Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2010

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES New Delhi, the 18th February, 2010

NOTIFICATION INCOME-TAX

S.O. 424 (E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by 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. (1) These rules may be called Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2010. (2) They shall come into force from the 1st day of April, 2009.

2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, "

(a) for rules 30, 31 and 31A the following rules shall be substituted, namely:-

“Time and mode of payment to Government account of tax deducted at source or tax paid under sub-section (1A) of section 192.

30. (1) All sums deducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 192 to 194, section 194A, section 194B, section 194BB, section 194C, section 194D, section 194E, section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194H, section 194-I, section 194J, section 194K, section 194LA, section 195, section 196A, section 196B, section 196C and section 196D shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government—

• (a) in the case of deduction by or on behalf of the Government, on the same day;

• (b) in the case of deduction by or on behalf of persons other than those mentioned in clause (a),—

• (i) in respect of sums deducted in accordance with the provisions of section 193, section 194A, section 194C, section 194D, section 194E, section 194G, section 194H, section 194-I, section 194J, section 195, section 196A, section 196B, section 196C and section 196D—

• (1) where the income by way of interest on securities referred to in section 193 or the income by way of interest referred to in section 194A or the sum referred to in section 194C or the income by way of insurance commission referred to in section 194D or the payment to non-resident sportsmen or sports associations referred to in section 194E or the income by way of commission, remuneration or prize on sale of lottery tickets referred to in section 194G or the income by way of commission or brokerage referred to in section 194H or the income by way of rent referred to in section 194-I or the income by way of fees for professional or technical services referred to in section 194J or the interest or any other sum referred to in section 195 or the income of a foreign company referred to in sub-section (2) of section 196A or the income from units referred to in section 196B or the income from foreign currency bonds or shares of an Indian company referred to in section 196C or the income of Foreign Institutional Investors from securities referred to in section 196D is credited by a person to the account of the payee as on the date up to which the accounts of such person are made, within two months of the expiration of the month in that date falls;

• (2) in any other case, within one week from the last day of the month in which the deduction is made; and

• (ii) in respect of sums deducted in accordance with the other provisions within one week from the last day of the month in which the deduction is made:

Provided that the Assessing Officer may, in special cases, and with the approval of the Joint Commissioner—

• (a) in cases falling under sub-clause (i), permit any person to pay the income-tax deducted from any income by way of interest, other than income by way of interest on securities or any income by way of insurance commission or any income by way of commission or brokerage referred to in section 194H quarterly on July 15, October 15, January 15 and April 15; and
• (b) in cases falling under sub-clause (ii), permit an employer to pay income-tax deducted from any income chargeable under the head “Salaries” quarterly on June 15, September 15, December 15 and March 15.

(1A) All sums paid under sub-section (1A) of section 192 shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government—

• (a) in the case of payment on behalf of the Government, on the same day;
• (b) in all other cases, within one week from the last day of each month on which the income-tax is due under sub-section (1B) of section 192.

(2) The person responsible for making the deduction from any income chargeable under the head “Salaries” or, the person who pays tax, referred to in sub-section (1A) of section 192 or, in cases covered by sub-section (5) of section 192, the trustees shall pay the amount of tax so deducted to the credit of the Central Government by remitting it within the time prescribed in sub-rule (1) into any branch of the Reserve Bank of India or of the State Bank of India or of any authorized bank accompanied by an income-tax challan :

Provided that where the deduction or payment, as the case may be, is made by or on behalf of Government, the amounts shall be credited within the time and in the manner aforesaid without the production of a challan.

(3) The person responsible for making deduction under sections 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194C, 194D, 194E, 194EE, 194F, 194G, 194H, 194-I, 194J, 194K, 195, 196A, 196B , 196C and 196D shall pay the amount of tax so deducted to the credit of the Central Government by remitting it within the time prescribed in sub-rule (1) into any branch of the Reserve Bank of India or of the State Bank of India or of any authorized bank accompanied by an income-tax challan, provided that where the deduction is made by or on behalf of Government the amount shall be credited within the time and in the manner aforesaid without the production of a challan.

Certificate of tax deducted at source or tax paid under sub-section (1A) of section 192. 31. (1) The certificate of deduction of tax at source or, the certificate of payment of tax by the employer on behalf of the employee, under section 203 to be furnished by any person deducting tax in accordance with the provisions of—

• (a) section 192 shall be in Form No. 16 : Provided that in the case of an individual, resident in India, where his income from salaries before allowing deductions under section 16 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 does not exceed rupees one lakh fifty thousand, the certificate of deduction of tax at source shall be in Form No. 16AA;
• (b) section 193, section 194, section 194A, section 194B, section 194BB, section 194C, section 194D, section 194E, section 194EE, section 194F, section 194G, section 194-I, section 194J, section 194K, section 194LA, section 195, section 196A, section 196B, section 196C and section 196D shall be in Form No. 16A.

(2) The certificate mentioned in sub-rule (1) shall be furnished within a period of one month from the end of the month during which the credit has been given or the sums have been paid or, as the case may be, a cheque or warrant for payment of any dividend has been issued to a shareholder: