Hi I am preparing for CA exam. May I know, What is TAN?
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TAN or Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting or collecting tax. It is compulsory to quote TAN in all TDS/TCS returns (including e-TDS/TCS return), TDS/TCS payment challans and TDS/TCS certificates.
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TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number) is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source or collecting tax at source.
Hie Kruthika,
- TAN i.e. Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source or collecting tax at source. It is compulsory to quote TAN in TDS/TCS return (including any e-TDS/TCS return), any TDS/TCS payment challan, TDS/TCS certificates, Annual Information Return and other documents as may be prescribed.
Hie Kruthika,
TAN
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- TAN i.e. Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source or collecting tax at source.
- It is compulsory to quote TAN in TDS/TCS return (including any e-TDS/TCS return), any TDS/TCS payment challan, TDS/TCS certificates, Annual Information Return and other documents as may be prescribed.
Tax deduction and collection account Number or TAN is a ten digit alphanumeric number that must necessarily be obtained by all entities responsible for deducting or collecting tax on behalf of the government. The task of issuance of TAN number is administered by the Income Tax department.
**TAN or Tax Deduction and Collection account number** is a unique ten digit alpha-numeric number required to be compulsorily obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting or collecting tax at source on behalf of Income Tax Department.
**Section 203A of the Income tax Act, 1961 makes it mandatory to quote TAN in all TDS/TCS/Annual Information Returns, payment challans and certificates to be issued.
Failure to apply for TAN or not quoting the same in the specified documents attracts a penalty of Rs. 10,000/-. Moreover, neither TDS/TCS returns nor payment of tax through challans would be received by banks unless TAN is quoted.
Application for allotment of TAN can either be made online at the NSDL-TIN website or manually in Form 49B. The form is freely downloadable from NSDL-TIN website and also available at TIN-FCs. Legible photocopies of the same in the prescribed format can also be used. The application is to be submitted at TIN-FCs whose addresses are available at NSDL-TIN website.
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**TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number)**
TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number) is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source or collecting tax at source. It is compulsory to quote TAN in TDS/TCS return (including any e-TDS/TCS return), any TDS/TCS payment challan, TDS/TCS certificates, Annual Information Return and other documents as may be prescribed.