UTN Not Mandatory - Implementation of Notification No. 31 of 2009 Deferred by incometaxindia.gov.in

No.402/92/2006- MC (14 of 2009)
Government of India / Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

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New Delhi dated 30th June 2009

PRESS RELEASE
The Central Board of Direct Taxes have further decided that the Notification No.31 of 2009 dated 25.3.2009 amending or substituting Rules 30, 31, 31A and 31AA of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 shall be kept in abeyance for the time being.

Taxpayers filing their income tax returns for assessment year (AY) 2009-10, or any other earlier AY, may continue to file their returns without mentioning the Unique Transaction Number (UTN) as required under the said Notification. The filing of such returns shall be treated as valid and in compliance to the requirements under section 139 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Further, the date from which the Notification No. 31 / 2009 shall become applicable on tax deducted at source (TDS) or tax collected at source (TCS) and deposited during the current financial year shall be notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes subsequently.

All deductor / collectors of TDS / TCS may continue to deposit their TDS / TCS and file their quarterly TDS / TCS returns as per procedure existing prior to issuance of Notification No.31 / 2009 dated 25.3.2009.

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I heard that people are already complaining about the email acknowledgments in respect of returns filed electronically. Any members can relate their experience? I am one who has shifted to manual filing except where electronic filing is mandatory. I expect another press release.

http://incometaxindia.gov.in/archive/CBDT_ Press_Release_ 30062009. pdf