The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended the provision of Income Tax Rules
Rule 31AA, Rule 37BC, Rule 37CA, Rule 37-I of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, have been amended by the board. The filing procedure of Form No. 27EQ will now include and be filed according to the rules under the Finance Act, 2020. Rule 31AA contains the provisions of filing ‘Statement of TCS’ under section 206C(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 206C (3) states that all the assessees are required to record the collection of TCS under the prescribed form and the liabilities will be paid to the government accordingly.
Rule 31AA(1)/(2) requires the assessee to file the returns of TCS
In the principal rules, in rule 37-I, after sub-rule (2), “Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2), for the purposes of subsection (1F) or, sub-section (1G) or, sub-section (1H) of section 206C, credit for tax collected at source shall be given to the person from whose account tax is collected and paid to the Central Government account for the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which tax collection is made,” sub-rule shall be inserted.
Under Appendix II, in Form 27EQ the following annexure of “Party wise Break Up of TCS” should be included in the principal rules.