TDS Return Filing

Overview

Deducted correctly is only half the job — reported correctly is the other half

If your business deducts tax at source — on salaries, contractor payments, rent, professional fees or payments abroad — you're required to file a quarterly TDS return: Form 24Q for salaries, 26Q for other resident payments, 27Q for non-residents. Every deductee's PAN, challan and amount must match exactly, or the return gets flagged.

The right form, every quarter

24Q, 26Q or 27Q selected correctly based on the nature of payment, filed within the quarterly due date.

Challans and deductee details matched

PAN, challan numbers and deducted amounts reconciled before filing, so your return doesn't throw up defaults or mismatch notices.

Form 16/16A issued without delay

TDS certificates generated and issued to your employees and vendors promptly after the return is filed.

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A quick estimate to get you started — for a precise number tailored to your situation, book a consultation

Tax regime

Annual income (₹)

₹

₹0₹25L₹50L+

Estimated tax payable

₹ 97,500

Effective rate 6.5% · new regime on ₹15,00,000

Taxable income₹ 14,25,000

Tax as per slabs₹ 93,750

Health & education cess (4%)+₹ 3,750

The New Regime saves you ₹ 1,59,900 compared to the Old Regime.

Illustrative estimate for FY 2025-26 — assumes salaried income eligible for the standard deduction, and includes the Section 87A rebate and 4% cess. Surcharge is applied at a flat rate without its own marginal relief. Does not account for other deductions or individual circumstances. Book a consultation for an exact figure.

Simple, from start to finish

How it works

Book a consultation

Tell us about the kinds of payments you deduct TDS on and how many deductees you have.

Share your TDS data

Send over challan details and deductee-wise payment data for the quarter, securely.

We prepare & reconcile

Your return is prepared in the correct form and reconciled against challans and PANs to rule out mismatches.

File & issue certificates

We file the return and generate Form 16/16A for you to issue to employees and vendors.

Filed quarterly — typically ready within 3–5 days of quarter-end data being shared

Questions

Frequently asked

01Which TDS form applies to my business?

Form 24Q covers TDS on salaries, Form 26Q covers other payments to residents (contractors, professional fees, rent, interest), and Form 27Q covers payments to non-residents. Most businesses end up filing more than one, depending on what they pay out.

02What are the due dates for filing TDS returns?

Quarterly, generally by 31st July, 31st October, 31st January and 31st May for the four quarters of the financial year. Late filing attracts a fee of ₹200 per day under Section 234E, in addition to interest on any TDS deposited late.

03What happens if deductee details don't match the challan?

A mismatch between the PAN, amount or challan reported in the return and what was actually deposited results in the return being treated as defective, deductees not getting TDS credit, and potential notices from the TDS wing — this is the single most common reason returns get flagged.

04Do I still need to file if no TDS was deducted in a quarter?

If you hold a TAN and have deducted TDS in any part of the year, a NIL return isn't mandatory but is advisable to avoid a default notice for non-filing — we assess this case by case.

05Why book a consultation instead of doing this myself?

TDS returns fail more often on data-matching than on the form itself — a wrong PAN, an unmatched challan or a wrongly categorised payment can each trigger a defective return notice. Getting the reconciliation right before filing avoids all of that after the fact.

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