CBDT Extends due date of filing TDS Return in Form 24Q & issue of TDS certificate form 16:

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

F.No.275/38/2017 -IT(8)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

North Block, New Delhi
4th 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 –
(i) extends the due date of filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q for financial year 2018-19 from 31 st of May, 2019 to 30th of June, 2019 and
(ii) extends 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.

(Sandeep Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Copy to :

• OSD to FM/PS to MOS (R)
• PS to Secretary(Revenue)
• Chairman (DT), All Members, Central Board of Direct Taxes
• All Pr CCslT/ Pr DsGIT/DsGIT/CCslT
• All Joint Secretaries/ CslT, CBDT
• Shri Asish Aggarwal,Senior Director and Head Public Policy, NASSCOM
• ADG (PR, P&P) for necessary action.
• Pr. DGIT (Systems),New Delhi, for appropriate change in the software of the System.
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, IP Estate,New Delhi-110002
• CIT (Media), Official Spokesperson of CBDT
• Database Cell with a request to upload the order on the website www.irsofficersonline.gov.
• Webmanager, National Website, ITD for uploading the Order on the website for wider publicity.

(Sandeep Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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