INCOME TAX

Filing of returns u/s. 206 of IT Act, 1961, in respect of TDS from the salary of employees of a company working at its headquarters or in other branches-Extension of the procedure in respect of other TDS returns-Clarification reg

Circular No. 744

Dated 5/6/1996

Board's Circular No. 719 (F. No. 275/206/95-IT(B), dated 22nd August, 1995*, states that where the head office or the branch office is already filing the returns under section 206, no other Assessing Officer shall require the assessee to file such return with him. Where, however, the return is not being filed, the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction in terms of rule 36A of the Income-tax Rules, may proceed so as to enforce compliance to the provisions relating to deduction of tax at source from "salary".

It has been decided to extend this procedure to all other TDS returns filed under rule 37, as required under section 206 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

(Sd.) Y. P. Vashishat,

Under Secretary (Budget).