02/07/2021
From 1 July, new rules for tax deduction at source (TDS) under Section 206AB have come in effect. Under this new section of the Income Tax Act, non-filers of income tax return (ITR) will be subject to higher TDS rates in case TDS in the previous two years was ₹50,000 or more.
So, if you did not file ITR for the past two years, your bank may deduct TDS at double the applicable rate now. For example, if a person has earned an interest income of ₹5 lakh in both the preceding years on fixed deposits with banks and TDS of ₹50,000 has been made in each year. If he/she has not filed return in each of the two years, tax will now be deducted at double the rate, that is, 20%.