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Income Tax Overview

Income tax is levied by the government on income received by people, corporations, and legal entities.

Types of Income Tax

Income taxes include the following:

  • Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)

  • Tax Collected at Source (TCS)

Tax Deducted at Source

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is a method of collecting income tax from the assessee. This tax is deducted at the source for a specific type of income.

The Income Tax Act allows employers and those who pay income to deduct a specific percentage as income tax, and pay only the remaining balance to the recipient. The amount deducted must then be paid to the central government by a specified date.

The income recipient may deduct this amount from the total income liability during tax assessment.

TDS is collected for the following types of income:

  • Salary

  • Dividends, unless exempt under section 115(o)

  • Interest, other than interest on securities

  • Payment to contractors and subcontractors

  • Insurance commissions

  • Payment to a non-resident sportsman/sports association

  • Payment of National Savings Scheme (NSS)

  • Payment on repurchase of units by mutual funds or Unit Trust of India (UTI)

  • Lottery winnings

  • Horse race winnings

  • Commission or remuneration of prizes on sale of lottery tickets

  • Commission and brokerage

  • Payment of rent

  • Fees for professional and technical services

  • Payment to non-residents

TDS is also deducted on the gross value of bills inclusive of all taxes, such as service tax and VAT.

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you can print the following TDS reports:

  • Form 16A

  • Form 26Q

  • Form 27Q

For more information, see How to: Set Up Tax Deducted at Source and How to: Print Reports for Tax Deducted at Source.

Tax Collected at Source

Tax Collected at Source (TCS) follows the principle that you pay as you earn. In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you can use TCS to do the following:

  • Collect taxes at source

  • Deposit taxes

  • Update deposit information

  • Issue certificates

  • Print annual returns

TCS is paid to the seller by the buyer at the time that goods and services are sold. The taxes that are collected must be deposited using the ITNS281 form. Taxes must be deposited within one week following the last day of the month in which they were collected.

TCS is collected for the following goods and services:

  • Alcohol for human consumption

  • Tendu leaves

  • Timber obtained under a forest lease

  • Timber obtained by any mode other than a forest lease

  • Any forest product that is not timber or tendu leaves

  • Scrap

  • Indian-made foreign liquor

  • Parking lots

  • Toll plazas

  • Mining and quarrying

TCS is collected by the following:

  • Central government

  • State government

  • Corporations and authorities established by or under a Central Act, State Act, or Provincial Act

  • Companies

  • Cooperative societies

  • Individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) with a gross income of more than 40 lakhs or a professional income of 10 or more lakhs liable to tax audit

The TCS certificate, Form 27D, is issued 30 days after the end of the tax month. For more information, see How to: Print Reports for Tax Collected at Source.

TCS returns are submitted quarterly using Form 27EQ. Returns are issued within 15 days after the end of each quarter. You can also submit quarterly returns for a tax year. Returns are issued within 76 days after the last quarter.

Quarterly TCS returns cannot be submitted unless interest for a late deposit of TCS is paid.

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you can print the following TCS reports:

  • Form 27D

  • Form 27EQ

For more information, see How to: Set Up Tax Collected at Source and How to: Print Reports for Tax Collected at Source.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Set Up Tax Deducted at Source
How to: Post Tax Deducted at Source
How to: Update Challan Registers
How to: Print Reports for Tax Deducted at Source
How to: Submit Returns Using e-TDS
How to: Correct 26Q and 27Q Entries
How to: Set Up Tax Collected at Source
How to: Post Tax Collected at Source
How to: Print Reports for Tax Collected at Source
How to: Submit Returns Using e-TCS
How to: Correct 27EQ Entries
How to: Pay Tax Using Payment Journals