What Is TDS?: When and How To Deduct TDS?
What Is TDS?: When and How To Deduct TDS?
What Is TDS?: When and How To Deduct TDS?
TDS or Tax Deducted at Source, is a means of indirect tax collection by Indian authorities
according to the Income Tax Act, 1961. TDS is managed by the Central Board of Direct
taxes.In this guide lets learn how to set-up TDS in Tally ERP9.
Deductor
The source, which can be a person or an organization, is known as the Deductor.
Deductee
The person whose payment is getting deducted is called the Deductee. For instance,John
smith LLP paid Audit fee to Vikas Gupta,
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In side Deductor details there is an option set/alter details of person responsible ? set this
Yes, you will have a new screen where the details of person responsible details. Enter
responsible person name.
Enter and save all three screens. Now we have activated TDS in Tally ERP9.
Step2
Creating TDS nature of payment.
Before creating TDS nature of payment, you should know there are some transactions
specified under Income Tax rules attract TDS. Here is a list transaction and its payment
code.
Nature of Payment
Step 3
Create an Expense ledger with TDS applicability.
In our case Audit fee is the expense ledger.
Gateway of Tally >Accounts info>Ledger>Create
Give all the details, Like name, under- indirect expense and most importantly under
statutory information choose,
Is TDS Applicable? :Applicable
Nature of Payment: Choose the TDS nature of payment we have created above,
Fees for Professional or Technical Services.
Step4
Creating Party Ledger with TDS deductability.
Go to Gateway of Tally>Accounts info>Ledger>Create.
Step 6
TDS on Transaction in Tally ERP9.
In our case Audit fee payment is the transaction that attract TDS,Let’s make a bank payment
to Vikas Gupta.
Go to Gateway of Tally>Accounting Voucher>Journal.
Debit the expense ledger with Total amount, then credit Party amount after deducting TDS
and TDS ledger with TDS Amount.
Step7
TDS Payment in Tally ERP9
TDS should be paid on or before the 7th of Nex month. So in our example pay it on or before
7th march 2016.
Gateway of Tally>Accounting Voucher>F5 Payment
In Payment voucher there is a button on the right button panel called ‘Stat Payment’.
On clicking Stat Payment ,You will get a new screen,where you can select pending TDS
details.
Select All details and press enter.The final payment screen will be as follows.
On printing TDS Payment voucher, you will get Offline bank Payment ITNS 281 Challan.
TDS Reports
There are Two main reports in TDS Report section
1. Form 26 Q : As per the Income Tax Act, 1961, every corporate and government
entity responsible for deduction of tax at source should furnish TDS returns containing
details of deductee(s) and challan details relating to deposit of tax with the Income Tax
Department. Form 26Q is the Quarterly return of TDS in respect of all payments other
than salaries. This is applicable for Resident and the due date for Government entities is
July 31st, October 31st, January 31st, and May 15th; for non-government entities the due
dates for filing returns are July 15th, October 15th, January 15th, and May 15th.
Form26 Q can be accessed from