Due date extended for filing TDS statement Form 24Q to 30th June

CBDT extends the due date of filing of TDS Statement in Form 24Q for the financial year 2018-19 from 31st of May, 2019 to 30th of June, 2019.

F.No.275/38/2017-IT(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes
North Block,
New Delhi 3rd June, 2019

ORDER UNDER SECTION 119 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961

With a view to redress genuine hardship of deductors in timely filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q on account of revision of its format and consequent updating of the File Validation Utility for its online filing, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, hereby extends the due date of filing of Form 24Q for financial year 2018-19 from 31st of May, 2019 to 30th of June, 2019.

(Sandeep Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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1) OSD to FM/PS to MOS (R)
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3) Chairman (DT), All Members,–Central Board of Direct Taxes
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5) All Joint Secretaries/CsIT, CBDT
6) Shri Asish Aggarwal, Senior Director and Head Public Policy, NASSCOM
7) ADG (PR, P&P) for necessary action.
8) Pr. DGIT (Systems), New Delhi, for appropriate change in the software of the System.
9) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, IP Estate, New Delhi-110002
10)CIT (Media), Official Spokesperson of CBDT
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(Sandeep Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

CBDT extends due date for filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had earlier notified amended Form 24Q for filing TDS statement by deductors of tax vide Notification No. 36/2019 dated 12th April, 2019. Subsequently, the File Validation Utility (FVU) for online filing of Form 24Q was updated by NSDL on 21st of May, 2019.

With a view to redress genuine hardship of deductors in timely filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q on account of revision of its format and consequent updating of the File Validation Utility for its online filing, CBDT has ordered the following:

(i) Extended the due date of filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q for financial year 2018-19 from 31st of May, 2019 to 30th of June, 2019 and

(ii) Extended the due date for issue of TDS certificate in Form 16 for financial year 2018-19 from 15th of June, 2019 to 10th of July, 2019.

Order dated 04.06.2019 issued under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to this effect is available on www.incometaxindia.gov.in.