Good News for all of us.While passing the finance bill 2008 as provision relating to section 40(a)(ia) has been amend to give us relief from minor tds deduction defaults from retrospective effect from assessment year 2005-06 means since inception of this controversial amendments.
Updates From Finance Act 2010 given at the end,position has changed,now you can deposit TDS, related to any month of previous year by due date for Income return Filing date and can claim expense in previous year.And this provision is proposed to be applicable from financial year 2009-10.
what was the position earlier
as per section 40(a)(ia) all the expenses u/s 30-38 will be disallowed if
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tds has not been deducted
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tds has been deducted but has not been paid during previous year or in subsequent year in time as prescribed in section 200.
on
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Interest,
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commission,
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brokerage,
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rent,
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royalty,
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fees for technical/professional services payable to a resident ,
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amounts payable (for carrying out any work contract)
to a resident contractor/sub-contractor
provided that
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if tax has been deducted and paid in subsequent year or
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deducted in previous year but paid in subsequent year after expiry of the time limit u/s 200
then expenditure will be allowed in the year of payment of tds.
what is position now after changes in budget
Tax is deductible but not deducted
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No deduction in the current previous year
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If tax is deducted in any subsequent year, the expenditure will be deducted in the year in which TDS will be deposited by the assessee with the Government.
Tax is deductible (and is so deducted) during the last month (i.e., in the month of March) of the previous year but it is not deposited on or before thedue date of submission of return of income under section 139(1)
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No deduction in the current previous year
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If tax is deposited with the Government after the due date of submission of return of income, the expenditure will be deductible in that year in which tax will be deposited.
Tax is deductible (and is so deducted) during any month but other than the last month (i.e., any time before March 1) of the previous year but it is not deposited on or before March 31 of the previous year
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No deduction in the current previous year
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If tax is deposited with the Government after the end of the current previous year, the expenditure will be deductible in that year in which tax is deposited.
though some relief has been given that in case we pay tds on or before due date of filing of the income tax return expenditure will be allowed in the same previous year but in case of non deduction of the tds when it is deductible then expenditure will be disallowed fully.
In section 40 of the Income-tax Act, in clause (a), in sub-clause (ia),—
(a) for the portion beginning with the words “has not been paid,—” and ending with the words “the last day of the previous year”, the words, brackets and figures “has not been paid on or before thedue date specified in sub-section (1) of section 139” shall be substituted;
(b) for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:—
”Provided that where in respect of any such sum, tax has been deducted in any subsequent year, or has been deducted during the previous year but paid after thedue date specified in subsection (1) of section 139, such sum shall be allowed as a deduction in computing the income of the previous year in which such tax has been paid.”.
regards,
ratan