Form 26Q - Income Tax

Forms 26Q must be used to file TDS on salary payments and payments other than salary. Payers or deductors need to submit Form 26Q to the government along with the collected TDS amount.

Form 26Q

This form has to be filled up for a declaration of a citizen’s TDS returns in detail.
This form is based on their payments other than salary.
It must be filled up for a declaration by individuals who are living and working in India and are Indian citizens
This form is payable under the subsection (3) of section 200 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
The sections under which the form is based on, and can be used for reference to fill in the declaration form include sections 193, 194, 194A, 194BB, 194C, 194D, 194EE, 194F, 194G, 194H, 194I, 194J, 194LA and rule 31A.
The Form must specify whether the deductor is Government or non-Government.
It is compulsory to quote the PAN for non-Government deductors.
In the instance of Government deductors, "PANNOTREQD" must be specified on the form.

Form 26Q Sample

Quarterly statement of deduction of tax under sub‐section (3) of section 200 of the Income‐tax Act in respect of payments other than salary for the quarter ended (June/September/December/March) Financial Year

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TDS Deduction

Tax Deducted at Source or TDS is the sum of tax deducted from the income of an individual or a business by the payer. TDS helps taxpayers clear their tax dues in easy payment as compared to paying a lump sum at the end of the year. It similarly produces constant reserves for the government since TDS is documented on each quarter of the year.

TDS Return Due Date

The due date for filing TDS returns is as follows:

Quarter	Due Date for Form 26Q
April to June	31st July
July to September	31st Oct
October to December	31st Jan
January to March	31st May

TDS Return Status

TDS return status of the statement filed by the assessee can be checked online by furnishing the PAN NO and the provisional receipt no/Token no.

The penalty for Delay in Filing of TDS Return

If a deductor does not document the TDS on the submission date, he/she/they may need to pay a late filling charge.
The deductor additionally needs to pay interest collected on the TDS amount in the event that he misses the due date of submission.
A huge penalty is collected if a deductor fails to document TDS and store the amount within one year of the genuine due date.