derivatives. The NPS trust will also receive income
without tax deduction at source. The above amendments are retrospectively effective from
1/4/ 09 (AY 2009-10) onwards
4.12. Where Non-Residents are deputed to work in India and taxes are borne by the
employer, if any refund becomes due to the employee after he has already left India and
has no bank account in India by the time the assessment orders are passed, the refund
can be issued to the employer as the tax has been borne by it: Circular No. 707 dated
11.7.1995.
4.13 In respect of non-residents, the salary paid for services rendered in India shall be
regarded as income earned in India. It has been specifically provided in the Act that any
salary payable for rest period or leave period which is both preceded or succeeded by
service in India and forms part of the service contract of employment will also be regarded
as income earned in India.
(1) The following income shall be chargeable to income-tax under the head "Salaries":
(b) any salary paid or allowed to him in the previous year by or on behalf of
(b) any salary paid or allowed to him in the previous year by or on behalf of
an employer or a former employer though not due or before it became due to
him.
(c) any arrears of salary paid or allowed to him in the previous year by or on
behalf of an employer or a former employer, if not charged to income-tax for
any earlier previous year.
(2) For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that where any salary paid in advance is
included in the total income of any person for any previous year it shall not be included
again in the total income of the person when the salary becomes due. Any salary, bonus,
commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by, a partner of
a firm from the firm shall not be regarded as "Salary".
Definition of Salary:
(3)) "Salary" includes wages, fees, commissions, perquisites, profits in lieu of, or, in
addition to salary, advance of salary, annuity or pension, gratuity, payments in respect of
encashment of leave etc. It also includes the annual accretion to the employee's account in
a recognized provident fund to the extent it is chargeable to tax under rule 6 of Part A of
the Fourth Schedule of the Income-tax Act. Contributions made by the employer to the
account of the employee in a recognized provident fund in excess of 12% of the salary of
the employee, along with interest applicable, shall be included in the income of the
assessee for the previous year. Any contribution made by the Central Government or any
other employer to the account of the employee under the New Pension Scheme as notified
vide Notification No. F.N. 5/ 7/2003- ECB&PR dated 22.12.2003(enclosed as
Annexure-IVA) referred to in section 80CCD (para 5.4(C) of this Circular) shall also be
included in the salary income. Other items included in salary, profits in lieu of salary and
perquisites are described in Section 17 of the Income-tax Act. It may be noted that, since
salary includes pensions, tax at source would have to be deducted from pension also, if
otherwise called for. However, no tax is required to be deducted from the commuted
portion of pension which is exempt, as explained in clause (3) of para 5.2 of this Circular.
(4) Section 17 defines the terms "salary", "perquisite" and "profits in lieu of salary".
Perquisite includes:
II) The value of any concession in the matter of rent in respect of any
accommodation provided to the employee by his employer;
III) The value of any benefit or amenity granted or provided free of cost or at
concessional rate in any of the following cases:
IV. Any sum paid by the employer in respect of any obligation which would
have been paid by the assessee.
VI. With effect from 1/04/2010 (AY 2010-11) it is further clarified that the
value of any specified security or sweat equity shares allotted or transferred,
directly or indirectly, by the employer, or former employer, free of cost or at
concessional rate to the assessee, shall be constituted as perquisites in the
hand of employees.
It is further provided that 'profits in lieu of salary' shall include amounts received in lump
sum or otherwise, prior to employment or after cessation of employment for the purposes
of taxation.
The rules for valuation of perquisite are as under:-
For employees of the Central and State governments the value of perquisite shall be equal
to the licence fee charged for such accommodation as reduced by the rent actually paid by
the employee.
For all others, i.e., those salaried taxpayers not in employment of the Central government
and the State government, the valuation of perquisite in respect of accommodation would
be at prescribed rates, as discussed below:
ii) where the furniture, appliances and equipments have been taken on hire,
by the amount of actual hire charges payable.
"Accommodation" includes a house, flat, farm house, hotel accommodation, motel, service
apartment, guest house, a caravan, mobile home, ship etc. However, the value of any
accommodation provided to an employee working at a mining site or an on-shore oil
exploration site or a project execution site or a dam site or a power generation site or an
offshore site will not be treated as a perquisite. However, such accommodation should
either be located in a "remote area" or where it is not located in a "remote area", the
accommodation should be of a temporary nature having plinth area of not more than 800
square feet and should not be located within 8 kilometers of the local limits of any
municipality or cantonment board. A project execution site for the purposes of this sub-rule
means a site of project up to the stage of its commissioning. A "remote area" means an
area located at least 40 kilometers away from a town having a population not exceeding
20,000 as per the latest published all-India census.
II. Personal attendants etc: The value of free service of all personal attendants including
a sweeper, gardener and a watchman is to be taken at actual cost to the employer. Where
the attendant is provided at the residence of the employee, full cost will be taxed as
perquisite in the hands of the employee irrespective of the degree of personal service
rendered to him. Any amount paid by the employee for such facilities or services shall be
reduced from the above amount.
III. Gas, electricity & water: For free supply of gas, electricity and water for household
consumption, the rules provide that the amount paid by the employer to the agency
supplying the amenity shall be the value of perquisite. Where the supply is made from the
employer's own resources, the manufacturing cost per unit incurred by the employer would
be taken for the valuation of perquisite. Any amount paid by the employee for such facilities
or services shall be reduced from the above amount.
However, small loans up to Rs. 20,000/- in the aggregate are exempt. Loans for medical
treatment specified in Rule 3A are also exempt, provided the amount of loan for medical
reimbursement is not reimbursed under any medical insurance scheme. Where any medical
insurance reimbursement is received, the perquisite value at the prescribed rate shall be
charged from the date of reimbursement on the amount reimbursed, but not repaid against
the outstanding loan taken specifically for this purpose.
VI. Use of assets: It is common practice for an asset owned by the employer to be used
by the employee or any member of his household. This perquisite is to be charged at the
rate of 10% of the original cost of the asset as reduced by any charges recovered from the
employee for such use. However, the use of Computers and Laptops would not give rise to
any perquisite.
VII. Transfer of assets: Often an employee or member of his household benefits from the
transfer of movable asset (not being shares or securities) at no cost or at a cost less than
its market value from the employer. The difference between the original cost of the
movable asset(not being shares or securities) and the sum, if any, paid by the employee,
shall be taken as the value of perquisite. In case of a movable asset, which has already
been put to use, the original cost shall be reduced by a sum of 10% of such original cost
for every completed year of use of the asset. Owing to a higher degree of obsolescence,
in case of computers and electronic gadgets, however, the value of perquisite shall be
worked out by reducing 50% of the actual cost by the reducing balance method for each
completed year of use. Electronic gadgets in this case means data storage and handling
devices like computer, digital diaries and printers. They do not include household appliance
(i.e. white goods) like washing machines, microwave ovens, mixers, hot plates, ovens etc.
Similarly, in case of cars, the value of perquisite shall be worked out by reducing 20% of its
actual cost by the reducing balance method for each completed year of use.
VIII. Medical Reimbursement by the employer exceeding Rs.15,000/- p.a. u/s. 17(2)(v)
is to be taken as perquisites.
It is further clarified that the rule position regarding valuation of perquisites are given at
Section 17(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 and at Rule 3 of Income Tax Rules, 1962. The
deductors may look into the above provisions carefully before they determine the perquisite
value for deduction purposes.
It is pertinent to mention that benefits specifically exempt u/s 10(13A), 10(5), 10(14), 17
etc. would continue to be exempt. These include benefits like travel on tour and transfer,
leave travel, daily allowance to meet tour expenses as prescribed, medical facilities subject
to conditions.
Any income falling within any of the following clauses shall not be included in computing the
income from salaries for the purpose of Section 192 of the Act :-
(1) The value of any travel concession or assistance received by or due to an employee
from his employer or former employer for himself and his family, in connection with his
proceeding (a) on leave to any place in India or (b) on retirement from service, or, after
termination of service to any place in India is exempt under clause (5) of Section 10
subject, however, to the conditions prescribed in rule 2B of the Income-tax Rules, 1962.
(ii) the parents, brothers and sisters of the individual or any of them, wholly or
mainly dependent on the individual.
It may also be noted that the amount exempt under this clause shall in no case exceed the
amount of expenses actually incurred for the purpose of such travel.
(2) Death-cum-retirement gratuity or any other gratuity which is exempt to the extent
specified from inclusion in computing the total income under clause (10) of Section 10. Any
death-cum-retirement gratuity received under the revised Pension Rules of the Central
Government or, as the case may be, the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, or
under any similar scheme applicable to the members of the civil services of the Union or
holders of posts connected with defence or of civil posts under the Union (such members or
holders being persons not governed by the said Rules) or to the members of the all-India
services or to the members of the civil services of a State or holders of civil posts under a
State or to the employees of a local authority or any payment of retiring gratuity received
under the Pension Code or Regulations applicable to the members of the defence service.
Gratuity received in cases other than above on retirement, termination etc is exempt up to
the limit as prescribed by the Board. Presently the limit is Rs ten lakh w.e.f. 24.05.2010 in
view of notification number 43/2010 S.O.1414(E) issued under F.N. 200/33/2009-ITA-1.
(3) Any payment in commutation of pension received under the Civil Pension(Commutation)
Rules of the Central Government or under any similar scheme applicable to the members
of the civil services of the Union, or holders of civil posts/posts connected with defence,
under the Union, or civil posts under a State, or to the members of the All India
Services/Defence Services, or, to the employees of a local authority or a corporation
established by a Central, State or Provincial Act, is exempt under sub-clause (i) of clause
(10A) of Section 10. As regards payments in commutation of pension received under any
scheme of any other employer, exemption will be governed by the provisions of sub-clause
(ii) of clause (10A) of section 10. Also, any payment in commutation of pension received
from a Regimental Fund or Non-Public Fund established by the Armed Forces of the Union
referred to in Section 10(23AAB) is exempt under sub-clause (iii) of clause (10A) of Section
10.
(6) Under Section 10(10C), any payment received or receivable (even if received in
installments) by an employee of the following bodies at the time of his voluntary retirement
or termination of his service, in accordance with any scheme or schemes of voluntary
retirement or in the case of public sector company, a scheme of voluntary separation, is
exempted from income-tax to the extent that such amount does not exceed five lakh
rupees:
a) A public sector company;
d) A Local Authority;
e) A Cooperative Society;
The exemption of amount received under VRS has been extended to employees of the
Central Government and State Government and employees of notified institutions having
importance throughout India or any State or States. It may also be noted that where this
exemption has been allowed to any employee for any assessment year, it shall not be
allowed to him for any other assessment year.
(7) Any sum received under a Life Insurance Policy, including the sum allocated by way of
bonus on such policy other than:
i) any sum received under sub-section (3) of section 80DD or sub-section (3)
of section 80DDA or,
iii) any sum received under an insurance policy issued on or after 1.4.2003 in
respect of which the premium payable for any of the years during the term of
the policy exceeds 20 percent of the actual capital sum assured. However,
any sum received under such policy on the death of a person would still be
exempt.
(8) any payment from a Provident Fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of
1925), applies or from any other provident fund set up by the Central Government and
notified by it in this behalf in the Official Gazette.
(9) Under Section 10(13A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ,any special allowance specifically
granted to an assessee by his employer to meet expenditure incurred on payment of rent
(by whatever name called) in respect of residential accommodation occupied by the
assessee is exempt from Income-tax to the extent as may be prescribed, having regard to
the area or place in which such accommodation is situated and other relevant
considerations. According to rule 2A of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the quantum of
exemption allowable on account of grant of special allowance to meet expenditure on
payment of rent shall be:
(d) Where such accommodation is situated in any other place, 40% of the
salary due to the employee for the relevant period, whichever is the least.
For this purpose, "Salary" includes dearness allowance, if the terms of employment so
provide, but excludes all other allowances and perquisites.
It has to be noted that only the expenditure actually incurred on payment of rent in respect
of residential accommodation occupied by the assessee subject to the limits laid down in
Rule 2A, qualifies for exemption from income-tax. Thus, house rent allowance granted to an
employee who is residing in a house/flat owned by him is not exempt from income-tax. The
disbursing authorities should satisfy themselves in this regard by insisting on production of
evidence of actual payment of rent before excluding the House Rent Allowance or any
portion thereof from the total income of the employee.
(10) Clause (14) of section 10 provides for exemption of the following allowances:-
However, the allowance referred to in (ii) above should not be in the nature of a personal
allowance granted to the assessee to remunerate or compensate him for performing duties
of a special nature relating to his office or employment unless such allowance is related to
his place of posting or residence.
The CBDT has prescribed guidelines for the purpose of clauses (i) and (ii) of Section
10(14) vide notification No.SO617(E) dated 7th July, 1995 (F.No.142/9/95-TPL)which has
been amended vide notification SO No.403(E) dt 24.4.2000 (F.No. 142/34/99-TPL). The
transport allowance granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of
commuting between the place of his residence and the place of duty is exempt to the
extent of Rs.800 per month vide notification S.O.No. 395(E) dated 13.5.98.
(11) Under Section 10(15)(iv)(i) of the Income-tax Act, interest payable by the Government
on deposits made by an employee of the Central Government or a State Government or a
public sector company out of his retirement benefits, in accordance with such scheme
framed in this behalf by the Central Government and notified in the Official Gazette is
exempt from income-tax. By notification No.F.2/14/89-NS-ll dated 7.6.89, as amended by
notification No.F.2/14/89-NS-II dated 12.10.89, the Central Government has notified a
scheme called Deposit Scheme for Retiring Government Employees, 1989 for the purpose
of the said clause.
(12) Any scholarship granted to meet the cost of education is not to be included in total
income as per subsection (16) of section 10 of Income Tax Act.
(13) Clause (18) of Section 10 provides for exemption of any income by way of pension
received by an individual who has been in the service of the Central Government or State
Government and has been awarded "Param Vir Chakra" or "Maha Vir Chakra" or "Vir
Chakra" or such other gallantry award as may be specifically notified by the Central
Government or family pension received by any member of the family of such individual.
"Family" for this purpose shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 10(5) of the Act.
Such notification has been made vide Notifications No.S.O.1948(E) dated 24.11.2000 and
81 (E) dated 29.1.2001, which are enclosed as per Annexure VA & VB.
(14) Under Section 17 of the Act, exemption from tax will also be available in respect of:-
(b) any sum paid by the employer in respect of any expenditure actually
incurred by the employee on his medical treatment or of any member of his
family:
(c) premium paid by the employer in respect of medical insurance taken for
his employees (under any scheme approved by the Central Government or
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) or reimbursement of
insurance premium to the employees who take medical insurance for
themselves or for their family members (under any scheme approved by the
Central Government or Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority);
(e) As regards medical treatment abroad, the actual expenditure on stay and
treatment abroad of the employee or any member of his family, or, on stay
abroad of one attendant who accompanies the patient, in connection with
such treatment, will be excluded from perquisites to the extent permitted by
such treatment, will be excluded from perquisites to the extent permitted by
the Reserve Bank of India. It may be noted that the expenditure incurred on
travel abroad by the patient/attendant, shall be excluded from perquisites only
if the employee's gross total income, as computed before including the said
expenditure, does not exceed Rs.2 lakhs.
5.3 Deductions from income from Salaries u/s 16 of the Act Entertainment
Allowance:
A deduction is also allowed under clause (ii) of section 16 in respect of any allowance in
the nature of an entertainment allowance specifically granted by an employer to the
assessee, who is in receipt of a salary from the Government, a sum equal to one-fifth of
his salary(exclusive of any allowance, benefit or other perquisite) or five thousand rupees
whichever is less. No deduction on account of entertainment allowance is available to
non-government employees.
Tax On Employment:
The tax on employment (Professional Tax) within the meaning of clause (2) of Article 276 of
the Constitution of India, leviable by or under any law, shall also be allowed as a deduction
in computing the income under the head "Salaries".
It may be clarified that "Standard Deduction" from gross salary income, which was
being allowed up to financial year 2004-05 is not allowable from financial year
2005-06 onwards.
In computing the taxable income of the employee, the following deductions under Chapter
Vl-A of the Act are to be allowed from his gross total income:
A. As per section 80C, an employee will be entitled to deductions for the whole of
amounts paid or deposited in the current financial year in the following schemes, subject to
a limit of Rs.1,00,000/-:
(1) Payment of insurance premium to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the life of
the individual, the spouse or any child of the individual.
(2) Any payment made to effect or to keep in force a contract for a deferred annuity, not
being an annuity plan as is referred to in item (7) herein below on the life of the individual,
the spouse or any child of the individual, provided that such contract does not contain a
provision for the exercise by the insured of an option to receive a cash payment in lieu of
the payment of the annuity;
(3) Any sum deducted from the salary payable by, or, on behalf of the Government to any
individual, being a sum deducted in accordance with the conditions of his service for the
purpose of securing to him a deferred annuity or making provision for his spouse or
children, in so far as the sum deducted does not exceed 1/5th of the salary;
(4) Any contribution made :
(a) by an individual to any Provident Fund to which the Provident Fund Act,
1925 applies;
(b) to any provident fund set up by the Central Government, and notified by it
in this behalf in the Official Gazette, where such contribution is to an account
standing in the name of an individual, or spouse or children;
[The Central Government has since notified Public Provident Fund vide
Notification S.O. No.1559(E) dated 3.11.05.]
It may be noted that "contribution" to any Fund shall not include any sums in repayment of
loan;
(a) to any such security of the Central Government or any such deposit
scheme as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, specify in this behalf;
(b) to any such saving certificates as defined under section 2(c) of the
Government Saving Certificate Act, 1959 as the Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.
[The Central Government has since notified National Saving Certificate (Vlllth
Issue) vide Notification S.O. No.1560(E) dated 3.11.05.]
(6) Any sum paid as contribution in the case of an individual, for himself, spouse or any
child,
(a) for participation in the Unit Linked Insurance Plan, 1971 of the Unit Trust
of India;
(b) for participation in any unit-linked insurance plan of the LIC Mutual Fund
referred to in clause (23D) of section 10 and as notified by the Central
Government.
[The Central Government has since notified Unit Linked Insurance Plan
(formerly known as Dhanraksha, 1989) of LIC Mutual Fund vide Notification
S.O. No. 1561(E) dated 3.11.05.]
(7) Any subscription made to effect or keep in force a contract for such annuity plan of the
Life Insurance Corporation or any other insurer as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify;
[The Central Government has since notified New Jeevan Dhara, New Jeevan Dhara-I, New
Jeevan Akshay, New Jeevan Akshay-I and New Jeevan Akshay-II vide Notification S.O.
No. 1562(E) dated 3.11.05 and Jeevan Akshay-III vide Notification S.O. No. 847(E) dated
1.6.2006 ]
1.6.2006 ]
(8) Any subscription made to any units of any Mutual Fund, referred to in clause(23D) of
section 10, or from the Administrator or the specified company referred to in Unit Trust of
India (Transfer of Undertaking & Repeal) Act, 2002 under any plan formulated in
accordance with any scheme as the Central Government, may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, specify in this behalf;
[The Central Government has since notified the Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005 for this
purpose vide Notification S.O. No.1563(E) dated 3.11.2005]
The investments made after 1.4.2006 in plans formulated in accordance with Equity Linked
Saving Scheme, 1992 or Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 1998 shall also qualify for
deduction under section 80C.
(9) Any contribution made by an individual to any pension fund set up by any Mutual Fund
referred to in clause (23D) of section 10, or, by the Administrator or the specified company
referred to in Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking & Repeal) Act, 2002, as the
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;
[The Central Government has since notified UTI-Retirement Benefit Pension Fund vide
Notification S.O. No. 1564(E) dated 3.11.05.]
(10) Any subscription made to any such deposit scheme of, or, any contribution made to
any such pension fund set up by, the National Housing Bank, as the Central Government
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;
(11) Any subscription made to any such deposit scheme, as the Central Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, specify for the purpose of being floated by (a) public
sector companies engaged in providing long-term finance for construction or purchase of
houses in India for residential purposes, or, (b) any authority constituted in India by, or,
under any law, enacted either for the purpose of dealing with and satisfying the need for
housing accommodation or for the purpose of planning, development or improvement of
cities, towns and villages, or for both.
[The Central Government has since notified the Public Deposit Scheme of HUDCO vide
Notification S.O. No.37(E), dated 11.01.2007, for the purposes of Section 80C(2)(xvi)(a)].
(12) Any sums paid by an assessee for the purpose of purchase or construction of a
residential house property, the income from which is chargeable to tax under the head
"Income from house property" (or which would, if it has not been used for assessee's own
residence, have been chargeable to tax under that head) where such payments are made
towards or by way of any instalment or part payment of the amount due under any
self-financing or other scheme of any Development Authority, Housing Board etc.
Where the house property in respect of which deduction has been allowed under these
provisions is transferred by the tax-payer at any time before the expiry of five years from
the end of the financial year in which possession of such property is obtained by him or he
receives back, by way of refund or otherwise, any sum specified in section 80C(2)(xviii), no
deduction under these provisions shall be allowed in respect of such sums paid in such
previous year in which the transfer is made and the aggregate amount of deductions of
income so allowed in the earlier years shall be added to the total income of the assessee
of such previous year and shall be liable to tax accordingly.
(13) Tuition fees, whether at the time of admission or thereafter, paid to any university,
college, school or other educational institution situated in India, for the purpose of full-time
education of any two children of the employee.
Full-time education includes any educational course offered by any university, college,
school or other educational institution to a student who is enrolled full-time for the said
course. It is also clarified that full-time education includes play-school activities, pre-nursery
and nursery classes.
It is clarified that the amount allowable as tuition fees shall include any payment of fee to
any university, college, school or other educational institution in India except the amount
representing payment in the nature of development fees or donation or capitation fees or
payment of similar nature.
(14) Subscription to equity shares or debentures forming part of any eligible issue of capital
made by a public company, which is approved by the Board or by any public finance
institution.
(15) Subscription to any units of any mutual fund referred to in clause (23D) of Section 10
and approved by the Board, if the amount of subscription to such units is subscribed only in
eligible issue of capital of any company.
(16) Investment as a term deposit for a fixed period of not less than five years with a
scheduled bank, which is in accordance with a scheme framed and notified by the Central
Government, in the Official Gazette for these purposes.
[The Central Government has since notified the Bank Term Deposit Scheme, 2006 for this
purpose vide Notification S.O. No.1220(E) dated 28.7.2006]
(17) Subscription to such bonds issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development, as the Central Government may, by such notification in the Official Gazette,
specify in this behalf.
(18) Any investment in an account under the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Rules, 2004.
(19) Any investment as five year time deposit in an account under the Post Office Time
(19) Any investment as five year time deposit in an account under the Post Office Time
Deposit Rules, 1981.
It may be clarified that the amount of premium or other payment made on an insurance
policy [other than a contract for deferred annuity mentioned in sub-para (2)] shall be eligible
for deduction only to the extent of 20 percent of the actual capital sum assured. In
calculating any such actual capital sum, the following shall not be taken into account:
ii) any benefit by way of bonus or otherwise over and above the sum actually
assured which may be received under the policy.
B. As per section 80CCC, where an assessee being an individual has in the previous year
paid or deposited any amount out of his income chargeable to tax to effect or keep in force
a contract for any annuity plan of Life Insurance Corporation of India or any other insurer
for receiving pension from the Fund referred to in clause (23AAB) of section 10, he shall, in
accordance with, and subject to the provisions of this section, be allowed a deduction in the
computation of his total income, of the whole of the amount paid or deposited (excluding
interest or bonus accrued or credited to the assessee's account, if any) as does not
exceed the amount of one lakh rupees in the previous year.
Where any amount paid or deposited by the assessee has been taken into account for the
purposes of this section, a rebate/ deduction with reference to such amount shall not be
allowed under section 88 up to assessment year 2005-06 and under section 80C from
assessment year 2006-07 onwards.
The benefit of new pension scheme has been extended to any other employees (also self
employed person) w.r.e.f 1/04/09 and deduction is allowed to employees upto 10% of
salary in the previous year and in other cases upto 10% of his gross total income in the
previous year. Further it has been specified that w.r.e.f 1/04/09 any amount received by
the assessee from the new pension scheme shall be deemed not to have received in the
previous year if such amount is used for purchasing an annuity plan in the previous year.
Where any amount standing to the credit of the assessee in his account under such pension
scheme, in respect of which a deduction has been allowed as per the provisions discussed
above, together with the amount accrued thereon, if any, is received by the assessee or his
nominee, in whole or in part, in any financial year,-
(b) as pension received from the annuity plan purchased or taken on such
closure or opting out, the whole of the amount referred to in clause (a) or
clause (b) above shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee or his
nominee, as the case may be, in the financial year in which such amount is
received, and shall accordingly be charged to tax as income of that financial
year.
For the purposes of deduction under section 80CCD, "salary" includes dearness allowance,
For the purposes of deduction under section 80CCD, "salary" includes dearness allowance,
if the terms of employment so provide, but excludes all other allowances and perquisites.
The aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD shall
not exceed Rs.1,00,000/-(Section 80CCE)
D. A new section 80CCF has been inserted by the Finance Act, 2010, wef 01.04.2011. The
section 80CCF provides for deduction available to an individual or a HUF, the whole of the
amount, to the extent such amount does not exceed Rs 20,000, paid or deposited during
financial year 2010-11, as subscription to long-term infrastructure bonds as notified by the
Central Govt for the purpose of this section.(Board Notification no 48/2010 dated
09.09.2010)
Deduction under this section can not exceed Rs 20,000 and are available only for
current financial year 2010-11. The deduction under this section will be in addition
to overall limit of deduction of upto Rs one lakh under section 80C, 80CCC and
80CCD.
E. Section 80D provides for deduction available for health premia paid etc. In computing
the total income of an assessee, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, there shall
be deducted such sum, as specified below payment of which is made by any mode, other
than cash, in the previous year out of his income chargeable to tax.
Where the assessee is an individual, the sum referred to shall be the aggregate of the
following, namely:-
(a) the whole of the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on
the health of the assessee or his family or any contribution made to the
CGHS as does not exceed in the aggregate fifteen thousand rupees; and
(b) the whole of the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on
the health of the parent or parents of the assessee as does not exceed in the
aggregate fifteen thousand rupees.
Explanation:- For the purposes of clause (a), "family" means the spouse and dependent
children of the assessee.
Where the assessee is a Hindu undivided family, the sum referred to shall be the whole of
the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of any member of
that Hindu undivided family as does not exceed in the aggregate fifteen thousand rupees.
Where the sum specified above is paid to effect or keep in force an insurance on the health
of any person specified therein, and who is a senior citizen, the deduction available is
"twenty thousand rupees" rather than fifteen thousand as specified above.
Explanation:- For the above "senior citizen" means an individual resident in India who is of
the age of sixty-five years or more at any time during the relevant previous year.
The insurance referred to above shall be in accordance with a scheme made in this behalf
by-
(a) the General Insurance Corporation of India formed under section 9 of the
General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972) and
approved by the Central Government in this behalf; or
(b) any other insurer and approved by the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999).]
F. Under section 80DD, where an assessee, who is a resident in India, has, during the
previous year,-
(a) incurred any expenditure for the medical treatment (including nursing),
training and rehabilitation of a dependant, being a person with disability; or
(b) paid or deposited any amount under a scheme framed in this behalf by
the Life Insurance Corporation or any other insurer or the Administrator or the
specified company subject to the conditions specified in this regard and
approved by the Board in this behalf for the maintenance of a dependant,
being a person with disability, the assessee shall be allowed a deduction of a
sum of fifty thousand rupees from his gross total income of that year.
However, where such dependant is a person with severe disability, an amount of one
hundred thousand rupees shall be allowed as deduction subject to the specified conditions.
The deduction under clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall be allowed only if the following
conditions are fulfilled:-
A.(i) the scheme referred to in clause (b) above provides for payment of
annuity or lump sum amount for the benefit of a dependant, being a person
with disability, in the event of the death of the individual in whose name
subscription to the scheme has been made;
(ii) the assessee nominates either the dependant, being a person with
disability, or any other person or a trust to receive the payment on his behalf,
for the benefit of the dependant, being a person with disability.
However, if the dependant, being a person with disability, predeceases the assessee, an
amount equal to the amount paid or deposited under sub-para(b) above shall be deemed to
be the income of the assessee of the previous year in which such amount is received by
the assessee and shall accordingly be chargeable to tax as the income of that previous
year.
B. The assessee, claiming a deduction under this section, shall furnish a copy of the
certificate issued by the medical authority in the prescribed form and manner, along with
the return of income under section 139, in respect of the assessment year for which the
deduction is claimed:
In cases where the condition of disability requires reassessment of its extent after a period
stipulated in the aforesaid certificate, no deduction under this section shall be allowed for
any subsequent period unless a new certificate is obtained from the medical authority in the
prescribed form and manner and a copy thereof is furnished along with the return of
income.
(c) "disability" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (i) of section 2
of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and
Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) and includes "autism", "cerebral
palsy" and "multiple disability" referred to in clauses (a), (c) and (h) of section
2 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy,
Mental Retar-dation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999);
(d) "Life Insurance Corporation" shall have the same meaning as in clause (iii)
of sub-section (8) of section 88;
(ii) The deduction specified above shall be allowed in computing the total
income in respect of the initial assessment year and seven assessment years
immediately succeeding the initial assessment year or until the interest
referred to above is paid in full by the assessee, whichever is earlier.
(c) "higher education" means any course of study pursued after passing the
Senior Secondary Examination or its equivalent from any school, board or
university recognised by the Central Government or State Government or
local authority or by any other authority authorised by the Central
Government or State Government or local authority to do so;
(d) "initial assessment year" means the assessment year relevant to the
previous year, in which the assessee starts paying the interest on the loan.
(e) relative", in relation to an individual, means the spouse and children of that
individual or the student for whom the individual is the legal guardian.
H. Section 80G provides for deductions on account of donation made to various funds ,
charitable organizations etc. Generally no deduction should be allowed by the D.D.O. from
the salary income in respect of any donations made for charitable purposes. The tax relief
on such donations as admissible under section 80G of the Act, will have to be claimed by
the tax payer in the return of income. However in cases where employees make donations
to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, the Chief Minister's Relief Fund or the
Lieutenant Governor's Relief Fund through their respective employers, it is not possible for
such funds to issue separate certificate to every such employee in respect of donations
made to such funds as contributions made to these funds are in the form of a consolidated
cheque. An employee who makes donations towards these funds is eligible to claim
deduction under section 80G. It is, hereby, clarified that the claim in respect of such
donations as indicated above will be admissible under section 80G on the basis of the
certificate issued by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO)/Employer in this behalf -
Circular No. 2/2005, dated 12-1-2005.
I. Under Section 80GG of the Act an assessee is entitled to a deduction in respect of
house rent paid by him for his own residence. Such deduction is permissible subject to the
following conditions :-
(a) the assessee has not been in receipt of any House Rent Allowance
specifically granted to him which qualifies for exemption under section
10(13A) of the Act;
The Drawing and Disbursing Authorities should satisfy themselves that all the conditions
mentioned above are satisfied before such deduction is allowed by them to the assessee.
They should also satisfy themselves in this regard by insisting on production of evidence of
actual payment of rent.
J. Under section 80U, in computing the total income of an individual, being a resident, who,
at any time during the previous year, is certified by the medical authority to be a person
with disability, there shall be allowed a deduction of a sum of fifty thousand rupees.
However, where such individual is a person with severe disability, a higher deduction of one
lakh rupees shall be allowable.
Every individual claiming a deduction under this section shall furnish a copy of the certificate
issued by the medical authority in the prescribed form and manner along with the return of
income, in respect of the assessment year for which the deduction is claimed.
In cases where the condition of disability requires reassessment of its extent after a period
stipulated in the aforesaid certificate, no deduction under this section shall be allowed for
any subsequent period unless a new certificate is obtained from the medical authority in the
prescribed form and manner and a copy thereof is furnished along with the return of
income.
For the purposes of this section, the expressions "disability", "medical authority", "person
with disability" and "person with severe disability" shall have the same meaning as given in
section 80DD (sub-para E of para 5.4 of this Circular).
DDOs to satisfy themselves of the genuineness of claim:
The Drawing and Disbursing Officers should satisfy themselves about the actual deposits/
subscriptions / payments made by the employees, by calling for such particulars/
information as they deem necessary before allowing the aforesaid deductions. In case the
DDO is not satisfied about the genuineness of the employee's claim regarding any deposit/
subscription/payment made by the employee, he should not allow the same, and the
employee would be free to claim the deduction/ rebate on such amount by filing his return
of income and furnishing the necessary proof etc., therewith, to the satisfaction of the
Assessing Officer.
6.1 Salary income for the purpose of Section 192 shall be computed as
follow:-
This will be the amount of income from salaries on which income tax would be required to
be deducted. This income should be rounded off to the nearest multiple of ten rupees.
6.2 Income-tax on such income shall be calculated at the rates given in para 2 of this
Circular keeping in view the age and gender of the employee, subject to the provisions of
sec. 206AA, as discussed in para 4.9.
6.3 The amount of tax payable so arrived at shall be increased by educational cess as
applicable (2% for primary and 1 % for secondary education) to arrive at the total tax
payable.
6.4 The amount of tax as arrived at para 6.3 should be deducted every month in equal
installments. Any excess or deficit arising out of any previous deduction can be adjusted by
increasing or decreasing the amount of subsequent deductions during the same financial
year.
DDOs/PAOs who fail to comply with the provisions of Section 192 of the Income-tax Act,
1961 would be liable to pay interest under section 201(1)/(1A) of Income Tax Act along
with other penal consequences.
F.No.275/192/2009-IT(B)
(Ajay Kumar)
Director (Budget)
7. MISCELLANEOUS:
7.1 These instructions are not exhaustive and are issued only with a view to help the
employers to understand the various provisions relating to deduction of tax from salaries.
Wherever there is any doubt, reference may be made to the provisions of the Income-tax
Act, 1961, the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Finance Act 2010 and the relevant circulars/
notifications.
7.2 In case any assistance is required, the Assessing Officer/the local Public Relation
Officer of the Income-tax Department may be contacted.
7.3 These instructions may be brought to the notice of all Disbursing Officers and
Undertakings including those under the control of the Central/ State Governments.
7.4 Copies of this Circular are available with the Director of Income-tax(Research,
Statistics & Publications and Public Relations), 6th Floor, Mayur Bhavan, Indira Chowk,
New Delhi-110001 and at the following websites:
www.finmin.nic.in
www.incometaxindia.gov.in
(Ajay Kumar)
Director (Budget)
Central Board of Direct Taxes
ANNEXURE-I
EXAMPLE -1
Calculation of Income tax in the case of a male employee having gross salary income of:
i) Rs. 1,50,000/-.
ii) Rs.2,00,000/-.
iii) Rs.5,00,000/-
iv) Rs.10,00,000/-and
v) Rs.20,00,000/-
Particulars (Rupees) (Rupees) (Rupees) (Rupees) (Rupees)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
Gross Salary 1,50,000/- 2,00,000/- 5,00,000/- 10,00,000 20,00,000
Income (Including
allowances)
Contribution to 10,000/- 45,000/- 50,000/- 1,00,000/- 1,00,000/-
G.P.F.
EXAMPLE - 2
Calculation of Income Tax in the case of a male employee assessee having a handicapped
dependent (With valid PAN furnished to employer).
Particulars:
1. Gross Salary Rs.3,20,000/-
LIP 10.000/-
Total 35,000/- Rs, 35.000/-
Total Income Rs. 2,35,000/-
Income Tax thereon/payable Rs. 7,500/-
Add: Education Cess @2%: Rs. 150/-
Secondary and Higher Education Rs. 75/-
Secondary and Higher Education Rs. 75/-
Cess @ 1 %
Total Income tax Payable Rs. 7,725/-
Round off to Rs. 7,730/-
EXAMPLE - 3
Calculation of Income Tax in the case of a male employee where medical treatment
expenditure was borne by the employer (With valid PAN furnished to employer).
Particulars:
EXAMPLE - 4
For Assessment Year 2010-2011
Particulars:
1. Salary Rs.2,50,000/-
2. Dearness Allowance Rs.1,00,000/-
3. House Rent Allowance Rs.1,40,000/-
EXAMPLE - 5
(Illustrating valuation of perquisite and calculation of tax in the case of a male employee of
a private company in Mumbai who was provided accommodation in a flat at concessional
rate for ten months and in a hotel for two months). (With valid PAN furnished to employer).
1. Salary Rs. 7,00,000/-
2. Bonus Rs. 1,40,000/-
3. Free gas, electricity, Rs. 40,000/-
water etc. (Actual bills
paid by company)
4. (b)Flat at concessional Rs. 3,60,000/-
rate (for ten months)
4 (b)Hotel rent paid by Rs. 1,00,000/-
employer (for two
months)
4 (c) Rent recovered from Rs. 60,000/-
employee
EXAMPLE-6
Illustrating Valuation of perquisite and calculation of tax in the case of a female employee of
a Private Company posted at Delhi and repaying House Building Loan (With valid PAN
furnished to employer).
Particulars:
1. Salary Rs.3,00,000/-
Least of:
a. Actual amount of HRA received 1,80,000/-
b. Expenditure on rent in excess of 10% of salary 80,000/-
(Including D.A.) assuming D.A. is including for
retirement benefits (1,20,000-40,000)
c. 50% of salary (including D.A) 2,00,000/- (-) 80.000/-
Gross Total Taxable Income Rs.5,12,000/-
Gross Total Taxable Income Rs.5,12,000/-
Less : Deduction U/s 88 C
i. Provident Fund 60,000/-
ii. LIP 10,0007-
iii. NSC VIII Issue 30,000/-
iv. Repayment of HBA 60,000/-
ANNEXURE-II
Form No.12BA
[(See Rule 26A(2)(b)]
2) TAN
5) Is the employee a director or a person with : substantial interest in the company (where
the employer is a company)
6) Income under the head "Salaries" of the employee : (other than from perquisites)
7) Financial Year:
8) Valuation of Perquisites
1. Accommodation
1. Accommodation
2 Cars/Other
automotive
3 Sweeper, gardener,
watchman or
personal attendant
4 Gas, electricity,
water
5 Interest free or
concessional loans
6 Holiday expenses
7 Free or
concessional travel
8 Free meals
9 Free Education
11 Credit card
expenses
12 Club expenses
13 Use of movable
assets by
employees
14 Transfer of assets
to employees
16 Stock options
(non-qualified
options)
17 Other benefits or
amenities
18 Total value of
perquisites
9. Details of tax, -
(a) Tax deducted from salary of the employee u/s 192(1) ...........................
DECLARATION BY EMPLOYER
1..................................................s/o.................................................working
as.............................................. (designation) do hereby declare on behalf of
..................................................................... (name of the employer) that the information
given above is based on the books of account, documents and other relevant records or
information available with us and the details of value of each such perquisite are in
accordance with section 17 and rules framed thereunder and that such information is true
and correct.
Date...................................
Place.................................
Full Name............................................
Designation.......................................";
ANNNEXURE-III
F.No.SWATDS/TIN/1/2010-DIT(S)-II
REVISED PROCEDURE
1.1.1 Each quarterly e-TDS/TCS statement (Form 24Q, 26Q, 27Q and
27EQ) is in a separate computer media.
1.1.2 Computer media to be used for furnishing e-TDS/TCS statements will
be as defined by e-TDS Intermediary with approval of e-filing Administrator.
1.1.9 TAN details (name, address, etc.,) of the deductor as provided in the
quarterly e-TDS/TCS statement should be same as in the TAN database
maintained by ITD (these details can be verified with the TIN-FC or the ITD
web-site www.incometaxindia.gov.in). If they are different the deductor shall
submit a TAN change request application to update the ITD TAN database or
a copy of the acknowledgment of TAN change request already submitted.
1.1.11 Quarterly e-TDS/TCS statement pertains to the period for which they
are allowed to furnish.
1.1.13 Control totals, TAN and name mentioned in the quarterly e-TDS/TCS
statement match with those mentioned on Form 27A.
2.1.1 Acceptance
2.1.1.2 Deductor/collector will pay upload fee along with service tax (as
applicable- 10.20% at present) by demand draft or cash to the TIN-FC for
every accepted quarterly e-TDS/TCS statement.
2.1.1.3 TIN-FC will return the computer media containing the e-TDS/TCS
statement to the deductor/collector
2.1.1.4 TIN-FC will retain physical Form 27A along with other documents, if
any, furnished by the deductor/ collector. The retained physical Form 27A
along with documents, if any, shall be stored by the TIN-FC for a period of
one year from date of receipt of the statement.
2.1.2.2 separate Form 27A is not furnished for each quarterly e-TDS/TCS
statement;
2.1.2.3 striking and overwriting, if any, on Form 27A are not duly ratified by
the person who has signed Form 27A;
2.1.2.5 more than one computer media is used for furnishing one quarterly
e-TDS/TCS statement;
2.1.2.11 mismatch of control totals as per with Form 27A and as per e-file;
2.1.2.12 the quarterly statement has not been successfully passed through
the latest version of FVU;
In such cases, TIN-FC shall issue a pre-printed Non - Acceptance Memo citing reasons for
non acceptance to the deductor/collector to carry out necessary corrections.
In case of non-acceptance, TIN-FC shall return the computer media as well as any other
documents furnished and physical Form 27A to the deductor/collector.
No fee will be charged for the e-TDS/e-TCS statement that is not accepted.
....................
pg 35 & 36
ANNEXURE-V
F.No.5/7/2003-ECB&PR
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Economic Affairs)
(ECB & PR Division)
NOTIFICATION
(i) The system would be mandatory for all new recruits to the Central
Government service from 1st of January 2004 (except the armed forces in
the first stage). The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the salary
and DA to be paid by the employee and matched by the Central government.
However, there will be no contribution form the Government in respect of
individuals who are not Government employees. The contribution and
investment returns would be deposited in a non-withdrawable pension tier-I
account. The existing provisions of defined benefit pension and GPF would
not be available to the new recruits in the Central Government service.
(ii) In addition to the above pension account, each individual may also have a
voluntary tier-II withdrawable account at his option. This option is given as
GPF will be withdrawn for new recruits in Central government service.
Government will make no contribution into this account. These assets would
be managed through exactly the above procedures. However, the employee
would be free to withdraw part or all of the 'second tier' of his money
anytime. This withdrawable account does not constitute pension investment,
and would attract no special tax treatment.
(iii) Individuals can normally exit at or after age 60 years for tier-l of the
pension system. At the exit the individual would be mandatorily required to
invest 40 percent of pension wealth to purchase an annuity (from an
IRDA-regulated life insurance company). In case of Government employees
the annuity should provide for pension for the lifetime of the employee and his
dependent parents and his spouse at the time of retirment. The individual
would received a lump-sum of the remaining pension wealth, which he would
be free to utilize in any manner. Individuals would have the flexibility to leave
the pension system prior to age 60. However, in this case, the mandatory
annuitisation would be 80% of the pension wealth.
(iv) It will have a central record keeping and accounting (CRA) infrastructure,
several pension fund managers (PFMs) to offer three categories of schemes
viz. option A, B and C.
(v) The participating entities (PFMs and CRA) would give out easily
understood information about past performance, so that the individual would
be able to make informed choices about which scheme to choose.
2. The effective date for operationalization of the new pension system shall be from 1st of
January, 2004.
(U K SINNHA)
Jt. Secy.
ANNEXURE-VI
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
(Department of Revenue)
(Central Board of Direct Taxes)
New Delh
NOTIFICATION
INCOME-TAX
S.O.1048 (E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (18) of
Section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, hereby
specifies the gallantry awards for the purposes of the said Section, mentioned in column 2
of the table below awarded in the circumstances as mentioned in corresponding column 3
thereof:-
Table
- do -
2. Kirti Chakra
President's Fire
14. Services Medal for -do-
Gallantry
President's Home
Guards and Civil
15. Defence Medal for -do-
Gallantry
Home Guard and Civil
Defence Medal for
16. -do-
Gallantry
(Notification No.1156/F.No.142/29/99-TPL)
(T K Shah)
Director
ANNEXURE - VII
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES
NEW DELHI
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (18) of section 10 of the
Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, hereby specifies the gallantry
awards for the purposes of the said section and for that purpose makes the following
amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Number S.O. 1048(E), dated the
24th November, 2000, namely:
In the said notification, in the Table, against serial numbers 1,2 and 3 under column (3)
relating to "Circumstances for eligibility" the words "to civilians" shall be omitted.
(T K Shah, Direcdtor)
********
ANNEXURE - VIII
FROM NO.10BA
(See Rule 11B)
DECLARATION TO BE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE
CLAIMING DEDUCTION U/S 80 GG
I/We .........................................................................................................
..................................................................
(Name of the assessee with permanent
account number)
do hereby certify that during the previous Year..... I/We had occupied the
premise ............................................ (full address of the premise) for the
purpose of my/our own residence for a period of
.......................................................... months and have paid Rs.
........................................ .In cash/through crossed cheque, bank draft
towards payment of rent to have paid Rs. ................................................
In cash/through crossed cheque, bank draft towards payment of rent to
Shri/Ms/M/s...................................................... (name and complete
address of the landlord).
ANNEXURE - IX
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXS)
NOTIFICATION
NEW DELHI
INCOME TAX
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 80CCF of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of
1961), the Central Government hereby specifics bonds, subject to the following conditions,
as long-term infrastructure bonds for the purposes of the said section namely :
(a) Name of the bond - The name of the bond shall be "Long-term
Infrastructure Bond".
(iii) After the lock in, the investor may exit either through the
secondary market or through a buyback facility, specified by
the issuer in the issue document at the time of issue;
(f) Yield of the bond - The yield of the bond shall not exceed the yield on
government securities of corresponding residual maturity, as reported by the
Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA),
as on the last working day of the month immediately preceding the month of
the issue of the bond;
(ii) the end-use shall be duly reported in the Annual Reports and
other reports submitted by the issuer to the Regulatory
Authority concerned, and specifically certified by the Statutory
Auditor of the issuer;
(iii) The issuer shall also file these along with term sheets to the
Infrastructure Division, Department of Economic Affairs, and
Ministry of Finance within three months from the end of financial
year.
(TPL)
(Vimal Anand, Under Secy.)
ANNEXURE - X
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
NOTIFICATION
INCOME TAX
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (10) of section 10 of the
Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), and in supersession of Ministry of Finance, Department
of Revenue, notification no. S.O. 287 dated the 20th January, 1999 the Central
Government, having regard to the maximum amount of any gratuity payable to its
employees, hereby specifies ten lakh rupees as the limit for the purpose of the said
sub-clause in relation to the employees who retire or become incapacitated prior to such
retirement or die on or after the 24th day of May, 2010 or whose employment is terminated
on or after the said date.
Note: The principal, Notification was last amended by Notification No. S.O. 287 dated
20.1.1999.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NEW DELHI
NOTIFICATION
INCOME TAX
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of
1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (6th Amendment) Rules, 2010.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2010.
(a) for rules 30, 31, 31A and 31 AA the following rules shall be substituted, namely:-
“30. Time and mode of payment to Government account of tax deducted at source or tax
paid under sub-section (1A) of section 192.
paid under sub-section (1A) of section 192.
(1) All sums deducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B by an office of the
Government shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government -
(a) on the same day where the tax is paid without production of an income-tax
challan; and
(b) on or before seven days from the end of the month in which the deduction is made
or income-tax is due under sub-section (1A) of section 192, where tax is paid
accompanied by an income-tax challan.
(2) All sums deducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B by deductors other than
an office of the Government shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government -
(a) on or before 30th day of April where the income or amount is credited or paid in
the month of March; and
(b) in any other case, on or before seven days from the end of the month in which-
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2), in special cases, the Assessing Officer may,
with the prior approval of the Joint Commissioner, permit quarterly payment of thetax deducted under
section 192 or section 194A or section 194D or section 194H for the quarters of the financial year
specified to in column (2) of the Table below by the date referred to in column (3) of the said Table:-
Table
Sl. No. Quarter of the Financial Year ended on Date for quarterly payment
(1) (2) (3)
1. 30th June 7th July
(4) 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, 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 the tax so 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 within ten days from the end of the
month to the agency authorised by the Director General of Income-tax
(Systems) in respect oftax deducted by the deductors and reported to him for
that month; and
(5) For the purpose of sub-rule (4), the Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall
specify the procedures, formats and standards for ensuring secure capture and
transmission of data, and shall also be responsible for the day-to-day administration in
relation to furnishing the information in the manner so specified.
(6) (i) Where tax has been deposited accompanied by an income-tax challan, the amount of
tax so deducted or collected shall be deposited tothe credit of the Central Government by
remitting it within the time specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) or in sub-rule (2) or in
sub-rule (3) into any branch of the Reserve Bank of India or of the State Bank of India or of
any authorised bank;
(7) For the purpose of this rule, the amount shall be construed as electronically remitted to
the Reserve Bank of India or to the State Bank of India or to any authorised 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 authorised bank; or
(8) Where tax is deducted before the 1st day of April, 2010, the provisions of this rule shall
apply as they stood immediately before their substitution by the Income-tax (Amendment)
Rules, 2010.
(a) Form No. 16, if the deduction or payment of tax is under section 192; and
(b) Form No. 16A if the deduction is under any other provision of Chapter
XVII-B.
(3) The certificates in Forms specified in column (2) of the Table below shall
be furnished to the employee or the payee, as the case may be, as per the
periodicity specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) and by the time
specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table:-
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Sl. From
Periodicity Due date
No. No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
By 31st day of May of the financial year immediately
1. 16 Annual following the financial year in which the income was
paid and tax deducted
Within fifteen days from the due date for furnishing
2. 16A Quarterly the statement of tax deducted at source under rule
31A.
(4) If an assessee is employed by more than one employer during the year, each of the
employers shall issue Part A of the certificate in Form No. 16 pertaining to the period for
which such assessee was employed with each of the employers and Part B may be issued
by each of the employers or the last employer at the option of the assessee.
(5) The deductor may issue a duplicate certificate in Form No. 16 or Form No. 16A if the
deductee has lost the original certificate so issued and makes a request for issuance of a
duplicate certificate and such duplicate certificate is certified as duplicate by the deductor.
(6) (i) Where a certificate is to be furnished in Form No. 16, the deductor may, at his
option, use digital signatures to authenticate such certificates.
(ii) In case of certificates issued under clause (i), the deductor shall ensure
that-
(7) Where a certificate is to be furnished for tax deducted before the 1st day of April,
2010, it shall be furnished in the Form in accordance with the provisions of the rules as they
stood immediately before their substitution by the Income-tax (Amendment) Rules, 2010.
stood immediately before their substitution by the Income-tax (Amendment) Rules, 2010.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this rule and rule 37D, challan identification number means
the number comprising the Basic Statistical Returns (BSR) Code of the Bank branch where
the tax has been deposited, the date on which the tax has been deposited and challan
serial number given by the bank.
31A. (1) Every person responsible for deduction of tax under Chapter XVII-B, shall, in
accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 200, deliver, or cause to be
delivered, the following quarterly statements to the Director General of Income-tax
(Systems) or the person authorised by the Director General of Income-tax (Systems),
namely:-
(a) Statement of deduction of tax under section 192 in Form No. 24Q;
(2) Statements referred to in sub-rule (1) for the quarter of the financial year ending with
the date specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be furnished by the due date
specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table:-
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(3) (i) The statements referred to in sub-rule (1) may be furnished in any of the following
manners, namely:-
(ii) Where,-
the deductor shall furnish the statement in the manner specified in item (b) of
clause (i).
(iii) Where deductor is a person other than the person referred to in clause
(ii), the statements referred to in sub-rule (1) may, at his option, be delivered
or cause to be delivered in the manner specified in item (b) of clause (i).
(4) The deductor at the time of preparing statements of tax deducted shall,-
(i) quote his tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) in the
statement;
(ii) quote his permanent account number (PAN) in the statement except in the
case where the deductor is an office of the Government;
(iv) furnish particulars of the tax paid to the Central Government including
book identification number or challan identification number, as the case may
be.
(5) The Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the procedures, formats
and standards for the purposes of furnishing of the statements and shall be responsible for
the day to day administration in relation to furnishing of the statements in the manner so
specified.
(6) Where a statement of tax deducted at source is to be furnished for tax deducted before
the 1st day of April, 2010, the provisions of this rule and rule 37A shall apply as they stood
immediately before their substitution or omission by the Income-tax (Amendment) Rules,
2010.
31AA. (1) Every collector, shall, in accordance with the provisions of the proviso to
sub-section (3) of section 206C, deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Director General
of Income-tax (Systems) or the person authorised by the Director General of Income-tax
(Systems), a quarterly statement in Form No. 27EQ.
(2) Statements referred to in sub-rule (1) for the quarter of the financial year ending with
the date specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be furnished by the due date
specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table:-
(3) (i) The statement referred to in sub-rule (1) may be furnished in any of the following
manners, namely:-
(ii) Where,-
the collector shall furnish the statement in the manner specified in item (b) of
clause (i).
(iv) Where the collector is a person other than the person referred to in clause (ii), the
statement referred to in sub-rule (1) may, at his option, be delivered or cause to be
delivered in the manner specified in item (b) of clause (i).
(4) The collector at the time of preparing statements of tax collected shall,-
(i) quote his tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) in the
statement;
(ii) quote his permanent account number (PAN) in the statement except in the
case where the collector is an office of the Government;
(iv) furnish particulars of the tax paid to the Central Government including
book identification number or challan identification number, as the case may
be.
(5) The Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the procedures, formats
and standards for the purposes of furnishing of the statements and shall be responsible for
the day to day administration in relation to furnishing of the statements in the manner so
the day to day administration in relation to furnishing of the statements in the manner so
specified.
(6) Where a statement of tax collected at source is to be furnished for tax collected before
the 1st day of April, 2010, the provisions of this rule shall apply as they stood immediately
before their substitution by the Income-tax ( Amendment) Rules, 2010.”;
(c) for rules 37CA and 37D, the following rules shall be substituted, namely:-
37CA.(1) All sums collected in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) or
sub-section (1C) of section 206C by an office of the Government shall be paid to the credit
of the Central Government -
(a) on the same day where the tax is so paid without production of an
income-tax challan; and
(b) on or before seven days from the end of the month in which the collection
is made, where tax is paid accompanied by an income-tax challan.
(2) All sums collected in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section
(1C) of section 206C by collectors other than an office of the Government shall be paid to
the credit of the Central Government within one week from the last day of the month in
which the collection is made.
(3) 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, 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 collector reports the tax so collected and who is
responsible for crediting such sum to the credit of the Central Government, shall-
(a) submit a statement in Form No. 24G within ten days from the end of the
month to the agency authorised by the Director General of Income-tax
(Systems) in respect of tax collected by the collectors and reported to him for
that month; and
(4) For the purpose of sub-rule (3), the Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall
specify the procedures, formats and standards for ensuring secure capture and
transmission of data, and shall also be responsible for the day-to-day administration in
relation to furnishing the information in the manner so specified.
(5) (i) Where tax has been deposited accompanied by an income-tax challan, the tax
collected under sub-section (1) or sub-section (1C) of section 206C shall be deposited to
the credit of the Central Government by remitting it within the time specified in clause (b) of
sub-rule (1) or in sub-rule (2) into any branch of the Reserve Bank of India or of the State
Bank of India or of any authorised bank.
(ii) Where tax is to be deposited in accordance with clause (i), by persons
referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 125, the amount collected 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.
(6) For the purpose of this rule, the amount shall be construed as electronically remitted to
the Reserve Bank of India or to the State Bank of India or to any authorised 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 authorised bank; or
(7) Where tax is collected before the 1st day of April, 2010, the provisions of this rule shall
apply as they stood immediately before their substitution by the Income-tax (Amendment)
Rules, 2010.
37D. (1) The certificate of collection of tax at source under sub-section (5) of section 206C
to be furnished by the collector shall be in Form 27D.
(b) valid tax deduction and collection account number (TAN) of the collector;
(c) (i) book identification number or numbers where deposit of tax collected is
without production of challan in case of an office of the Government;
(3) The certificate in the Form No. 27D referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be furnished to the
collectee within fifteen days from the due date for furnishing the statement of tax collected
at source specified under sub-rule (2) of rule 31AA.
(4) The collector may issue a duplicate certificate in Form No. 27D if the collectee has lost
the original certificate so issued and makes a request for issuance of a duplicate certificate
and such duplicate certificate is certified as duplicate by the collector.
(5) Where a certificate is to be furnished for tax collected before the 1st day of April, 2010,
it shall be furnished in the Form in accordance with the provisions of the rules as they stood
immediately before their substitution by the Income-tax (Amendment) Rules, 2010.”;
(d) in Appendix-II,-
(i) for Form. No. 16 and Form No.16A, the following Forms shall be substituted,
namely:-
(ii) after Form No. 24, the following Form shall be inserted, namely:-
(iii) for Form No. 27D, the following Form shall be substituted, namely:-
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