TDS on Salary

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Hello Frnds,


Can any one please tell me when is the liabiilty of TDS to be created in the books.  Whether it is to be crreated at the time of payment or it is to be created at the time of making the provision for salary. (would appreciate if sec no.s are specified )

As I have a client who creates the Provision for salary for MIS pupose ever month end by passing an entry

Provision for Salary A/c   Dr.

     To Salary Payable.


Then on the 7th of next month salary payment is made and the following entry is passed

1. Reversal of the provison made ie.

Salary Payable A/c -   Dr

       To Provision for Salary

2. Payment of Salary :

P/L A/c  Dr.

     To Cash / Bank

     To TDS.

 

As the due dates for payment of salary changes if TDS liability is created at the time of making the provison. 

 

Please Suggest

Replies (17)

To be created at the time of making provisions in the books.

The expense for the company is Salary amount and not TDS. It is the amount which is deducted from the Employee and is paid to the government. So, in my view

At the month end, the Entry needs to be passed is >

Salary...Dr   (With Total Amount)

   To Provision for Salary   (With total amount)


On Payment date  >

Provision for salary....Dr

To Cash/ Bank ....Cr (Amount paid to employee)

To TDS on salary.... Cr (TDS deducted from salary)


On Deposit of TDS with the Government

TDS on Salary.....DR

To Cash/Bank........Cr.

Others  views are solicited...., and please correct me if I am wrong, or if there is any other and better method of accounting based on your experiences.....

But sir I think that sec 192 B says that the tds liability is to be created at the time of making the provision or making the payment whichever is earlier...

Right Vishal. In such case we can amend the first entry as >

At the month end, the Entry needs to be passed is >

Salary...Dr   (With Total Amount)

   To Provision for Salary   (With Net Amount after TDS)

   To TDS Deductable on Salary (With the TDS Amount)

 

Then on Deposit of TDS with the Government

TDS Deductible on Salary.....DR

To Cash/Bank........Cr.

thanx

Originally posted by : karan

please our CA has told us to deduct the TDS at the time of booking the expenses

if he is correct then TDS should be deducted at the month end itself wile passing provision entry

 

kindly correct me if i am wrong

Agreed with that. In my second post, it is provisioned in the month end only. just the paymeny is made on the date of payment as per the due dates of TDS deposit.

dear Vishal,

            With due regards to you views, i  wish to say my point. Liability to deduct TDS u/s.192 arises only at the time of payment. Although the company may follow accrual basis, still liability arises only at the time of payment of salary

As per Section 192 of the act,

Income-tax has to be calculated at the average rate of income-tax computed on the basis of the rates in force for the relevant financial year in which the payment is made, on the estimated total income of the assessee. Therefore, the liability to deduct tax at source in the case of salaries arises only at the time of payment.

Also, salary TDS is the only TDS where the liability to deduct TDS arises only at the time of payment. 

In all other cases, liability to deduct TDS arises at the time of credit or payment whichever is earlier

 

Regards

MRM

Liability to deduct TDS u/s.192A  arises only at the time of payment.

Dear Friends

As per section 192 of Income Tax Act, 1961 any  person responsible  for paying any income chargeable under the head SALARIES is required to deduct tax at source on the amount payable

Means can deduct Tax at source at the time of making provisions.

 

Regards

Bang!!!!

This is the whole confusion Nitin.... Whether its CAN or they SHOULD....????

Hi,

find below the booklet issued by income tax department TDS on salary it will answer your all questions 

Thanks for the file Mr.Ashish Sharma. .

 

Dear

 

How is TDS to be done ?

 

Income from salaries is to be computed on estimated basis at the beginning of each financial year.

Net income tax payable on the basis of estimated salary income should also be calculated.

Such estimation of  salary income and net tax liability may require revision periodically, depending upon change in income or investment made by the employee in the form of deposit/subscriptttion/payment.

The net tax liability is to be estimated after considering specific allowable deductions and rebates.

 

Every month 1/12th of the net tax liability is required to be deducted.

 

Stress :

 

TDS u/s.192 has to be done at the time of payment of salary.

 

No deduction at source is contemplated u/s.192 in case where a payment towards salary has accrued but not made.

 

CIT V. Tej Quebecor Printing ltd

 

 

 

Regards

 

K.Ilayaraja.


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