MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
Notification No. 43/2020
New Delhi, the 3rd July, 2020
INCOME-TAX
G.S.R. 429(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 194A, 194J, 194K, 194LBA, 194N, 194-O, 197A and 200 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes, hereby, makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.––(1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (16th Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Income-tax Rules,1962 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 31A, in sub-rule (4), —
(a) in clause (viii), after the words “not deducted”, the words “or deducted at lower rate” shall be inserted;
(b) for clause (ix) the following shall be substituted from the 1st day of July, 2020, namely:-
“(ix) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted or deducted at lower rate in view of the notification issued under second proviso to section 194N or in view of the exemption provided in third proviso to section 194N or in view of the notification issued under fourth proviso to section 194N”;
(c) after clause (ix), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:–
“(x) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted or deducted at lower rate in view of the notification issued under sub-section (5) of section 194A.
(xi) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted under sub-section (2A) of section 194LBA.
(xii) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted in view of clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1D) of section 197A.
(xiii) furnish particulars of amount paid or credited on which tax was not deducted in view of the exemption provided to persons referred to in Board Circular No. 3 of 2002 dated 28th June 2002 or Board Circular No. 11 of 2002 dated 22nd November 2002 or Board Circular No. 18 of 2017 dated 29th May 2017.”
3. In the principal rules, in Appendix II,
(I) in form 26Q –
(a) for the brackets, words, figures and letters
“[See sections 192A, 193, 194, 194A, 194B,194BB, 194C, 194D, 194DA, 194EE, 194F, 194G, 194H, 194-I, 194J, 194LA, 194LBA, 194LBB, 194LBC, 194N and rule 31A]” the following brackets, words, figures and letters
“[See sections 192A, 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194C, 194D, 194DA, 194EE, 194F, 194G, 194H, 194-I, 194J, 194K, 194LA, 194LBA, 194LBB, 194LBC, 194N, 194-O, 197A and rule 31A]” shall be substituted;
(b) for the “Annexure”, the following “Annexure” shall be substituted, namely :-
“[ANNEXURE: DEDUCTEE/PAYEE WISE BREAK UP OF TDS
(Please use separate Annexure for each line-item in Table at Sl. No. 4 of main Form 26Q)
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(II) in form 27Q —
(a) for the brackets, words, figures and letters
“[See sections 194E, 194LB, [194LBA, 194LBB, 194LBC], 194LC, 195, 196A, 196B, 196C, 196D, and rule 31A]”the brackets, words, figures and letters
“[See section 194E, 194LB, [194LBA, 194LBB, 194LBC], 194LC, 194N, 195, 196A, 196B, 196C, 196D, 197A and rule 31A]” shall be substituted;
(b) for the “Annexure” the following “Annexure” shall be substituted, namely:–
[ANNEXURE: DEDUCTEE WISE BREAK UP OF TDS]
(Please use separate Annexure for each line item in Table at Sl. No. 04 of main Form 27Q)
9. In case of deductees covered under rule 37BC, Permanent Account Number or Aadhaar Number NOT AVAILABLE” should be mentioned.”*in relation to section 194N, the changes shall come into effect from 1st July, 2020.#in relation to section 194-O, the changes shall come into effect from 1st October, 2020.
[F. No. 370142/11/2020-TPL]
ANKIT JAIN,
Under Secy. (Tax Policy and Legislation Division)
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 969 (E), dated the 26th March, 1962 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 423 (E), dated 30.06.2020