24 December 2013
1. As you said that the receiver has Deposited the TDS and shown it as recoverable, it means that the said TDS must have been shown against your TAN. So to that extent TDS has been deposited.
2. For 40(a)(ia) shall not be applicable in this case anyways, refer second proviso to the section.
3. You need to pay to the receiver the TDS amount to close your books.
4. Even in case TDS was not deducted at all but the receiver had paid taxes (income tax) on it, 40(a)(ia) cannot be invoked.
24 December 2013
Yes, if you have paid tds from your own pocket and shown as receivable it is okay and expence is allowable,.. . . as and when you collect that tds amount from party their debit balance in your books will get nullified .