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F.No. Pro DGIT(S)/CPC(TDS)/NOTIFICATION/201S-19
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Directorate of Income-tax (Systems)
New Delhi
Notification No. 08/2018
New Delhi, 31st December, 2018
Subject: - Procedure, format and standards for filing an application for grant of certificate for
deduction of Income-tax at any lower rate or no deduction of Income-tax under
sub-section (1) of Section 197 / collection of the tax at any lower rate under sub-
section (9) of Section 206C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 through TRACES- reg.
1. As per sub-section (1) of section 197 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, where, in the case of
any income of any person or sum payable to any person, income-tax is required to be
deducted at the time of credit or, as the case may be, at the time of payment at the rates
in force under the provisions of sections 192, 193, 194, 194A, 194C, 194D, 194G, 194H,
194-1, 194J, 194K, 194LA [, 194LBB, 194LBC] and 195, if the Assessing Officer is satisfied
that the total income of the recipient justifies the deduction of income-tax at any lower
rates or no deduction of income-tax, as the case may be, the Assessing Officer shall, on
an application made by the assessee in this behalf, give to him such certificate as may be
appropriate. Further as per sub-section (9) of section 206C of the Income-tax Act, 1961,
where the Assessing Officer is satisfied that the total income of the buyer or licensee or
lessee justifies the collection of the tax at any lower rate than the relevant rate specified
in sub-section (1) or sub-section (le), the Assessing Officer shall, on an application made
by the buyer or licensee or lessee in this behalf, give to him a certificate for collection of
tax at such lower rate than the relevant rate specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section
(1e).
2. Vide Central Board of Direct Taxes Notification No. 74/2018 dated 25.10.2018, Rule 28/
37G of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 has been amended to provide for filing an application
for grant of certificate for deduction of Income-tax at any lower rate or no deduction of
Income-tax under sub-section (1) of Section 197 / collection of the tax at any lower rate
under sub-section (9) of Section 206C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to be made in Form
No. 13 electronically in accordance to the procedures, formats and standards for ensuring
secure capture and transmission of data and uploading of documents to be laid down by
the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems).
3. In exercise of the powers delegated by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, under sub-rule
(2) of Rule 28 / sub-rule (2) of Rule 37G of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Principal
Director General of Income-tax (Systems) hereby specifies the procedure, format and
standards for the purpose of electronic filing of Form No. 13 and generation of certificate
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under sub-section (1) of section 197 / sub-section (9) of section 206C through TRACES, as
per procedure in the succeeding paragraphs.
4. Procedure for electronic filing of Form 13 shall be as follows:
4.1
The tax-payer/Deductee shall login in to the TRACES website for submission of
application in Form 13 electronically, for grant of certificate for deduction of Income-tax
at any lower rate or no deduction of Income-tax under sub-section (1) of Section 197 /
collection of the tax at any lower rate under sub-section (9) of Section 206C of the
Income-tax Act, 1961 through TRACES, as per procedure specified herein.
4.1.1
The tax-payer/Deductee who is not registered at TRACES shall be first required to register
at TRACES (www.tdscpc.gov.in) for login and filing application in Form 13. Detailed
procedure
for
registration
can
be
accessed
through
the
link
https:!!contents.tdscpc.gov.in!en!taxpayer-registration-Iogin-etutorial.html
4.2
The tax-payer/Deductee shall submit the Form No. 13 along with supporting documents
electronically,
(i) under digital signature; or
(ii) through electronic verification code.
4.3
After an online request for lower/no deduction certificate has been submitted
successfully, it shall reach the TDS-Assessing Officer on 'TRACES AO Portal' on his/her
login. The tax-payer/Deductee can track the status of his / her application through option
'Track Request for Form 13' under the tab 'Statement/Forms'.
S. Procedure for assignment of application to the lOS Assessing Officers:
5.1
On the basis of details furnished by the applicant in Form No. 13, the application shall be
forwarded to the concerned TDS Assessing Officer.
5.2
For applications filed in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Ahmedabad and Pune, cases where revenue foregone exceeds a sum of Rs. 50 Lakh, the
applications shall be assigned to the DClT / ACIT exercising jurisdiction over TDS matters,
and in other cases, the applications shall be assigned to the ITO exercising jurisdiction
over TDS matters. If the jurisdiction orders are otherwise, the applications shall be
assigned in accordance to such jurisdiction orders.
5.3
For applications filed in remaining cities / towns / jurisdictions, the applications where
revenue foregone exceeds a sum of Rs. 10 Lakh, application shall be assigned to the
DCIT / ACIT exercising jurisdiction over TDS matters, and in other cases, the applications
shall be assigned to the ITO exercising jurisdiction over TDS matters. If the jurisdiction
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orders are otherwise, the applications shall be assigned in accordance to such jurisdiction
orders.
5.4
After the applicant has successfully submitted application in Form 13, the following data,
which are considered relevant and essential for the Assessing Officer to take a decision
on the application will be obtained from CPC -ITR, E-filing and ITBA modules:
(i)
Processed data of Income Tax Returns of previous 4 F.Ys (if available).
(ii)
PAN Demand.
(iii)
e-filed Income Tax Returns of previous 4 F.Ys.
(iv)
Audit Report (along with form 3CD if accounts are audited) of previous 4 F.Ys.
(v)
Assessment Orders of previous 4 F.Ys (if available).
5.5
The application in Form 13 will then be assigned to the Assessing Officer exercising
jurisdiction over TDS matters in respect of the applicant as explained in para 5.2 and 5.3.
Such applications can be accessed by the Assessing Officer through path fLower/No
Deduction Certificate> Generate Certificate> Certificate u/s 197(l)/206C (9) and select
'Open/ Restored' Request(s)'.
6. Processing of the tax-payer/Deductee's request by the TDS Assessing Officer, Range
Heads and Commissioners of Income-tax:
6.1
Role ofTDS Assessing Officer:
The Assessing Officer shall be required to process the application through TRACES - AO
Portal after login using his / her credentials.
6.1.1
By navigating through the path fLower/No Deduction Certificate> Generate Certificote>
Certificate u/s 197(l)/206C (9) and select 'Open/ Restored' Request(s)', the Assessing
Officer shall be able to access the following information:
(i)
Information furnished by the tax-payer/Deductee.
(ii)
Documents submitted by the tax-payer/Deductee.
(iii)
Information essential for processing the request in respect of the tax-
payer/Deductee, as received from CPC (ITRL E-filing and ITBA.
(iv)
Information essential for processing the request in respect of the tax-
payer/Deductee, as available at CPC (TDS).
6.1.2
If the Assessing Officer requires any further clarification or information or documents
from the applicant for arriving at his / her decision, the same shall be obtained online
using the option {{Seek Clarification" available within the functionality. The query raised
by the Assessing Officer shall be forwarded to the applicant through systems for
furnishing a suitable response. The query will be available to the applicant in his/ her/ its
Inbox in TRACES Portal through the applicants login. The response submitted by the tax-
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