Saral TDS

Yes, if the Deductor is required to provide the TDS Certificate, then it is mandatory to show the details of ZERO TDS deduction of return filing with relevant Deduction remarks.

Yes, only one previous year excess Challan paid can be adjusted for subsequent year i.e. Excess TDS Paid in the FY 2014-15 can be adjusted for TDS Deducted in FY 2015-16

If there are records with ZERO TDS Deduction amount, then it’s required to show these Deduction records in Deductions entry screen with proper ‘No Deduction’ Remark (Like Transporter with Valid PAN or NO Deduction Certification u/s 197). Also it’s advised to link those deductions with a valid Challan. (If there is no Challan for the whole year, Deductor can make use of any subsequent previous year or subsequent next year paid Challan). If these NIL Deductions are not linked to any paid Challan, a NIL Challan record will be considered for return generation, but TRACES will later on ask Deductor to tag these NIL Challans with valid paid Challan through Online Correction. To avoid these inconveniences later on its advised to link all NIL Deduction records to any valid paid Challan. If the ZERO Deductions were not reported then the RelyonSoft Saral TDS Certificates for the same will not available from TRACES.

The steps to be followed to enter Deduction record having Lower Deduction Certificate are as below: i. Goto the required Quarter -> Deduction Details screen ii. Enter the details in RelyonSoft Saral TDS, i.e Name, Section, Payment Amount, Payment Date and the rate of Income Tax for deduction. iii. Next, in Remarks for Deduction, select “LOWER DEDUCTION/NO DEDUCTION U/S 197” and provide the certificate number in U/s 197 Cert. No. Field. iv. Save the entry.

If there are records with ZERO Deduction amount, then it’s required to show those Deduction records in Deductions entry screen with proper ‘No Deduction’ Remark (Like Transporter with Valid PAN or NO Deduction Certification u/s 197). Also it’s advised to link these deductions with a valid Challan. (If there is no Challan for the whole year, Deductor can make use of any subsequent previous year or subsequent next year paid Challan).