FORM NO. 15G, 15H: Income Tax Rules - 1962, Amend Rules
INCOME TAX - NOTIFICATION
S.O. 2663 (E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with section 197A 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. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (14th Amendment) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2015.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 29C, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“29C. Declaration by person claiming receipt of certain incomes without deduction of tax-
(1) A declaration under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (1A) of section 197A shall be in Form No. 15G and declaration under sub-section (1C) of section 197A shall be in Form No. 15H.
(2) The declaration referred to in sub-rule (1) may be furnished in any of the following manners, namely:-
(1) A declaration under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (1A) of section 197A shall be in Form No. 15G and declaration under sub-section (1C) of section 197A shall be in Form No. 15H.
(2) The declaration referred to in sub-rule (1) may be furnished in any of the following manners, namely:-
- In paper form;
- Electronically after duly verifying through an electronic process in accordance with the procedures, formats and standards specified under sub-rule (7).
(3) The person responsible for paying any income of the nature referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A) or sub-section (1C) of section 197A, shall allot a unique identification number to each declaration received by him in Form No.15G and Form No.15H respectively during every quarter of the financial year in accordance with the procedures, formats and standards specified by the Principal Director-General of Income-tax (Systems) under sub-rule (7).
(4) The person referred to in sub-rule (3) shall furnish the particulars of declaration received by him during any quarter of the financial year along with the unique identification number allotted by him under sub-rule (3) in the statement of deduction of tax of the said quarter in accordance with the provisions of clause (vii) of sub-rule (4) of rule 31A.
(5) The person referred to in sub-rule (3) shall furnish the statement of deduction of tax referred to in rule 31A containing the particulars of declaration received by him during each quarter of the financial year along with the unique identification number allotted by him under sub-rule (3) in accordance with the provisions of clause (vii) of the sub-rule (4) of rule 31A irrespective of the fact that no tax has been deducted in the said quarter.
(6) Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (4) and (5), an income-tax authority may, before the end of seven years from the end of the financial year in which the declaration referred to in sub-rule (1) has been received, require the person referred in sub-rule (3) to furnish or make available the declaration for the purposes of verification or any proceeding under the Act in accordance with the procedures, formats and standards specified by Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) specified under sub-rule (7)
(7) The Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the procedures, formats and standards for the purposes of furnishing and verification of the declaration, allotment of unique identification number and furnishing or making available the declaration to the income-tax authority and shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration in relation to the furnishing of the particulars of declaration in accordance with the provisions of sub-rules (4) and (5).
(8) The Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall make available the information of declaration furnished by the person referred to in sub-rule (3) to the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to whom the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction to assess the person who has furnished the declaration under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (1A) or under sub-section (1C) of section 197A is subordinate.”.
3. In Appendix-II of the said rules, for Form No.15G and Form No.15H, the following Forms shall respectively be substituted, namely:-
View and Download FORM 15G and FORM 15H
(R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN)
(UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNEMNET OF INDIA)
3. In Appendix-II of the said rules, for Form No.15G and Form No.15H, the following Forms shall respectively be substituted, namely:-
View and Download FORM 15G and FORM 15H
[Notification No. 76/2015/F.No.133/50/2015-TPL]
New Delhi, the 29th September, 2015
New Delhi, the 29th September, 2015
(R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN)
(UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNEMNET OF INDIA)
Subject: Simplification of procedure for Form No.15G & 15H – regarding
Tax
payers seeking non deduction of tax from certain incomes are required
to file a self declaration in Form No. 15G or Form No.15H as per the
provisions of Section 197A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’). In
order to reduce the cost of compliance and ease the compliance burden
for both, the tax payer and the tax deductor, the Central Board of
Direct taxes has simplified the format and procedure for self
declaration of Form No.15G or 15H. The procedure for submission of the
Forms by the deductor has also been simplified.
Under
the simplified procedure, a payee can submit the self-declaration
either in paper form or electronically. The deductor will not deduct tax
and will allot a Unique Identification Number (UIN) to all
self-declarations in accordance with a well laid down procedure to be
specified separately. The particulars of self-declarations will have to
be furnished by the deductor along with UIN in the quarterly TDS
statements. The requirement of submitting physical copy of Form 15G and
15H by the deductor to the income-tax authorities has been dispensed
with. The deductor will, however be required to retain Form No.15G and
15H for seven years.
The revised procedure shall be
effective from the 1st day of October, 2015. The Notification issued
vide S.O. No.2663(E) dated 29th September 2015 is available on the
website of the Department at www.incometaxindia.gov.in
(Shefali Shah) Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD) Official Spokesperson, CBDT
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