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Guide to Income Tax Deduction from Salaries for the F.Y. 2020-21
Sandip Mukherjee, Nihar Tank Direct Tax Add a comment
Sandip Mukherjee, Nihar Tank Direct Tax Add a comment
Circular No 20/2020 (“the Circular”) was issued on 3rd December 2020 to provide procedures to be followed by employers for deducting Income tax (TDS) from the salary income of the Employee for Financial Year (F.Y.) 2020-21 relevant to Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2021-22 under section 192 of the Income tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”).>>
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