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The requirement of filing the annual VAT statements by traders in addition to monthly returns will be dispensed with. | The penalty levied on late filing of monthly returns will be reduced from 10% to 5% if the delay does not exceed 10 days. | The system of e-filing of tax returns will be introduced selectively during the current year. | CBDT has notified Industrial Park Scheme 2008 expanding the ambit of “industrial activity” to include research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering, development of computer software, and information technology enabled services. | Net direct tax collections in the first quarter of the present fiscal stood at Rs.57,373 crore, up from Rs.41,391 crore, registering a growth of 38.61 percent. | Shri Narendra Bahadur Singh has taken over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes with effect from the afternoon of 30 June 2008. | As a part of the modernization of computer infrastructure in the Income Tax Department, the Computer Centers at Amritsar, Baroda and Rohtak will be shutdown for a period from 27.06.2008 to 09.08.2008. During this period the work of issue of PAN card would be stopped completely in these centers.
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Notifications:
No.402/92/2006-MC (10 of 2008) Government of India / Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi dated the 12th February 2008
All tax deductors / collectors are required to file the TDS/TCS returns in Form No.24Q (for salaries), Form No.26Q (for payments other than salaries) or Form No.27EQ (for TCS). These forms require details of all tax deductions with name and permanent account number (PAN) of parties from whom tax was deducted.

It had earlier been decided that Form No.24Q with less than 90% of PAN data and Form No.26Q & Form No.27EQ with less than 70% of PAN data will not be accepted for the quarter ending on 30.09.2007 and thereafter.

The said decision has since been reviewed. It has now been decided to enhance the threshold limit for PAN quoting without which TDS/TCS returns will not be accepted. The limit has been enhanced to 95% from 90% in case of Form 24Q and to 85% from 70% in case of Forms 26Q and 27EQ. The enhanced limits will be applicable for and from the quarter ending 31.03.2008. These threshold limits will also apply to all those TDS/TCS returns, which are filed for any of the earlier quarters on or after 01/04/2008.

Tax deductors and tax collectors are, therefore, advised to obtain correct PAN of all deductees and quote the same in their TDS / TCS returns. Deductees are also advised to furnish their correct PAN with their deductors, failing which they will not only have difficulty in getting credit of TDS/TCS in their income tax assessments but will also face penal proceedings under the Income Tax Act.