JOIN USFailure to deposit timely TDS or TCS will now attract a penalty ranging from Rs 200 to Rs one lakh by the Income Tax department.
All the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) range offices of the department across the country have been asked by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to ensure compliance in this area and also inform and make aware the authorised deductors about this new action being initiated by the taxman.
According to the new instructions issued, a deductor, either government or private, will have to submit a “compulsory” fine of Rs 200 for delay in filing either TDS or Tax Collected at Source (TCS) every day beyond the stipulated date of remittance of these category of taxes.
Similarly, the penalty would be between Rs 10,000 to Rs one lakh for furnishing incorrect information or failure to file the collection statement within the due date. The TDS regime has to be strengthend and hence such measures are important, the official said.