TDS on Cash Withdrawal above Rs. 20 lakh

SB Order No. 05/2021

F.No. 109-27/2019-SB
Govt. of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(FS Division)

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001

Dated: 09.03.2021

To,

All Head of Circles/Regions

Subiect:- Deduction of TDS in respect of aggregate cash withdrawal above Rs. 20 lakh by an account holder of National (Small) Savings Schemes for non ITR filer under section 194N of I.T. Act 1961.

Sir/Madam,

In continuation of SB Order No. 02/2020 dated 09.01.2020 on aforesaid subject, the undersigned is directed to inform that Govemment of India has amended section 194N of the Income Tax Act, 1961 through Finance Bill 2020 for deduction of TDS @2% on aggregate cash withdrawals in excess of Rs. 20 Lakh in a year and deduction of TDS @5% on aggregate cash withdrawals in excess of Rs. 1 Crore in a year, in case of a recipient who has not filed the returns of income for all the three assessment years relevant to the three previous years. These new provisions in section l94N are applicable from 01.07.2020.

2. Text of the section 194N as amended is reproduced below: –

For section 194N of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of the July, 2020, namely:

“194N every person, being,-

(i) a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act);

(ii) a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking; or

(iii) a post office,

who is responsible for paying ony sum, being the amount or the aggregale of amountg as the case may be, in cash exceeding one crore rupees during the previous year, to any person (herein referred to as the recipient) from one or more occounts maintained by the recipient with it shall, at the time of payment of such sum, deduct an amount equal to two percent of such sum, as income-tax:

Provided that in case of a recipient who has not filed the returns of income for all of the three assessment years relevant to the three previous years, for which the time limit of file return of income under sub-section (1) of seclion 139 has expired, immediately preceeding the previous year in which the payment of the sum is made to him, the provision of this section shall apply with the modification that-

(i) the sum shall be the amount or the aggregate of amounts, as the case may be, in cash exceeding twenty lakh rupees during the previous year; and

(ii) the deduction shall be-

(a) an amount equal to two percent of the sum where the amount or aggregate of amounts, as the case may be, being paid in cash exceeds twenty lakh rupees during the previous year but does not exceed one crore rupees; or

(b) on amount equal to five percent of the sum where the amount or aggregate of amounts, as the case may be, being paid in cash exceeds one crore rupees during in previous year;

Provided further that the Central Government may specify in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, by notification in the Official Gazette, the recipient in whose case the first proviso shall not apply or apply at reduced rate, if such recipient satisfies the conditions specified in such notifications:

Provided also that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any payment made to-

(i) the Government

(ii) any banking company or co-opetative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking or a post office;

(iii) any business correspondent of a banking company or co-operatiye society engaged in carrying on the business of banking, in accordance with the guidelines issued in this regard by the Reserve Bank of India under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

(iv) any while label automated teller machine operator of a banking company or co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking, in accordance with the authorizalion issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the Payment and Settlement System Act, 2007:

Provided also that the Central Government may specify in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, by notification in the Oficial Gazette, the recipient in whose case the provision of this section shall not apply or apply at reduced rate, if such recipient satisfies the conditions specifiecl in such notification.

3. Summary

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4. How to check ITR filing status of a depositor

i) Browse the link

https://wwwl.incomctaxindiaefiling.gov.in/e-FilingGS/Services/ViewReturnStatusLink.html?lang=eng

ii) Enter depositor’s PAN and your mobile number,

iii) Select check box and continue.

iv) The rate of applicability of TDS will be displayed.

5. These changes are not yet incorporated in Finacle and to facilitate Post Offrces CEPT has identified and extract the details of such depositors for the period from 01/04/2020 to 31/12/2020, CEPT will forward the list in excel to concerned Circle/CBS CPCs of the concerned circles with details of account, PAN number if available along TDS amount to be deducted. Incharge, CPC(CBS) of the circle shall forward the details to respective Post office and take up for deduction of TDS from such customers/account without fail.

6. Respective Post Office will deduct TDS and account under Section 194N. Account holder should be informed of such deduction in writing. A voucher will be prepared and signed by the Postmaster concerned for the TDS amount, which will be forwaded to HO/SBCO alongwith other SB vouchers.

7. Procedure to deduct TDS till such time provision is made in Finacle: –

a) New Office account SOL Id + 0033 – TDS UNDER SEC.194-N under GL 36016 is created in all SOLs

b) Invoke CXFER menu – Debit SB account an amount equivalent to TDS amount and credit into office account Sol Id + 0033

c) This will get reflected in Long Book detailed and Summary report and Daily Transaction report.

d) These deductions will reflect automatically in Daily Transaction report under 15 Digit GL 002100102260000TDS on cash withdrawals – Section 194N. l0 digit GL code is 8002100140.

e) Concerned HO shall ensure to include such deductions in TDS retum for their HO/SOs.

Note:- It is a regulatory provision and the concerned postmaster personally responsible for deduction of TDS as per rules. Non-deduction of TDS may attract recovery/penalty.

8. CEPT, Chennai will provide details of such Account Holders in the first week of every month to the respective CPC. CPC will check all these entries in respect of applicability of TDS as prescribed in CBDT press release dated 12.07.2020 (copy enclosed) and as detailed above. After verifying all the entries received from CEPT, Chennai, concerned CPC will share details with respeciive Post Offices for deduction of TDS on applicable rates as detailed ahove.

9. Circle shall ensure that al1 due TDS u/s 194N is deducted by the concemed Post Offices and incorporated by concemed HOs in the TDS returns. It is requested to circulate this amendment to all concerned for information and guidance and necessary action.

10. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Your’s faithfullly,

(Devendra Sharma)
Assistant Director (SB-II)