Extension of due date of furnishing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports

 

Government of India

Department of Revenue

Ministry of Finance

Central Board of Direct Taxes

 

New Delhi, 24th October, 2020

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Extension of due date of furnishing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports

 

1.   In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Government brought the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (‘ the Ordinance’) on 31st March, 2020 which, inter alia, extended various time limits. The Ordinance has since been replaced by the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act.

 

2.   The Government issued a Notification on 24th June, 2020 under the Ordinance which, inter alia, extended the due date f or all Income Tax Returns for the FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21) to 30th November, 2020. Hence, the returns of income which were required to be filed by 31st July, 2020 and 31st October, 2020 are required to be filed by 30th November, 2020. Consequently, the date for furnishing various audit reports including tax audit report under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) has also been extended to 31st October, 2020.

 

3.   In order to provide more time to taxpayers f or furnishing of Income Tax Returns, it has been decided to further extend the due date f or furnishing of Income-Tax Returns as under:

 

(i)                  The due date for furnishing of Income Tax Returns for the taxpayers (including their partners) who are required to get their accounts audited [for whom the due date (i.e. before the extension by the said notification) as per the Act is 31^st October, 2020] has been extended to 31st January, 2021.

 

(ii)                 The due date for furnishing of Income Tax Returns for the taxpayers who are required to furnish report in respect of international/specified domestic transactions [for whom the due date (i.e. before the extension by the said notification) as per the Act is 30th November, 2020] has been extended to 31st January, 2021.

 

(iii)                The due date for furnishing of Income Tax Returns f or the other taxpayers [for whom the due date (i.e. before the extension by the said notification) as per the Act was 31st July, 2020] has been extended to 31st December, 2020.

 

 

4.      Consequently, the date for furnishing of various audit reports under the Act including tax audit report and report in respect of international/specified domestic transaction has also been extended to 31st December, 2020.

 

5.      Further, in order to provide relief to small and middle class taxpayers, the said notification dated 24th June, 2020 had also extended the due date f or payment of self-assessment tax f or the tax payers whose self-assessment tax liability is up to Rs. 1 lakh. Accordingly, the due date f or payment of self-assessment tax for the taxpayers who are not required to get their accounts audited was extended from 31st July, 2020 to 30th November, 2020 and for the auditable cases, this due date was extended from31st October, 2020 to 30th November, 2020.

 

6.      In order to provide relief for the second time to small and middle class taxpayers in the matter of payment of self-assessment tax, the due date for payment of self-assessment tax date is hereby again being extended. Accordingly, the due date for payment of self-assessment tax for taxpayers whose self-assessment tax liability is upto Rs. 1 lakh has been extended to 31st January, 2021 f or the taxpayers mentioned in para 3(A) and para 3(B) and to 31st December, 2020 f or the taxpayers mentioned in para 3(C).

 

7.      The necessary notification in this regard shall be issued in due course.

 

(Surabhi Ahluwalia)

Commissioner of Income Tax

(Media & Technical Policy)

Official Spokesperson, CBDT

 

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TDS Rates Charts AY 2021-22

 

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Rates for tax deduction at source

As amended by Finance Act, 2020

 

[For Assessment year 2021-22]

Particulars	TDS Rates (in %)
1. In the case of a person other than a company
1.1 where the person is resident in India-
Section 192: Payment of salary	Normal Slab Rate
Section 192A: Payment of accumulated balance of provident fund which is taxable in the hands of an employee.	10
Section 193: Interest on securities
a) any debentures or securities for money issued by or on behalf of any local authority or a corporation established by a Central, State or Provincial Act;	10
b) any debentures issued by a company where such debentures are listed on a recognised stock exchange in accordance with the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and any rules made thereunder;	10
c) any security of the Central or State Government; [i.e. 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 and 7.75% Saving (Taxable) Bonds, 2018]	10
d) interest on any other security	10
Section 194: Income by way of dividend	10
Section 194A: Income by way of interest other than "Interest on securities"	10
Section 194B: Income by way of winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, card games and other games of any sort	30
Section 194BB: Income by way of winnings from horse races	30
Section 194C: Payment to contractor/sub-contractor
a) HUF/Individuals	1
b) Others	2
Section 194D: Insurance commission	5
Section 194DA: Payment in respect of life insurance policy w.e.f. 1/9/2019, the tax shall be deducted on the amount of income comprised in insurance pay-out	5
Section 194EE: Payment in respect of deposit under National Savings scheme	10
Section 194F: Payment on account of repurchase of unit by Mutual Fund or Unit Trust of India	20
Section 194G: Commission, etc., on sale of lottery tickets	5
Section 194H: Commission or brokerage	5
Section 194-I: Rent
a) Plant & Machinery	2
b) Land or building or furniture or fitting	10
Section 194-IA: Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land	1
Section 194-IB: Payment of rent by individual or HUF not liable to tax audit	5
Section 194-IC: Payment of monetary consideration under Joint Development Agreements	10
Section 194J: Fees for professional or technical services: i)  sum paid or payable towards fees for technical services ii)  sum paid or payable towards royalty in the nature of consideration for sale, distribution or exhibition of cinematographic films; iii)  Any other sum Note: With effect from June 1, 2017 the rate of TDS would be 2% in case of payee engaged in business of operation of call center.	2 2 10
Section 194K: Income in respect of units payable to resident person	10
Section 194LA: Payment of compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property	10
Section 194LBA(1): Business trust shall deduct tax while distributing, any interest received or receivable by it from a SPV or any income received from renting or leasing or letting out any real estate asset owned directly by it, to its unit holders.	10
Section 194LBB: Investment fund paying an income to a unit holder [other than income which is exempt under Section 10(23FBB)]	10
Section 194LBC: Income in respect of investment made in a securitisation trust (specified in Explanation of section115TCA)	25 in case of Individual or HUF 30 in case of other person
Section 194M: Payment of commission (not being insurance commission), brokerage, contractual fee, professional fee to a resident person by an Individual or a HUF who are not liable to deduct TDS under section 194C, 194H, or 194J. Tax shall be deducted under Section 194M with effect from 1/09/2019 when aggregate of sum credited or paid during a financial year exceeds Rs. 50 lakh.	5
Section 194N: Cash withdrawal during the previous year from one or more account maintained by a person with a banking company, co-operative society engaged in business of banking or a post office: i) in excess of Rs. 1 crore ii) in excess of Rs. 20 lakhs* * for those persons who have not filed return of income (ITR) for three previous years immediately preceding the previous year in which cash is withdrawn, and the due date for filing ITR under section 139(1) has expired. The deduction of tax under this situation shall be at the rate of: a) 2% from the amount withdrawn in cash if the aggregate of the amount of withdrawal exceeds Rs. 20 lakhs during the previous year; or b) 5% from the amount withdrawn in cash if the aggregate of the amount of withdrawal exceeds Rs. 1 crore during the previous year.	2 2/5
Section 194-O: Payment or credit of amount by the e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant	1
Any Other Income	10
1.2 where the person is not resident in India*-
Section 192: Payment of Salary	Normal Slab Rate
Section 192A: Payment of accumulated balance of provident fund which is taxable in the hands of an employee.	10
Section 194B: Income by way of winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, card games and other games of any sort	30
Section 194BB: Income by way of winnings from horse races	30
Section 194E: Payment to non-resident sportsmen/sports association	20
Section 194EE: Payment in respect of deposits under National Savings Scheme	10
Section 194F:Payment on account of repurchase of unit by Mutual Fund or Unit Trust of India	20
Section 194G: Commission, etc., on sale of lottery tickets	5
Section 194LB: Payment of interest on infrastructure debt fund	5
Sec. 194LBA(2): Payment of the nature referred to in Section 10(23FC)(a)	5
Section 194LBA(2): Payment of the nature referred to in Section 10(23FC)(b)	10
Section 194LBA(3): Payment of the nature referred to in section 10(23FCA) by business trust to unit holders	30
Section 194LBB: Investment fund paying an income to a unit holder [other than income which is exempt under Section 10(23FBB)].	30
Section 194LBC: Income in respect of investment made in a securitisation trust (specified in Explanation of section115TCA)	30
Section 194LC: Payment of interest by an Indian Company or a business trust in respect of money borrowed in foreign currency under a loan agreement or by way of issue of long-term bonds (including long-term infrastructure bond)	5 or 4* * In case where interest is payable in respect of Long-term Bond or Rupee Denominated Bond listed on recognised stock exchange located in IFSC
Section 194LD: Payment of interest on rupee denominated bond of an Indian Company or Government securities to a Foreign Institutional Investor or a Qualified Foreign Investor	5
Section 195: Payment of any other sum to a Non-resident
a) Income in respect of investment made by a Non-resident Indian Citizen	20
b) Income by way of long-term capital gains referred to in Section 115E in case of a Non-resident Indian Citizen	10
c) Income by way of long-term capital gains referred to in sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of sub-Section (1) of Section 112	10
d) Income by way of long-term capital gains as referred to in Section 112A	10
e) Income by way of short-term capital gains referred to in Section 111A	15
f) Any other income by way of long-term capital gains [not being long-term capital gains referred to in clauses 10(33), 10(36) and 112A	20
g) Income by way of interest payable by Government or an Indian concern on moneys borrowed or debt incurred by Government or the Indian concern in foreign currency (not being income by way of interest referred to in Section 194LB or Section 194LC)	20
h) Income by way of royalty payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern where such royalty is in consideration for the transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of a licence) in respect of copyright in any book on a subject referred to in the first proviso to sub-section (1A) of Section 115A of the Income-tax Act, to the Indian concern, or in respect of any computer software referred to in the second proviso to sub-section (1A) of Section 115A of the Income-tax Act, to a person resident in India	10
i) Income by way of royalty [not being royalty of the nature referred to point h) above] payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to a matter included in the industrial policy, for the time being in force, of the Government of India, the agreement is in accordance with that policy	10
j) Income by way of fees for technical services payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to a matter included in the industrial policy, for the time being in force, of the Government of India, the agreement is in accordance with that policy	10
k) Any other income	30
Section 196B: Income from units (including long-term capital gain on transfer of such units) to an offshore fund	10
Section 196C: Income from foreign currency bonds or GDR of an Indian company (including long-term capital gain on transfer of such bonds or GDR)	10
Section 196D: Income of foreign Institutional Investors from securities (not being dividend or capital gain arising from such securities)	20
2. In the case of a company-
2.1 where the company is a domestic company-
Section 193: Interest on securities
a) any debentures or securities for money issued by or on behalf of any local authority or a corporation established by a Central, State or Provincial Act;	10
b) any debentures issued by a company where such debentures are listed on a recognised stock exchange in accordance with the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and any rules made thereunder;	10
c) any security of the Central or State Government; [i.e. 8% Saving (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 and 7.75% Saving (Taxable) Bonds, 2018]	10
d) interest on any other security	10
Section 194: Dividend	10
Section 194A: Income by way of interest other than "Interest on securities"	10
Section 194B: Income by way of winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, card games and other games of any sort	30
Section 194BB: Income by way of winnings from horse races	30
Section 194C: Payment to contractor/sub-contractor
a) HUF/Individuals	1
b) Others	2
Section 194D: Insurance commission	10
Section 194DA: Payment in respect of life insurance policy w.e.f. 1/9/2019, the tax shall be deducted on the amount of income comprised in insurance pay-out	5
Section 194EE: Payment in respect of deposit under National Savings scheme	10
Section 194F: Payment on account of repurchase of unit by Mutual Fund or Unit Trust of India	20
Section 194G: Commission, etc., on sale of lottery tickets	5
Section 194H: Commission or brokerage	5
Section 194-I: Rent
a) Plant & Machinery	2
b) Land or building or furniture or fitting	10
Section 194-IA:Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land	1
Section 194-IC:Payment of monetary consideration under Joint Development Agreements	10
Section 194J: Fees for professional or technical services: iv)   sum paid or payable towards fees for technical services v)   sum paid or payable towards royalty in the nature of consideration for sale, distribution or exhibition of cinematographic films; vi)   Any other sum Note: With effect from June 1, 2017 the rate of TDS would be 2% in case of payee engaged in business of operation of call center.	2 2 10
Section 194K : Income in respect of units payable to resident person	10
Section 194LA: Payment of compensation on acquisition of certain immovable property	10
Section 194LBA(1): Business trust shall deduct tax while distributing, any interest received or receivable by it from a SPV or any income received from renting or leasing or letting out any real estate asset owned directly by it, to its unit holders.	10
Section 194LBB: Investment fund paying an income to a unit holder [other than income which is exempt under Section 10(23FBB)] .	10
Section 194LBC: Income in respect of investment made in a securitisation trust (specified in Explanation of section115TCA)	10
Section 194M: Payment of commission (not being insurance commission), brokerage, contractual fee, professional fee to a resident person by an Individual or a HUF who are not liable to deduct TDS under section 194C, 194H, or 194J. Tax shall be deducted under Section 194M with effect from 1/09/2019 when aggregate of sum credited or paid during a financial year exceeds Rs. 50 lakh.	5%
Section 194N: Cash withdrawal during the previous year from one or more account maintained by a person with a banking company, co-operative society engaged in business of banking or a post office: iii)   in excess of Rs. 1 crore iv)   in excess of Rs. 20 lakhs* * for those persons who have not filed return of income (ITR) for three previous years immediately preceding the previous year in which cash is withdrawn, and the due date for filing ITR under section 139(1) has expired. The deduction of tax under this situation shall be at the rate of: a)   2% from the amount withdrawn in cash if the aggregate of the amount of withdrawal exceeds Rs. 20 lakhs during the previous year; or b)   5% from the amount withdrawn in cash if the aggregate of the amount of withdrawal exceeds Rs. 1 crore during the previous year.	2 2/5
Section 194-O: Payment or credit of amount by the e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant	1
Any Other Income	10
2.2 where the company is not a domestic company*-
Section 194B: Income by way of winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, card games and other games of any sort	30
Section 194BB: Income by way of winnings from horse races	30
Section 194E: Payment to non-resident sports association	20
Section 194G: Commission, etc., on sale of lottery tickets	5
Section 194LB: Payment of interest on infrastructure debt fund	5
Section 194LBA(2): - Payment of the nature referred to in Section 10(23FC)(a)	5
Section 194LBA(2): Payment of the nature referred to in Section 10(23FC)(b)	10
Section 194LBA(3): Business trust shall deduct tax while distributing any income received from renting or leasing or letting out any real estate asset owned directly by it to its unit holders.	40
Section 194LBB: Investment fund paying an income to a unit holder [other than income which is exempt under Section 10(23FBB)].	40
Section 194LBC: Income in respect of investment made in a securitisation trust (specified in Explanation of section115TCA)	40
Section 194LC: Payment of interest by an Indian Company or a business trust in respect of money borrowed in foreign currency under a loan agreement or by way of issue of long-term bonds (including long-term infrastructure bond)	5 or 4* * In case where interest is payable in respect of Long-term Bond or Rupee Denominated Bond listed on recognised stock exchange located in IFSC
Section 194LD:Payment of interest on rupee denominated bond of an Indian Company or Government securities to a Foreign Institutional Investor or a Qualified Foreign Investor	5
Section 195: Payment of any other sum
a) Income by way of long-term capital gains referred to in sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 112	10
b) Income by way of long-term capital gains as referred to in Section 112A	10
c) Income by way of short-term capital gains referred to in Section 111A	15
d) Any other income by way of long-term capital gains [not being long-term capital gains referred to in clauses 10(33) , 10(36) and 112A	20
e) Income by way of interest payable by Government or an Indian concern on moneys borrowed or debt incurred by Government or the Indian concern in foreign currency (not being income by way of interest referred to in Section 194LB or Section 194LC)	20
f) Income by way of royalty payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern after the 31st day of March, 1976 where such royalty is in consideration for the transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of a licence) in respect of copyright in any book on a subject referred to in the first proviso to sub-section (1A) of Section 115A of the Income-tax Act, to the Indian concern, or in respect of any computer software referred to in the second proviso to sub-section (1A) of Section 115A of the Income-tax Act, to a person resident in India	10
g) Income by way of royalty [not being royalty of the nature referred to in point f) above] payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to a matter included in the industrial policy, for the time being in force, of the Government of India, the agreement is in accordance with that policy—
A. where the agreement is made after the 31st day of March, 1961 but before the 1st day of April, 1976	50
B. where the agreement is made after the 31st day of March, 1976	10
h) Income by way of fees for technical services payable by Government or an Indian concern in pursuance of an agreement made by it with the Government or the Indian concern and where such agreement is with an Indian concern, the agreement is approved by the Central Government or where it relates to a matter included in the industrial policy, for the time being in force, of the Government of India, the agreement is in accordance with that policy—
A. where the agreement is made after the 29th day of February, 1964 but before the 1st day of April, 1976	50
B. where the agreement is made after the 31st day of March, 1976	10
i) Any other income	40
Section 196B: Income from units (including long-term capital gain on transfer of such units) to an offshore fund	10
Section 196C: Income from foreign currency bonds or GDR of an Indian company (including long-term capital gain on transfer of such bonds or GDR)	10
Section 196D: Income of foreign Institutional Investors from securities (not being dividend or capital gain arising from such securities)	20

 

 

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* The rate of TDS shall be increased by applicable surcharge and Health & Education cess.

 

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