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Tax deduction at source (TDS) has come into existence with the motive of collecting tax from different sources of income. As per this concept, a person (Payer) who is responsible to make payment of specified nature to any other person (Payee) shall deduct tax at source before making payment to such person (Payee) and remit the same into the account of the Central Government.
Where the employees are required to pay the tax, it is generally withheld from the payment of wages and paid by the employer to the government. Social insurance tax rates may be different for employers than for employees. Most systems provide an upper limit on the amount of wages subject to social insurance taxes. [12]
In Pakistan, banking companies are required to deduct an advance adjustable tax at a rate of 0.6% on cash withdrawals exceeding fifty thousand rupees per day. This tax applies to individuals whose names are not listed as active taxpayers. The total amount withdrawn in a single day is considered for determining whether the threshold has been met.
In India, a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) is a 10 digit alpha-numeric number issued by the Income Tax Department to the persons who are required to deduct or collect tax on payments made by them under the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961.
Employers are required to pay payroll taxes to the taxing jurisdiction under varying rules, in many cases within 1 banking day. Payment of federal and many state payroll taxes is required to be made by electronic funds transfer if certain dollar thresholds are met, or by deposit with a bank for the benefit of the taxing jurisdiction. [77]
With CBS banks can tally FD holding of a customer across various branches and TDS is applied if interest exceeds ₹ 10,000. Banks issue Form 16 A every quarter to the customer, as a receipt for Tax Deducted at Source. [10] However, tax on interest from fixed deposits is not 10%; it is applicable at the rate of tax slab of the deposit holder.
All countries have a tax system in place to pay for public, common societal, or agreed national needs and for the functions of government. [ citation needed ] Some countries levy a flat percentage rate of taxation on personal annual income, but most scale taxes are progressive based on brackets of yearly income amounts.
The implementation of improved limits in tax slabs is said to provide significant relief to taxpayers under the new regime. For instance, an individual with an annual income of ₹9 lakh will only be required to pay ₹45,000, which amounts to a mere 5% of their income. This represents a 25% reduction from the current tax liability of ₹60,000.