AMIT BAJAJ ADVOCATE

T.D.S means the Tax deducted at source. Whenever a person liable to deduct tax of another person under Income Tax Act, deducts tax, the credit of such tax is given to the deductee when his liability to pay income tax is calculated. Such credit is given on the basis of the information given by the deductor to the Income Tax Department by way of filing his T.D.S statements, wherein the full detail about the tax deducted, the PAN No of deductee etc are given, so that the right credit of T.D.S can be given to the deductee.

Rule 37BA(1) provides that credit for tax deducted at source and paid to the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of Chepter XVII, shall be given to the person to whom payment has been made or credit has been given (i.e.Deductee), on the basis of information relating to deduction of tax furnished by the deductor to the income tax authority or the person authorized by such authority.

The Punjab Govt has imposed entry tax on some new items and rate of entry tax on certain items has been revised. These revised rates of entry tax and imposition of entry tax on new items will come into force w.e.f 18/08/2010. The new items and revised rate of entry tax is given herebelow in the public notice issued by the Punjab Government.