Salary TDS Return – Due date extended – May result in extension of Income Tax Return due date

Central Board of Direct Taxes, had issued an order u/s. 119 of Income Tax Act, 1961 (F NO.275/38/2017-IT(B)) dated 03rd June, 2019), extending the due date of furnishing Tax Deducted at Source return of Salary (Form 24Q) for the last quarter of the financial year 2018-19 from 31st May, 2019 to 30th June, 2019.

The order states that this has been done in order to redress the genuine hardships of deductors in timely filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q, on account of revision of its format and consequent updating of the File Validation Utility for its online filing. The copy of the order is given below:

The extension of due date may also lead to extension of due date of filing Income Tax Returns for Individuals and other assessees who are not covered by audit under Income Tax Act or any other statute. The due date for filing Income Tax returns is 31st July, 2019. The Form 16 (TDS Certificate) will be issued by employers by 10th July, 2019 only and the assessee will be getting only 21 days to file the Income Tax Return if the due date of 31st July is not changed.

Salary TDS Return – Due date extended – May result in extension of Income Tax Return due date

Income tax TDS rates – FY 2019-20

TAX DEDUCTED AT SOURCE – RATES FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2019-20
Sl. No.Nature of PaymentSectionBasic Cut-off (Rs.) p.a.TDS Rate: Individual/HUFTDS Rate:Other than Individual/ HUFTDS Rate: No PAN/ Invalid PAN
1Payment of Salaries by Employers192Slab rateSlab rateNot applicable30%
2Premature payment by PF Organization from EPF A/c (i.e. before 5 Years).192A50,000.0010%Not applicable20%
3Payment of Interest on Securities by company.19310,000.0010%10%20%
4Payment of Dividend other than dividend as referred to Section 1150 by company (i.e. Dividend on which Dividend Distribution Tax is notpaid)1942,500.0010%10%20%
5Payment of Interest by bank194A40,000.00 (Non Sr. Citizen) 50,000.00 (Sr. Citizen)10%10%20%
6Payment of Interest by others194A5,000.0010%10%20%
7Payment of prize from Wining from Lotteries by any person.194B10,000.0030%30%30%
8Payment of prize from Wining from Horse Race by any person.194B10,000.0030%30%30%
9Payment to Contractors by any person194C30000(Single nill) or 1 Lakh aggregate bills during the year.1%2%20%
10Payment to Transporter Covered u/s. 44E and submit declaration in prescribed format. (i.e. owning less than 10 goods carriages)194C0020%
11Payment to Transporter not covered U/s.44E (i.e., owning more than 10 goods carriages)194C30000 (single bill) or 75000 aggregate bills during the year1%2%20%
12Payment of Insurance Commission to agents by Insurance Company.194D15,000.005%10%20%
13Payment in respect of maturity of Life Insurance Policy by life insurance Company194DA1 Lakh1%1%20%
14Payment to NRI sportsman or association by any person.194E20%20%20%
15Payment out of deposit under National Saving Scheme (NSS)194EE2,500.0010%10%20%
16Payment with respect to repurchase of units by Mutual FundCompanies.194F20%20%20%
17Payment of Lottery Commission194G15,000.005%5%20%
18Payment of commission or Brokerage194H15,000.005%5%20%
19Payment of rent on land, building, furniture and fittings.1941240,000.0010%10%20%
20Payment of rent on plant, machinery or equipments.1941240,000.002%2%20%
21Payment made on account of transfer of immovable property other than agricultural land194IA50 Lakh1%1%20%
22Rent payable by individual not covered u/s. 194I for land, building, F&F1941B50,000.00 PM5%5%20%
23Payment of Professional fees other than call centers194J30,000.0010%10%20%
24Payment of Professional fees to call centers194J30,000.002%2%20%
25Compensation on transfer of certain immovable property other than Agricultural Land194LA250,000.0010%10%20%
Income tax TDS rates – FY 2019-20