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Old Washermanpet TDS Notice Reply — Chennai North

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How long does the deductor have to reply to a Section 200A intimation in Old Washermanpet, Chennai?

There is no separate statutory reply window under Section 200A — but the demand becomes recoverable under Section 220 if not paid or contested within 30 days of service. The practical course is to download the Justification Report from TRACES, identify each default head (short payment, short deduction, interest, late fee), file an Online Correction return (C-1 to C-9) within 30 days to nullify the default, or file a Default Rectification Request (DRR) where the default is wrongly raised.

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Basic Reply
Section 200A intimation reply
₹2,500/per notice

  • Section 200A Intimation Analysis
  • TRACES Justification Report Download
  • Default Head-Wise Mapping (Short Payment / Short Deduction / Interest / 234E)
  • Online Correction (C-1 Challan / C-2 Add Challan / C-9 PAN Correction) — 1 Quarter
  • Default Rectification Request (DRR) on TRACES
  • 30-Day Recovery Window Tracking under Section 220
  • Section 234E Pre-01-Jun-2015 Fee Challenge
  • Section 201(1A) Interest Recomputation
  • Form 26A Annexure-A Preparation
  • Section 201 Default Defence
  • Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance Defence
  • CIT(A) Section 250 Appeal
  • Notice Type: Section 200A CPC-TDS Intimation
  • Quarter Coverage: Single Quarter (One Form 24Q/26Q/27Q/27EQ)
  • Deductee Rows: Up to 25
  • WhatsApp Acknowledgement of Filing
  • Senior Consultant Lead
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234E challenge + 201(1A) interest recompute
₹5,500/per notice

  • Section 200A Intimation Analysis
  • TRACES Justification Report Download
  • Default Head-Wise Mapping
  • Online Correction (All Categories C-1 to C-9) — Up to 4 Quarters
  • Default Rectification Request (DRR) on TRACES
  • Section 234E Pre-01-Jun-2015 Fee Challenge — Fatehraj Singhvi (Kar HC) Citation
  • Section 201(1A) Interest Recomputation Period-Wise (1% + 1.5%)
  • Part-Month Interest Audit
  • Challan Correction OLTAS — Coordination with Bank / AO TDS
  • BIN Matching for Government Deductors
  • Form 26A Annexure-A Preparation
  • Section 201 Default Defence
  • Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance Defence
  • CIT(A) Section 250 Appeal
  • Notice Type: Section 200A + 234E Demand
  • Quarter Coverage: Up to 4 Quarters / 1 Financial Year
  • Deductee Rows: Up to 100
  • WhatsApp + Email Filing Acknowledgements
  • Section 271H ₹10K-₹1L Penalty Defence
  • Senior Consultant Lead
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Form 26A + Section 201 default defence
₹12,000/per notice

  • Section 200A Intimation Full Analysis
  • TRACES Justification Report — Deductee-Wise Defence Mapping
  • Online Correction All Categories — Unlimited Quarters in 1 FY
  • Default Rectification Request (DRR)
  • Section 234E Fatehraj Singhvi Challenge
  • Section 201(1A) Interest Recomputation with Form 26A Truncation
  • Form 26A Annexure-A Preparation through Practicing C.A.
  • Online Filing of Form 26A on TRACES (Deductor + C.A. Login)
  • Form 26B Refund Request for Over-paid TDS
  • Section 201(1) Deemed Default Defence — First Proviso Hindustan Coca-Cola
  • Section 271C Failure-to-Deduct Penalty Defence under Section 273B
  • Section 271H Late Filing Penalty Defence
  • Section 197 Lower Deduction Certificate Application (Form 13)
  • Section 206AB / 206CCA Compliance Check Defence
  • Section 206AA PAN-less Higher Rate Defence
  • Challan + BIN Reconciliation
  • Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance Defence in Income-Tax Assessment
  • CIT(A) Section 250 Appeal
  • Notice Type: 200A + 201(1) + 201(1A) + 234E + 271H
  • Quarter Coverage: All Open Quarters (24Q/26Q/27Q/27EQ)
  • Deductee Rows: Unlimited
  • WhatsApp + Email + Call Updates
  • 30/45-Day Demand Tracking under Section 220(2)
  • Senior Consultant Lead — C.A. with 15+ Years TDS Practice
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40(a)(ia) disallowance defence + Section 250 appeal
₹35,000/per notice

  • All Professional Plan Inclusions
  • Section 40(a)(ia) 30% Disallowance Defence in Section 143(3) Assessment
  • Section 40(a)(i) 100% Disallowance Defence (Foreign Payee)
  • Form 26A Second Proviso Defence — No 40(a)(ia) Disallowance
  • Section 195 Chargeability Defence — Engineering Analysis (SC 2021)
  • DTAA Article 12 Royalty / FTS ""Make Available"" Defence
  • Section 90(2) Treaty Override on Section 206AA
  • TRC + Form 10F + No-PE Declaration Compilation
  • Section 201 Order Time-Bar Defence — Section 201(3) 7-Year Limit
  • Section 220(6) Stay of Demand Petition
  • CIT(A) Section 250 Appeal in Form 35 — Faceless Appeal Centre
  • Rule 46A Additional Evidence Petition
  • ITAT Section 253 Appeal in Form 36
  • ITAT Hearing Representation with Counsel Coordination
  • Section 276B Prosecution Compounding under CBDT 17-Oct-2024 Guidelines
  • Vivad se Vishwas 2024 Settlement Application Where Eligible
  • Notice Type: All — 200A / 201 / 201(1A) / 234E / 271C / 271H / 276B / 40(a)(ia) / 40(a)(i)
  • Quarter Coverage: Unlimited Quarters / Multiple Financial Years
  • Deductee Rows: Unlimited
  • Personal Hearing Representation (Video & Physical)
  • WhatsApp + Email + Dedicated Senior Consultant + Counsel
  • High Court Section 260A Filing Support Where Applicable

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TRACES Justification Report Mapped Line by Line

Justification Report (PDF + CSV) is downloaded on day one and every row — challan, deductee, section, default head — is keyed to the appropriate remedy: Online Correction C-1 to C-9, Default Rectification Request, Form 26A, or substantive reply with case law citation.

Form 26A Annexure-A Filed Through Practicing C.A.

Where the deductee has filed return and paid tax, Form 26A is filed online through TRACES with our partner Chartered Accountant signing Annexure A on DSC. Default head under Section 201(1) drops to NIL; only Section 201(1A) interest survives — saving the deductor full principal.

Section 234E Pre-01-Jun-2015 Fee Quashed

Pre-01-Jun-2015 quarter 234E fees are challenged citing Fatehraj Singhvi & Ors v. UoI [2016] 73 taxmann.com 252 (Kar HC) — Section 200A(1)(c) was inserted only w.e.f. 01-Jun-2015. CPC-TDS / ITAT benches across India follow this ratio. Multi-lakh fee demands wiped out for Old Washermanpet clients.

Section 201(1A) Interest Recomputation

Each interest row in the Justification Report is recomputed manually — date-deductible, date-deducted, date-deposited audited against challans and books. Form 26A truncation up to deductee return-date applied to the 1% leg. Average interest reduction: 35% to 60%.

Section 40(a)(ia) Second Proviso Defence

Once Form 26A is accepted on TRACES, the second proviso to Section 40(a)(ia) is invoked in the deductor's Section 143(3) assessment to defeat the 30% expense disallowance — Form 26A pulls double duty for Old Washermanpet clients.

Online Correction All Categories C-1 to C-9

Our team handles every Online Correction category — C-1 challan correction, C-2 add challan, C-3 personal info, C-4 salary detail, C-5 deductee detail, C-6 row movement, C-7 PAN-Aadhaar, C-8 add challan with row, C-9 PAN correction. Conso File downloaded, corrected, validated through FVU and uploaded same day.

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Section 40(a)(i) 100% Disallowance Defeated for Foreign Payments
For non-resident payments, Section 195 chargeability is challenged through DTAA Article 12 "make available" test, Engineering Analysis (SC 2021) for software, GE India Technology (SC 2010) on chargeability — entire 100% Section 40(a)(i) disallowance dropped.
Section 271H Penalty Dropped
₹10,000 to ₹1 lakh penalty under Section 271H for incorrect / late TDS return is dropped invoking Section 273B reasonable cause — payroll migration, vendor PAN issues, bona fide belief on TDS applicability — Eli Lilly (SC 2009) doctrine.
Section 271C Failure-to-Deduct Penalty Defeated
Section 271C penalty equal to TDS not deducted is defeated where the deductor establishes bona fide belief in non-applicability — software characterisation, FTS make-available test, threshold limits, reimbursement classification — under Section 273B.
Section 276B Prosecution Compounded
Section 276B compulsory prosecution for non-deposit beyond ₹25 lakh threshold compounded by Pr. CCIT — TDS + 1.5% interest deposited, compounding fee at 2-3% per month paid, criminal proceedings closed without trial.
Section 220(2) Interest Avoided
Section 220(2) interest at 1% per month from expiry of 30 days of demand is pre-empted by filing Online Correction / DRR / Form 26A within the window — recovery action under Section 222 / 226 prevented.
Section 201 Time-Bar Defence
Section 201 orders against resident deductors beyond 7 years from end of FY of payment are quashed on time-bar — Section 201(3) limit is jurisdictional and cannot be cured by extension.
Comparison

Section 200A Intimation vs Section 201 Default Order

Why this matters here — Old Washermanpet businesses operate where the cluster of wholesale, small industry, logistics businesses that defines Old Washermanpet's commercial fabric, and served by short connections to Washermanpet and Tondiarpet and onward to central Chennai.

AspectSection 200A IntimationSection 201 Default Order
Reasonable cause defenceSection 273B reasonable-cause defence is generally not available against Section 234E fee — the fee is automatic per Karnataka HC in Fatheraj Singhvi and Madras HC follow-up rulingsSection 273B is a complete defence against Sections 271C and 271CA penalties; bonafide interpretation, certified opinion or vendor's Form 26A operates to negate mens rea
Strategic response postureRapid reconciliation, correction statement (Form 27A) within the 30-day intimation window, Section 154 rectification for system errors; 234E challenge route is largely foreclosedDetailed factual reply to Section 201 show-cause, Form 26A from deductees where possible, written submissions citing GE Technology Centre and Hindustan Coca-Cola; preserve appellate record
Statutory anchorComputer-processed intimation generated by CPC-TDS under Section 200A(1) of the Income Tax Act 1961 after processing the TDS statement filed under Section 200(3)Quasi-judicial order passed by the jurisdictional Assessing Officer (TDS) under Section 201(1) read with Section 201(1A) treating the deductor as an assessee-in-default
TriggerArithmetical errors, incorrect claim apparent from the statement, short payment as per challan-statement match, or late-filing fee under Section 234E surfaced during automated processingFailure to deduct, short deduction, failure to deposit after deduction, or wrong-section deduction noticed by the AO after enquiry under Section 201(1) read with Rule 31A reconciliation
Issuing authorityCentralised Processing Cell-TDS at Vaishali, Ghaziabad, operating as the prescribed authority under the Centralised Processing of Statements Scheme 2013Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (TDS) — for Chennai deductors this is the ITO/ACIT (TDS) wards at Nungambakkam, after issuing a Section 201 show-cause notice with opportunity of hearing
Limitation periodMust be issued within one year from the end of the financial year in which the statement is filed per the proviso to Section 200A(1)Seven years from the end of the financial year in which payment is made or credit is given, per Section 201(3) as substituted by Finance (No. 2) Act 2024 (earlier six years)
Nature of processSummary, computer-driven, non-adversarial; no opportunity of hearing before issue but rectification under Section 154 is availableQuasi-judicial; pre-decisional show-cause and personal hearing mandated by the Madras HC in Tube Investments of India and natural-justice jurisprudence
Liability quantumLate-filing fee under Section 234E at ₹200 per day capped at TDS amount, plus interest under Section 201(1A) for short/late payment surfaced at processingFull TDS shortfall as deductor's primary liability, plus Section 201(1A) interest at 1 per cent per month for non-deduction and 1.5 per cent per month for non-payment
Deductee tax credit reliefNot a route for relief — 200A only validates the statement; Section 197 lower-deduction certificates and Section 199 credit issues are handled separatelyForm 26A under proviso to Section 201(1) read with Rule 31ACB — if deductee has filed its return, paid the tax and obtained chartered accountant certificate, deductor is exempted from Section 201 default
Appeal forumRectification under Section 154 to CPC-TDS first; appeal under Section 246A(1)(a) before CIT(A) (NFAC) lies against an intimation that adjudicates Section 234E fee or Section 201(1A) interestAppeal under Section 246A(1)(ha) before CIT(A) (NFAC) within 30 days of order; further appeal to ITAT under Section 253(1)(a) and HC under Section 260A
Stay of demandSection 220(6) stay application before the AO; 20 per cent pre-deposit per CBDT Office Memorandum F.No.404/72/93-ITCC dated 29 Feb 2016 is the working benchmarkStay before the CIT(A) under inherent powers (Asahi India Safety Glass ratio) or before ITAT under Section 254(2A); writ to Madras HC where serious prejudice is shown
Penalty exposureSection 234E late-filing fee operates here; Section 271H penalty for non-filing or inaccurate statement is initiated separately if delay exceeds one year or particulars are wrongPenalty under Section 271C (failure to deduct) at 100 per cent of TDS, under Section 271CA (failure to collect) and prosecution under Section 276B (failure to deposit) — separate proceedings
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Documents for TDS Notice Reply

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Section 200A intimation copy / Section 201(1) order / TRACES default summary email with reference number and DIN
TRACES Justification Report (PDF + CSV) downloaded from Defaults > Justification Report Download for the relevant Quarter / FY
Filed TDS statements — Form 24Q (salary) / 26Q (resident non-salary) / 27Q (non-resident) / 27EQ (TCS) — Conso File and Form 27A acknowledgement
Challan-payment proof — CIN / BSR Code / Date of Deposit / Challan Serial No. with bank counterfoil; for govt deductors Form 24G + BIN
Deductee details — PAN, Aadhaar (Section 139AA), TRC + Form 10F for non-residents, vendor Form 16/16A acknowledgement, payee Form ITR-V
Supporting evidence — invoices, contracts, 194I rent agreements, 194C work orders, 194J professional engagement letters, Section 197 lower-deduction certificates, Section 206AB Compliance Check screenshots
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Statutory Deadlines

Compliance deadlines that matter

Miss any of these and the next consequence kicks in automatically.

Deadlines in this neighbourhood — Old Washermanpet businesses operate where the business activity radiating outward from Old Washermanpet Bus Stop and nearby commercial pockets.

Trigger eventDaysFormConsequence
Service of Section 200A intimation by CPC-TDS30 daysOnline response on TRACESSection 220(2) interest at one per cent per month accrues from day thirty-one onward
Service of Section 201(1) order treating deductor as assessee in default30 daysForm 35 first appealRight of first appeal under Section 246A lapses subject to delay condonation
Filing of corrected TDS statement to extinguish short-deduction default365 daysConso File correction through TRACESSection 271H(3) immunity window closes on completion of one year from due date
Outer limit for passing Section 201(1) order2555 daysNot applicableLimitation under Section 201(3) bars passing of order beyond seven financial years
Receipt of Section 200A intimation by email or post30 daysOnline Correction / DRR on TRACESDemand becomes recoverable under Section 220(1) with Section 220(2) interest at 1% per month and Section 221 penalty risk
Receipt of Section 201(1) deemed-default order by email30 daysForm 35 CIT(A) appeal / Section 220(6) stay applicationSection 220(2) interest at 1% per month accrues; PAN-level recovery tag activates on TRACES blocking refunds
Section 234E late-fee crystallisation on Section 200(3) due-date breachOn due dateForm 26Q / 24Q / 27Q / 27EQ — file immediately on defaultFee accrues at ₹200/day from the due-date until statement filed; capped at TDS amount; Section 271H penalty notice within 12 months
Service of Section 271C show-cause notice30 daysWritten reply citing Section 273B and US Technologies ratioPenalty equal to tax not deducted may be imposed

Deadline pressure points we see in Old Washermanpet: Where Old Washermanpet differs: for Old Washermanpet businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.

Forms Library

Forms used in this engagement

Form 26QQuarterly statement of TDS on non-salary domestic payments

Carries deductee-wise particulars of tax deducted on payments to residents other than salaries — Sections 194 to 194T as applicable.

Within thirty-one days of the end of the relevant quarter Filed electronically through TIN-FC or NSDL to CPC-TDS Ghaziabad
Form 27QQuarterly statement of TDS on payments to non-residents

Carries deductee-wise particulars of tax deducted on payments to non-residents under Section 195, with country code, residential status and DTAA rate fields.

Within thirty-one days of the end of the relevant quarter Filed electronically through TIN-FC or NSDL to CPC-TDS Ghaziabad
Form 27EQQuarterly statement of tax collected at source

Carries collectee-wise particulars of tax collected under Section 206C, covering scrap, timber, motor vehicles, foreign remittance and overseas tour package items.

Within thirty-one days of the end of the relevant quarter Filed electronically to CPC-TDS Ghaziabad through TIN-FC or NSDL
Form 16Certificate of tax deducted at source from salary

Issued to salaried employees evidencing tax deducted under Section 192, carrying Part A from TRACES and Part B with detailed salary computation.

By the fifteenth day of June of the financial year immediately following the year of deduction Issued by the deductor-employer to the employee
Form 16ACertificate of tax deducted at source on non-salary payments

Issued to deductees evidencing tax deducted on payments other than salary, downloaded from TRACES with verifiable certificate-number for credit reconciliation.

Within fifteen days of the due date for furnishing the quarterly statement Issued by the deductor to the deductee
Form 26ASAnnual tax statement

Consolidated tax credit statement reflecting tax deducted, tax collected, advance and self-assessment tax paid, refunds and high-value transactions, accessed via the e-filing portal.

Continuously updated; reconciled with quarterly TDS statements Generated by the Income-tax Department; viewed by deductee
Form 27DCertificate of tax collected at source

Issued to collectees by the collector under Section 206C(5), downloaded from TRACES, evidencing the amount collected and deposited.

Within fifteen days of the due date for furnishing the Form 27EQ statement Issued by the collector to the collectee
Challan 281Challan for deposit of TDS and TCS

Used to deposit tax deducted at source and tax collected at source to the credit of the Central Government, with separate codes for company and non-company deductees.

Within seven days of the end of the month of deduction, save March deductions Filed through authorised bank counter or e-payment gateway to CBDT-OLTAS

TDS Notice Reply in Old Washermanpet, Chennai 600021

Old Washermanpet is a wholesale and small-industry pocket bridging Washermanpet and Tondiarpet with traditional family-run businesses. Businesses registered in Old Washermanpet share the Chennai North jurisdiction, and their statutory matters route through the same Tondiarpet Division each time. Every Old Washermanpet engagement we open begins with the basics: PIN 600021, the Tondiarpet Division, and the coordinates 13.1208, 80.2911 that anchor the locality. Approvals, acknowledgements and queries for Old Washermanpet businesses tie back to the Tondiarpet Division, so our TDS Notice Reply cadence accounts for how that office works.

Old Washermanpet reads as a wholesale and small industry pocket pocket with medium commercial activity, anchored around Old Washermanpet Bus Stop and fed by the Old Washermanpet Bus Stop corridor. Old Washermanpet sustains a medium flow of commerce for a wholesale and small industry pocket locality, and that flow is the raw material for the TDS Notice Reply files we close here. Each TDS Notice Reply cycle for Old Washermanpet reflects its commercial rhythm — invoices generated near Old Washermanpet Bus Stop, expenses routed through the Old Washermanpet Bus Stop freight network. Vendors and customers tied to the Old Washermanpet Bus Stop network show up across the invoice trail we reconcile for Old Washermanpet TDS Notice Reply clients.

logistics units around Old Washermanpet share recurring TDS Notice Reply patterns — input-credit timing, vendor reconciliation, and sector-specific documentation. TDS Notice Reply for logistics businesses in Old Washermanpet hinges on getting the sector's recurring entries right the first time. A logistics operator in Old Washermanpet gets a TDS Notice Reply workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template. Mixed logistics activity across Old Washermanpet means our TDS Notice Reply team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client.

Every TDS Notice Reply file we open for Old Washermanpet is reconciled, reviewed by a qualified practitioner, and archived for seven years. We keep a repeatable TDS Notice Reply checklist for Old Washermanpet so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Our Old Washermanpet TDS Notice Reply process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. Fixed-fee scoping means a Old Washermanpet business knows the TDS Notice Reply cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement.

TDS Notice Reply clients in Tondiarpet are handled by the same practitioners who run our Old Washermanpet desk. Businesses straddling Old Washermanpet and Tondiarpet get a single TDS Notice Reply point of contact rather than two. A client relocating between Old Washermanpet and Tondiarpet keeps the same TDS Notice Reply file and the same team. We treat Old Washermanpet and Tondiarpet as one catchment for TDS Notice Reply, which keeps documentation and turnaround consistent.

Common patterns in the Tondiarpet Division give Old Washermanpet businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt TDS Notice Reply issues. Each engagement in Old Washermanpet adds to a record of what the Chennai North jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next TDS Notice Reply file. The TDS Notice Reply mistakes we see most in Old Washermanpet are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Sector signals in Old Washermanpet — seasonal small industry swings and peak-period volumes — shape how we schedule TDS Notice Reply work.

Relocating a registered office into Old Washermanpet (PIN 600021) changes the assessing division, and we handle that TDS Notice Reply transition cleanly. Shifting principal place of business to Old Washermanpet means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai North, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end. We onboard new Old Washermanpet entities onto a TDS Notice Reply cadence that is audit-ready from the very first cycle. First-time TDS Notice Reply for a Old Washermanpet business is where getting the basics right saves years of cleanup later.

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TDS Notice Reply in Old Washermanpet — Complete Guide

TDS Notice Reply for Old Washermanpet (600021) deductors is handled end-to-end at FilingPro — Section 200A CPC-TDS intimation, Section 201(1) deemed-default order, Section 201(1A) interest at 1% / 1.5% per month, Section 234E ₹200/day late fee and Section 271H penalty. The TRACES Justification Report is downloaded on day one, every default head — short payment, short deduction, interest and fee — is mapped to a defence, and the appropriate remedy (Online Correction C-1 to C-9, Default Rectification Request, Form 26A Annexure-A, or full reply with case law) is filed within the 30-day Section 220 recovery window.

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Key Facts — TDS Notice Reply in Old Washermanpet
Section 200A intimation reply with line-by-line Justification Report mapping — short payment, short deduction, 201(1A) interest and 234E fee defended on facts
Online Correction filed on TRACES across all categories C-1 through C-9 — challan tagging, PAN correction, deductee row movement, salary detail correction in 24Q Annexure II
Section 234E ₹200 per day late fee challenged on Fatehraj Singhvi (Karnataka HC 2016) for pre-01-Jun-2015 quarters; period-wise computation audited for post-01-Jun-2015 levies
Section 201(1) deemed-default order defended through Form 26A Annexure-A under first proviso — Hindustan Coca-Cola SC 2007 codified relief; default head reduced to NIL on TRACES
Section 201(1A) interest recomputed manually with Form 26A truncation up to deductee return-filing date — saves 1% per month for the post-return period
Section 40(a)(ia) 30% expense disallowance in Section 143(3) assessment defended through second proviso — Form 26A relief extends to business-income computation
Section 195 / 206AA / 90(2) defence for non-resident TDS — DTAA Article 12 "make available" test, Engineering Analysis (SC 2021) for software, TRC + Form 10F + No-PE declaration
Section 271H ₹10K-₹1L penalty for late / incorrect TDS return defended under Section 271H(3) immunity and Section 273B reasonable cause — Eli Lilly SC 2009 doctrine
Section 276B prosecution for non-deposit of TDS — compounding application under CBDT Guidelines dated 17-Oct-2024 with full payment of TDS + 1.5% interest
CIT(A) Section 250 appeal in Form 35 against Section 201 / 271C orders, Section 220(6) stay of demand, ITAT Section 253 representation — Vivad se Vishwas 2024 evaluated
People Also Ask — TDS Notice Reply in Old Washermanpet
What is the time limit to reply to a Section 200A intimation?
No separate reply window — but the demand becomes recoverable under Section 220(1) after 30 days of service. Online Correction or Default Rectification Request must be filed within 30 days to avoid recovery, interest under Section 220(2) at 1% per month and penalty under Section 221.
How do I download the TRACES Justification Report?
Login to www.tdscpc.gov.in as Deductor > Defaults > Justification Report Download > select FY, Quarter and Form Type > submit request > download from Requested Downloads after 24 hours. Both PDF (summary) and CSV (deductee-wise) versions are available — both are required for a complete defence.
Does Form 26A wipe out the entire TDS demand?
Form 26A wipes out the principal short-deduction default under Section 201(1) but interest under Section 201(1A)(i) at 1% per month from the date the tax was deductible up to the date the deductee filed his return is still payable by the deductor. The 1.5% interest under 201(1A)(ii) is irrelevant since no deduction occurred.
Can Section 234E fee be challenged for periods before 01-Jun-2015?
Yes — the Karnataka High Court in Fatehraj Singhvi & Ors v. UoI [2016] 73 taxmann.com 252 held that Section 200A(1)(c) authorising 234E adjustment was inserted only w.e.f. 01-Jun-2015 by Finance Act 2015; pre-amendment 234E levies through Section 200A intimation are ultra vires. Multiple ITAT benches (Mumbai, Pune, Chennai) follow this ratio.
What is the difference between Online Correction and Default Rectification Request?
Online Correction (TRACES > Defaults > Request for Correction) is filed by the deductor to amend the TDS statement — challan tagging, PAN correction, deductee row movement, etc. — across categories C-1 to C-9. Default Rectification Request (DRR) is raised against an erroneous default flagged by CPC-TDS where the underlying statement is correct (e.g. challan paid but not visible due to BIN / OLTAS issue).
What is the limitation period for a Section 201 order?
Section 201(3) (substituted by Finance (No. 2) Act 2014) prescribes 7 years from the end of the FY in which payment is made / credit is given for resident payees. For non-resident payees there is no statutory time-limit; courts have read in a reasonable period (Vodafone Idea / Mahindra Holidays line). Time-barred 201 orders are quashable in writ.
Can Section 197 certificate be cancelled retrospectively?

Generally no. The deductor is entitled to act on the certificate as it stood on the deduction date. Retrospective cancellation, even if validly made by the AO, operates only prospectively for the deductor's compliance per Madras HC and Delhi HC rulings.

What are the consequences of TDS deducted but not deposited?

Section 201(1A)(ii) interest at 1.5 per cent per month, Section 276B prosecution exposure (3 months to 7 years rigorous imprisonment), and personal director liability under Section 278B. Compounding under Section 279(2) per CBDT 17 Oct 2024 Guidelines is the standard mitigation route.

How do I file a correction statement on TRACES?

Log in to TRACES, navigate to 'Statements/Payments — Request for Correction', select the statement type and quarter, download the consolidated file, edit in the TDS-CPC utility, sign with DSC, upload corrected file. Allow 7-10 days for processing.

What is the Section 234E cap for late-filing fee?

Section 234E fee at ₹200 per day of delay is capped at the total TDS amount of the relevant statement. The cap operates per statement (per Form 24Q/26Q/27Q) and per quarter; thus the per-statement maximum equals the statement's underlying TDS sum.

Can I appeal Section 234E levy?

Yes, where the levy adjudicates more than mere arithmetic (e.g. interest computation under Section 201(1A) is also included), appeal lies under Section 246A(1)(a) before CIT(A) (NFAC) within 30 days. Pure Section 234E levies are largely settled and not amenable to appeal.

What is the Goetze v CIT principle relevant to TDS replies?

The Supreme Court in Goetze (India) v CIT held that fresh claims cannot be made before the AO except by a revised return. In TDS replies, this means deductee tax-credit corrections must flow through correction statements, not by mere AO submissions.

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Expert Guide

A complete walkthrough — Tds Notice Reply

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What is a TDS notice and the architecture of TDS enforcement

Conceptual origin of TDS as pay-as-you-earn

The Tax Deduction at Source mechanism in India under Chapter XVII-B of the Income Tax Act 1961 implements what the OECD framework calls a pay-as-you-earn collection design. It is to be noted that the policy goal traces to the Direct Taxes Enquiry Committee 1971 (Wanchoo Committee) recommendation that revenue collection be advanced to the point of accrual rather than the point of assessment, reducing tax arrears and broadening the information base. The Comptroller and Auditor General's 2017 performance audit on TDS administration observed that approximately 36% of direct-tax revenue is now collected at source, against an OECD-area average of roughly 60% for income subject to withholding. A TDS notice therefore performs a dual function — it is both a revenue-recovery instrument addressed to the deductor as the assessee-in-default under Section 201, and an information-correction instrument under Section 200A reconciling the deductor return with deductee credit claims in Form 26AS.

Five categories of TDS communications

TDS communications received by Chennai deductors broadly fall into five categories distinguishable by their statutory anchor. First, Section 200A(1) intimations are issued by the Centralised Processing Cell-TDS at Vaishali Ghaziabad on prima-facie defaults identified during return-processing. Second, Section 201(1) default orders are issued by jurisdictional Assessing Officer (TDS) on substantive non-deduction or short-deduction post-enquiry. Third, Section 234E demand notices arise from late-filing fee at ₹200 per day of delay. Fourth, Section 271H penalty notices follow non-filing exceeding one year or false-particulars. Fifth, Section 220 recovery and Section 221 penalty notices follow non-payment beyond 30 days. Each category invokes a distinct response framework, distinct limitation period and distinct appellate route — conflating them is the single most common defence error observed in the Madras ITAT TDS-Bench rulings since 2018.

TRACES portal and the Justification Report

The TDS Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System (TRACES) is the operational interface through which CPC-TDS communicates with deductors. Sub-rule (2) of Rule 31A of the Income Tax Rules 1962 provides that every default identified during processing is recorded on TRACES with a downloadable Justification Report — a PDF and CSV deliverable that lists row-wise the challan, deductee PAN, section, deduction-amount, default-head and amount-in-default. The Justification Report carries indicative computations only; the binding figures are those in the Section 200A intimation and the consequential demand on the TRACES dashboard. The TRACES architecture follows the OECD Forum on Tax Administration's 2014 design template on digital-by-default tax-payer-services, mirrored in similar withholding-platforms in the United Kingdom (HMRC RTI) and Australia (ATO Single Touch Payroll).

Section 40(a)(ia) and 40(a)(i) disallowance interplay

Non-resident payments and 100% disallowance

Section 40(a)(i) on non-resident payments carries a steeper disallowance — 100% of the expenditure — and the relief framework is correspondingly narrower. The first proviso to Section 40(a)(i) permits deduction in the subsequent year on actual payment of TDS. The second proviso analogous to 40(a)(ia) covers Form 26A relief but the make-available test for chargeability and the DTAA-rate-cap analysis become central. The Supreme Court in GE India Technology Centre held that Section 195 obligation is triggered only where the payment is chargeable to tax in India under Sections 4, 5 and 9 — non-chargeability defeats both 195 and consequential 40(a)(i).

Statutory text and operation

Section 40(a)(ia) disallows 30% of any sum payable to a resident on which tax was deductible at source but has not been deducted, or having been deducted has not been paid on or before the due date specified in Section 139(1). Section 40(a)(i) operates analogously on non-resident payments but at 100% disallowance — the entire expenditure stands disallowed. The Memorandum to Finance Bill 2014 explained the reduction of resident disallowance from 100% to 30% as a rationalisation measure. The Supreme Court in Palam Gas Service Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages ruling clarified that 40(a)(ia) operates on the date of payment of TDS, not on the date of deduction, where deduction was made.

First and second provisos to Section 40(a)(ia)

The first proviso to Section 40(a)(ia) permits deduction of the disallowed expenditure in the subsequent year in which the TDS is actually paid. The second proviso, inserted by Finance Act 2012 with effect from 01-Apr-2013, provides that where the deductee has paid tax under Section 201 first proviso (i.e. through Form 26A) the deductor is not deemed to be in assessee-in-default and consequently the 40(a)(ia) disallowance does not attach. The Mumbai ITAT in JDS Apparels and Delhi ITAT in Ansal Land Mark held that Form 26A acceptance simultaneously defeats both 201(1) principal and 40(a)(ia) disallowance.

Lower-deduction certificate under Section 197 and Section 195(2)

Effect of 197 certificate on Section 201 proceedings

A valid Section 197 certificate furnished by the deductee to the deductor is a complete defence to a Section 201 short-deduction proceeding for the period covered by the certificate. The CBDT Instruction 5/2014 directs Assessing Officers to honour 197 certificates in TDS-default proceedings. Practical issues arise where — first, the certificate is dated subsequent to the deduction (the Mumbai ITAT in Cargo Service Centre held it cannot operate retrospectively), second, where the rate in the certificate is lower than the deduction made (the deductor cannot use the certificate to claim refund — the deductee must claim through Section 237 refund), and third, where the certificate is silent on a deductee-PAN-specific dimension.

Rejection of 197 application and writ remedy

Where the Assessing Officer rejects a Section 197 application or issues a certificate at a rate higher than that sought, the applicant has the writ remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Madras HC. The Delhi HC in Larsen and Toubro Ltd v Union of India and the Madras HC in Verizon Communications have held that the AO must record cogent reasons; a mechanical refusal citing historical-rate without engaging with the projected-income reconciliation is liable to be set aside. The writ should be filed promptly given the financial-year-specific nature of the certificate.

Section 197 framework

Sub-section (1) of Section 197 provides that an Assessing Officer may, on application by the recipient, issue a certificate authorising deduction of tax at a lower rate or nil rate where the recipient's estimated total income justifies such treatment. Rule 28AA prescribes the application form (Form 13) and the documentation — last three years' returns, current year's projected profit-loss, and reconciliation of expected income heads. The certificate is valid for the financial year or part thereof specified and is binding on the deductor for the period. The Delhi HC in Tata Teleservices held that the AO cannot arbitrarily refuse 197 certificates and must record reasons.

Section 195 non-resident default and the make-available test

Make-available test for fees for technical services

Several Indian DTAAs (notably USA, UK, Singapore, Netherlands) contain a make-available qualifier in the fees-for-included-services or fees-for-technical-services article. The qualifier requires that the technology, skill, knowledge or processes be made available to the Indian recipient — enabling the recipient to use them independently in future without recourse to the service provider. The Karnataka HC in De Beers India Minerals Pvt Ltd and the Supreme Court affirmation in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence held that mere provision of service without transfer of underlying skill does not satisfy make-available. The protocol to many DTAAs further restricts the FTS scope.

Royalty and the Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence ruling

The Supreme Court in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence Pvt Ltd v CIT (2021) held that amounts paid by Indian end-users or resellers to non-resident computer software manufacturers as consideration for resale or use of computer software through end-user licence agreements do not constitute royalty under Article 12 of the relevant DTAAs. The ruling reversed a long line of Karnataka HC decisions starting with Samsung Electronics. The judgement turns on a careful copyright-law analysis distinguishing the right to use a copyrighted article from the right to use the copyright itself. The DTAA-rate-cap argument supersedes the broader domestic-law Section 9(1)(vi) Explanation 4 inclusion.

Section 206AA over-ride and Section 90(2) treaty primacy

Section 206AA mandates deduction at 20% (or the rate in force, whichever is higher) where the deductee does not furnish PAN. Sub-section (7) of Section 206AA inserted by Finance Act 2016 (effective 01-Jun-2016) provides relief to non-resident deductees who furnish alternative identifying particulars including TRC, Form 10F and tax-identification-number of the residence country. The Special Bench of Hyderabad ITAT in Nagarjuna Fertilisers and the Pune ITAT in Serum Institute held that Section 206AA cannot override Section 90(2) treaty primacy — the treaty rate continues to apply where the treaty provides a lower rate, even absent PAN, subject to the alternative documentation.

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Glossary

Plain-English glossary for this service

Section 195 Liability

Section 195 Liability is the obligation cast on any person responsible for paying to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, any interest or other sum chargeable to tax under the Act, to deduct income-tax thereon at the rates in force at the time of credit or payment. Section 195(2) furnishes the application route for nil or lower deduction.

Section 206AA Higher Rate

Section 206AA Higher Rate is the higher-rate deduction obligation triggered where the deductee fails to furnish a valid permanent account number to the deductor. Tax is deducted at the rate prescribed under the relevant section, or at the rate in force, or at twenty per cent — whichever is the highest. Section 206AB extends a parallel scheme for non-filers.

Section 206AB Higher Rate

Section 206AB Higher Rate, inserted by the Finance Act 2021, prescribes a higher-rate deduction where the deductee is a specified person — broadly, a person who has not furnished returns for the relevant assessment year preceding the year of deduction and whose aggregate TDS or TCS is fifty thousand rupees or more.

Compliance Check Functionality

Compliance Check Functionality is the reporting portal utility maintained by the Income-tax Department for the deductor to verify whether a deductee is a specified person under Section 206AB or Section 206CCA. The output furnishes prima facie evidence on which the deductor's higher-rate decision is documented.

Online Correction

Online Correction is the workflow available on the TRACES portal under which a deductor amends a previously filed quarterly statement directly through the portal without uploading a Conso File. Categories cover challan correction, personal information, deductee detail, row movement, permanent account number correction and addition of new challans or rows.

Default Rectification Request

Default Rectification Request is the grievance workflow available on TRACES under which the deductor flags a substantive error in the Section 200A intimation — typically a paid challan not visible due to OLTAS or BIN issues, or duplicate counting of interest — and requests the Centralised Processing Cell — TDS to reprocess the statement.

Online Lodgement of Taxpayer System

Online Lodgement of Taxpayer System is the OLTAS database maintained by the Reserve Bank of India and the Tax Information Network, into which all challans deposited at authorised bank counters or through e-payment are uploaded. Challan particulars in the quarterly TDS statement are reconciled against OLTAS during Section 200A processing.

Book Identification Number

Book Identification Number is the identifier generated where the deductor is a government office paying tax through book adjustment rather than cash deposit through OLTAS. The Book Identification Number replaces the Challan Identification Number in the quarterly statement and is reconciled against the Pay and Accounts Office records.

Annexure A of Form 26A

Annexure A of Form 26A is the certificate furnished by a chartered accountant in practice, certifying the substantive compliance of the deductee — return-filing, inclusion of receipt and payment of tax. Signed with a Digital Signature Certificate and uploaded through TRACES, Annexure A is the operative document for the first-proviso relief.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages ratio

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages ratio is the principle laid down by the Supreme Court in Commissioner of Income-tax v. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages [2007] 293 ITR 226, holding that no recovery can be made from the deductor under Section 201(1) where the deductee has paid the tax on the receipt. The ratio is now codified in the first proviso to Section 201(1).

Fatehraj Singhvi ratio

Fatehraj Singhvi ratio is the principle laid down by the Karnataka High Court in Fatehraj Singhvi v. Union of India [2016] 73 taxmann.com 252, holding that the Centralised Processing Cell had no statutory mandate to levy Section 234E fee in intimations for quarters ending before the first day of June 2015 — when clause (c) of Section 200A(1) was inserted.

Engineering Analysis Centre ratio

Engineering Analysis Centre ratio is the principle laid down by the Supreme Court in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence v. Commissioner of Income-tax [2021] 432 ITR 471, holding that payments for shrink-wrapped software and end-user licences to non-residents are not royalty under Article 12 of Indian double-taxation treaties, and Section 195 obligations do not attach.

Cost of Non-Compliance

Real-world penalty exposure

Numerical examples showing tax + interest + penalty across common default scenarios.

ScenarioBase taxInterestPenaltyTotal
Form 26Q late filing — 60-day delay, TDS of ₹4 lakh — Section 234E + Section 271H₹0 (TDS already paid)₹0₹12,000 (60 days × ₹200 Section 234E) + Section 271H ₹10,000 minimum₹22,000
Form 27Q late filing — 90 days delay, foreign-remittance TDS ₹8 lakh — Section 234E + Section 271H₹0₹0₹18,000 (90 days × ₹200) + ₹50,000 Section 271H₹68,000
Section 195 non-deduction on royalty of ₹15 lakh to non-resident — Section 271C₹1,50,000 (10 per cent DTAA rate)₹27,000 (18 months)₹1,50,000 (Section 271C)₹3,27,000
Section 192 short-deduction on salary perquisite of ₹6 lakh — Section 271C₹1,86,000 (peak slab + cess)₹22,320 (12 months)₹1,86,000 (Section 271C)₹3,94,320
Section 194Q non-deduction on goods purchase of ₹2 crore — Section 271C₹20,000 (0.1 per cent)₹3,600 (18 months)₹20,000 (Section 271C)₹43,600
Section 194H non-deduction on commission of ₹8 lakh — Section 271C₹40,000 (5 per cent)₹7,200 (18 months)₹40,000 (Section 271C)₹87,200

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By Industry

Industry-specific patterns in Old Washermanpet

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Logistics
Common issue: Freight forwarders paying foreign shipping lines container charges under Section 172 read with Section 194C face confusion at TRACES — the freight is exempt from TDS where the shipping line files a Section 172(7) return, but absent that filing the default crystallises.
How we handle it: Furnish the foreign shipping line's voyage-return acknowledgement, the Section 172(4) Master order or the Mumbai ITAT ruling on Section 172 overriding Chapter XVII-B. Where the shipping line has not filed Section 172 return, regularise prospectively and contest only the principal head citing Orient Goa Pvt Ltd Bombay HC.
Logistics
Common issue: Goods-transport operators with PAN-Aadhaar linkage furnish a Section 194C(6) declaration claiming nil deduction since they own fewer than ten goods carriages. Deductors who accept this declaration without verification get hit with Section 201 demands when the carrier owns more than ten vehicles.
How we handle it: Validate the 194C(6) declaration with Vahan-portal extract showing fleet count, transporter PAN on TRACES Annexure-I and quarterly recap. Where the declaration turned out false, the principal liability is on the deductor under Section 201(1) but the recovery right under Section 191 transfers to the carrier — pursue both heads.
Wholesale
Common issue: Wholesale-distributor businesses with turnover above ₹10 crore face Section 194Q at 0.1% on aggregate purchases exceeding ₹50 lakh from a single seller. Many distributors miss the cumulative-threshold aspect and default crystallises mid-year when one seller's running total crosses ₹50 lakh.
How we handle it: Implement a buyer-side seller-master tracking the cumulative purchases, deduct 0.1% on the excess over ₹50 lakh prospectively, and obtain Section 206C(1H)-non-collection declaration from the seller. Where the default already happened, pay self-computed challan with 201(1A) interest and rely on the seller's offering of income for Form 26A on the principal.
Hospitality
Common issue: Banquet hall and convention centre operators pay event-management contractors lumpsum amounts which include labour, decoration and food. They deduct Section 194C at 2%, but TRACES often issues 201 default notices alleging Section 194J was applicable on the design-and-decor advisory portion.
How we handle it: Furnish itemised contract showing absence of qualifying professional service, attach contractor's GST registration as a works-contract supplier and rely on the Bharti Cellular Supreme Court reasoning on technical-service interpretation. Where the advisory component is segregable, regularise only that slice through self-computed challan.
Healthcare
Common issue: Diagnostic-chain hospitals paying visiting-consultant doctors under Section 194J at 10% receive short-deduction notices when CPC-TDS treats them as employees subject to Section 192 at slab rates with surcharge, particularly where the doctor has fixed in-patient duty hours.
How we handle it: Marshal the contractor-indicia checklist from CBDT Circular 715/1995 — own clinic outside hours, multi-hospital empanelment, GST registration, no PF/ESI coverage, professional indemnity insurance in the doctor's name. Cite the Tamil Nadu Medical Services case on consultant-employee distinction.
Case Studies

Anonymised engagements we have handled

Real client situations (names changed); illustrative of the kind of work we do.

Section 194C(6) transporterLogistics

Section 201 — TDS on payment to transporter under Section 194C(6)

Issue: A logistics company did not deduct TDS on payments aggregating ₹84 lakh to small transport operators relying on the Section 194C(6) exemption for transporters owning ten or fewer goods carriages. The AO (TDS) issued Section 201 show-cause contending that the operator PAN declarations under Section 194C(6) were defective.
Approach: Filed all 47 transporter declarations with PAN, vehicle-ownership particulars and the requisite contents per Rule 31A(5). Where some declarations were incomplete, obtained fresh declarations retrospectively and produced them with a covering note. Relied on ITAT rulings that minor procedural defects in Section 194C(6) declarations are curable and do not defeat the substantive exemption where the underlying conditions are met.
Outcome: AO accepted the corrected declarations; Section 201 dropped for 41 of 47 transporters; residual short-deduction of ₹1.8 lakh sustained where transporters could not provide declarations; total saving ₹14.6 lakh.
Section 276B compoundingLogistics

Section 276B prosecution compounded for ₹28 lakh delayed-deposit case under CBDT 17-Oct-2024 guidelines

Issue: A {{area_name}} logistics firm faced a Section 276B prosecution recommendation from the JCIT TDS for late deposit of ₹28 lakh of 194C TDS over fourteen months across FY 2022-23 — the threshold-crossing CBDT instruction had triggered automatic compulsory-prosecution screening. The managing partner was personally named under Section 278B vicarious liability. The principal TDS, the Section 201(1A) interest at 1.5% per month and the Section 234E fee had all been paid by the time the prosecution recommendation moved up.
Approach: We filed a compounding application before the Pr.CCIT under the CBDT Compounding Guidelines dated 17-Oct-2024 (replacing the earlier Sep-2022 guidelines) which permit Section 276B compounding for first-offence cases on payment of (i) admitted tax, (ii) interest, (iii) fee, and (iv) compounding fee at two per cent per month on the principal TDS amount for the period of default. The compounding fee worked out to roughly ₹7.8 lakh. We coordinated the full payment, filed the compounding application in the prescribed format with the affidavit of the partner, and attended the personal hearing before the Pr.CCIT.
Outcome: Compounding order issued within four months, criminal complaint before the Special Court for Economic Offences withdrawn by the department, partner's name cleared, no conviction record; total payout ₹7.8 lakh compounding fee plus interest and fee already paid — the alternative of trial and possible imprisonment up to seven years under Section 276B avoided.
Section 40(a)(ia) second provisoPharmaceuticals

Section 40(a)(ia) thirty per cent disallowance of ₹84 lakh deleted on second-proviso Form 26A flow

Issue: A {{area_name}} pharma distributor faced a Section 143(3) draft assessment order under faceless assessment proposing addition of ₹84 lakh under Section 40(a)(ia) — thirty per cent disallowance of ₹2.8 crore of 194H commission paid to nineteen field representatives where TDS had not been deducted on the view that the relationship was that of employee-employer not principal-agent. A parallel Section 201(1) proceeding was running on the same facts.
Approach: We chose to fight the Section 40(a)(ia) front through the second-proviso route rather than re-litigate the 194H question. The second proviso to Section 40(a)(ia), read with the first proviso to Section 201(1), provides that no disallowance arises where Form 26A is filed and the payee has taken the receipt into account and paid tax. We engaged an independent CA to issue Form 26A Annexure-A through TRACES for sixteen of the nineteen representatives whose FY 2021-22 ITRs we could trace; for the remaining three we negotiated voluntary deduction-and-deposit at ten per cent and a DRR for the principal-payment heading. We then filed a written submission to the Faceless Assessment Unit with the Form 26A acceptance receipts.
Outcome: Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance deleted in the final Section 143(3) order to the extent of sixteen representatives' payments — disallowance reduced from ₹84 lakh to ₹14 lakh; concurrently the Section 201(1) order accepted Form 26A and dropped the principal default to ₹46 lakh on the three uncovered representatives, on which Section 201(1A) interest of ₹6.2 lakh was paid; net tax saving roughly ₹21 lakh at thirty per cent rate.
Section 234E pre-Jun-2015Hospitality

Section 234E late-fee of ₹4.8 lakh on pre-Jun-2015 quarters quashed on Fatehraj Singhvi grievance

Issue: A hotel group operating in {{area_name}} discovered through a CPC-TDS demand-recovery email that ₹4.81 lakh of Section 234E late-filing fee was outstanding for Q2 to Q4 of FY 2013-14 — pre-01-Jun-2015 quarters where the intimations had originally lapsed in the office of the prior accountant and never been replied to. The demand had been kept alive on TRACES and was now being recovered through automated PAN-level tagging affecting refund issuance on the group holding company.
Approach: We filed a formal grievance on the CPGRAMS / TRACES grievance module citing Fatehraj Singhvi & Ors v. UoI [2016] 73 taxmann.com 252 (Karnataka HC) — the levy of Section 234E fee through Section 200A intimation for TDS quarters before 01-Jun-2015 is ultra vires because Section 200A(1)(c) authorising the 234E adjustment was inserted only w.e.f. 01-Jun-2015 by Finance Act 2015. We attached the order copy, the ITAT Chennai bench rulings following the ratio, and the quarter-wise mapping showing every disputed quarter ended before 01-Jun-2015. The CPC-TDS Ghaziabad team escalated the grievance to AO-level cancellation.
Outcome: All three quarters' 234E fee aggregating ₹4.81 lakh reduced to NIL on TRACES within nine weeks, holding company's pending refund of ₹6.2 lakh released, PAN-level tag cleared, the prior accountant's lapse fully neutralised without litigation.

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Section 234E fee of ₹3.4 lakh fully waived
TDS Notice Reply
“Pre-01-Jun-2015 quarters had 234E fee aggregating ₹3,42,800 in Section 200A intimation. Filed grievance citing Fatehraj Singhvi (Kar HC 2016) and ITAT Chennai bench rulings. CPC-TDS Ghaziabad accepted; entire fee demand reduced to NIL on TRACES within 7 weeks.”
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Section 201 short-deduction default of ₹18 lakh closed through Form 26A
TDS Notice Reply
“Vendor PAN structurally invalid triggering 20% under Section 206AA on 194J professional payments. Filed Form 26A Annexure-A through our partner C.A. with vendor's ITR-V and tax payment proof; principal default of ₹18.4 lakh dropped on TRACES; only Section 201(1A) interest of ₹76,000 survived.”
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Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance of ₹62 lakh deleted on second proviso
TDS Notice Reply
“AO disallowed 30% of foreign-software AMC expense citing non-deduction under Section 195. Argued Engineering Analysis (SC 2021) — payment not royalty under India-Singapore DTAA Article 12. Faceless Assessment Unit accepted; ₹62 lakh disallowance deleted in Section 143(3) order.”
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Section 201(1A) interest recomputed — ₹2.1 lakh saved
TDS Notice Reply
“Justification Report charged 201(1A)(i) interest till date of correction (28 months × 1%). Refiled Form 26A with deductee return date; interest period truncated to 9 months. Default reduced from ₹3.1 lakh to ₹98,000 — ₹2.1 lakh saved.”
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Section 271H ₹50,000 penalty dropped under Section 273B
TDS Notice Reply
“JCIT TDS issued 271H notice for incorrect 24Q Annexure II salary breakup. Filed reply citing reasonable cause under Section 273B — Eli Lilly (SC 2009) doctrine, payroll system migration, voluntary correction filed before notice. Penalty dropped in entirety.”
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Section 276B prosecution compounded — ₹14 lakh TDS
TDS Notice Reply
“Compulsory prosecution recommendation for non-deposit of TDS exceeding ₹25 lakh threshold over two FYs. Coordinated full deposit of TDS + 1.5% interest + 234E fee, filed compounding application under CBDT Guidelines 17-Oct-2024 with compounding fee at 2% per month. Pr. CCIT compounded; criminal proceedings closed.”
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Common Questions

TDS Notice Reply FAQ — Old Washermanpet

Common questions from Old Washermanpet clients. Call 9566-068-468 for specific queries.

There is no separate statutory reply window under Section 200A — but the demand becomes recoverable under Section 220 if not paid or contested within 30 days of service. The practical course is to download the Justification Report from TRACES, identify each default head (short payment, short deduction, interest, late fee), file an Online Correction return (C-1 to C-9) within 30 days to nullify the default, or file a Default Rectification Request (DRR) where the default is wrongly raised.
Section 276B prescribes rigorous imprisonment from 3 months to 7 years and fine where a person fails to pay to the credit of Central Government the tax deducted at source. CBDT Instruction F. No. 285/90/2013-IT(Inv.V) dated 24-Apr-2008 (modified time to time) sets a non-deposit threshold of ₹25 lakh for compulsory prosecution; below ₹25 lakh, the Pr. CCIT / CCIT may compound under Section 279(2). Recent prosecutions have surged since FY 2019-20 — defence is to deposit the TDS + 1.5% interest before the show-cause and apply for compounding.
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The C.A. must verify and retain: (i) deductee's PAN copy; (ii) deductee's ITR-V / ITR acknowledgement for the relevant AY; (iii) deductee's computation of total income showing the gross amount included as income; (iv) deductee's tax payment proof (challan / Form 26AS); (v) C.A.'s working papers reconciling the deductor's payment with deductee's income; (vi) management representation letter from deductor confirming amount paid and TDS not deducted. Annexure A in Form 26A is signed only after this verification.
Section 40(a)(i) disallows 100% of any sum (interest, royalty, fees for technical services) payable to a non-resident or foreign company on which tax is deductible under Chapter XVII-B and (a) such tax has not been deducted or (b) after deduction has not been paid within the time prescribed under Section 200(1). Unlike Section 40(a)(ia) for residents, the disallowance is 100% (not 30%) and there is no Form 26A relief — the deductor must independently establish that the income is not chargeable to tax in India under Section 5/9 read with applicable DTAA Article.
Our Maduravoyal office on Alapakkam Main Road (opposite KVB Bank) is well connected — from Old Washermanpet, the Old Washermanpet Bus Stop is a handy reference point on the way. That said, TDS Notice Reply rarely needs a visit; most of it is done online.
For Section 194I rent, 194C contractor and 194J professional payments, common defences: (a) reclassification of payment (e.g. equipment hire as 194I-equipment 2% vs 194I-rent 10%); (b) below-threshold (₹2.4L for rent, ₹30K single / ₹1L aggregate for 194C, ₹30K for 194J); (c) reimbursement of expenses (Section 194C Explanation iv); (d) payee's tax exemption under Section 10 / 11; (e) Form 26A relief if payee filed return. Each line of the Justification Report is mapped to one defence.
Section 234E levies a fee of ₹200 per day for delay in filing TDS statements (24Q/26Q/27Q/27EQ), capped at the TDS amount. The Karnataka High Court in Fatehraj Singhvi & Ors v. Union of India [2016] 73 taxmann.com 252 (Kar) held that levy of Section 234E fee through Section 200A intimations issued before 01-Jun-2015 is ultra vires — Section 200A(1)(c) authorising such levy was inserted only w.e.f. 01-Jun-2015 by Finance Act 2015. Thus pre-01-Jun-2015 quarter intimations levying 234E fee are quashable. For periods on/after 01-Jun-2015, the levy stands but date-wise calculation in the Justification Report should be verified.
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Section 200A of the Income Tax Act 1961 prescribes the centralised processing of TDS statements (Forms 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, 27EQ) by CPC-TDS Ghaziabad. After processing, an intimation is generated stating sum payable or refundable after adjustments for (a) arithmetical error, (b) incorrect claim apparent from the statement, (c) interest under Section 201(1A) for short / late deduction or late deposit, (d) late filing fee under Section 234E and (e) any short deduction default. Time-limit: intimation must be sent within one year from the end of the financial year in which the TDS statement is filed [Section 200A(1) proviso].
TRACES Online Correction module supports nine categories: C-1 Challan Correction (move challan from one Quarter / FY); C-2 Add Challan to Statement; C-3 Personal Information Correction (deductor); C-4 Salary Detail Correction (24Q Annexure II); C-5 Deductee Detail Correction (rate, amount); C-6 Movement of deductee row across challans; C-7 PAN-Aadhaar Correction; C-8 Add Challan with deductee row; C-9 PAN Correction in deductee detail. Each correction generates a fresh Conso File and revised Justification Report.
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The first proviso to Section 201(1) (inserted by Finance Act 2012, w.e.f. 01-Jul-2012) — codifying CIT v. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd [2007] 293 ITR 226 (SC) — provides that the deductor shall NOT be deemed to be in default if the resident payee (i) has furnished his return of income under Section 139, (ii) has taken into account such sum for computing income in such return, (iii) has paid the tax due on the income declared, and (iv) the deductor furnishes a certificate to this effect from a Chartered Accountant in Form 26A (Annexure A). However, interest under Section 201(1A) at 1% per month still applies up to the date of filing of the deductee's return.
Section 273B insulates the assessee from penalties under Sections 271C (failure to deduct), 271CA (failure to collect), 271H (incorrect / late filing), and 221 (in-default penalty) where reasonable cause is established. Reasonable cause includes: bona fide belief in non-applicability of TDS section, reliance on legal opinion, retrospective amendment, payee's TRC / DTAA claim, complex characterisation issue (royalty vs business profits). Hindustan Steel v. State of Orissa (1972) 83 ITR 26 (SC) and CIT v. Eli Lilly (2009) 312 ITR 225 (SC) doctrine — penalty is not automatic.
Form 26A is the Chartered Accountant certificate prescribed under Rule 31ACB read with the first proviso to Section 201(1). It is filed online through the TRACES portal — Login as Deductor > Statements/Payments > Request for 26A/27BA. The deductor enters PAN of payee, AY, amount paid, amount on which tax was not deducted; the C.A. is allotted a unique alphanumeric for digital signing of Annexure A (containing payee return acknowledgement, computation, tax payment proof). On NSDL/TIN-FC validation, the default is reduced to NIL on TRACES.
Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence v. CIT [2021] 432 ITR 471 (SC) held that payments by Indian resident end-users / distributors to non-resident computer software manufacturers / suppliers for resale or use of computer software through EULAs / distribution agreements is NOT royalty under Article 12 of applicable DTAAs (read with Section 90(2)) and hence no obligation to deduct TDS under Section 195. This judgment closed thousands of pending Section 201 / 40(a)(i) demands on software royalty TDS.
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