Unique Transaction Number

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krunal (Querist)

02 July 2009 What is Unique Transaction Number? and is it compulsory for every assessee? Please give me discribe answer.

Bhaskaran Chackrapani Warrier

Bhaskaran Chackrapani Warrier (Expert)

02 July 2009 UTN was introduced through CBDT notification 31/2009 dated 25/03/2009. But this is kept in abeyance vide the press release copied below.

No.402/92/2006-MC (14 of 2009)
Government of India / Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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New Delhi dated 30th June 2009
PRESS RELEASE
The Central Board of Direct Taxes have further decided that the Notification No.31 of 2009 dated 25.3.2009 amending or substituting Rules 30, 31, 31A and 31AA of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 shall be kept in abeyance for the time being.Taxpayers filing their income tax returns for assessment year (AY) 2009-10, or
any other earlier AY, may continue to file their returns without mentioning the Unique Transaction Number (UTN) as required under the said Notification. The filing of such returns shall be treated as valid and in compliance to the requirements under section 139 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Further, the date from which the Notification No. 31 / 2009 shall become applicable on tax deducted at source (TDS) or tax collected at source (TCS) and
deposited during the current financial year shall be notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes subsequently.

All deductors / collectors of TDS / TCS may continue to deposit their TDS / TCS and file their quarterly TDS / TCS returns as per procedure existing prior to issuance of Notification No.31 / 2009 dated 25.3.2009.
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