TDS Payment due date — Monthly TDS Deposit
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Deposit tax deducted at source by the 7th of the following month; deductions for March are payable by 30 April.
Next due date
7 December 2026for Nov 2026
If it is late: Interest at 1.5% per month under s.398(3)(a) from deduction to payment. For periods beginning before 1 April 2026: Interest at 1.5% per month under s.201(1A) from deduction to payment
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- Due
- 7th of the following month (30th for Mar)
- Frequency
- Monthly
- If it lapses
- Interest at 1.5% per month under s.398(3)(a) from deduction to payment. For periods beginning before 1 April 2026: Interest at 1.5% per month under s.201(1A) from deduction to payment
- Statutory reference
- S.397(3)(a), Income-tax Act 2025 and rule 218, Income-tax Rules 2026 (Rule 30, Income-tax Rules 1962, for years before 2026-27)
Where this date comes from
- The instrument
- S.397(3)(a), Income-tax Act 2025 and rule 218, Income-tax Rules 2026 (Rule 30, Income-tax Rules 1962, for years before 2026-27)
- The authority
- Income Tax Department
Mallah Software Services Private Limited has not independently verified this against the gazette. The citation above is the instrument this date is taken from, and it is exact enough for a professional to check. Inside Lawzer a company secretary or chartered accountant can record that they have checked it, against the rule as it read on the day — and that record is withdrawn automatically if the rule later changes. A date nobody has checked says so.
Who has to file it
Every one of these has to hold before TDS Payment binds an entity:
- TAN registered
- Filed on:
- Income Tax e-Filing
- Usually owned by:
- Accountant
- Typical effort:
- 1.5 hours
Common questions
- What is the due date of TDS Payment?
- It is next due on 7 Dec 2026, for Nov 2026. 7th of the following month (30th for Mar). It falls due every month.
- Who has to file TDS Payment?
- It applies to TAN registered.
- What is the penalty for filing TDS Payment late?
- Interest at 1.5% per month under s.398(3)(a) from deduction to payment. For periods beginning before 1 April 2026: Interest at 1.5% per month under s.201(1A) from deduction to payment
- How do I file TDS Payment?
- On the income tax e-filing portal (incometax.gov.in), the taxpayer assigns the form to their chartered accountant under Authorised Partners. The CA uploads the report with their DSC, and the taxpayer then accepts it from the e-File worklist — the filing is complete only once it is accepted.
- What is the full form of TDS in TDS Payment?
- TDS stands for Tax Deducted at Source. TDS Payment is the Monthly TDS Deposit.
This is the standing statutory position. The government extends deadlines often, and an extension is not reflected here until the rule is updated. Mallah Software Services Private Limited is a software company and not a firm of company secretaries or chartered accountants — nothing here is legal, tax or secretarial advice. Confirm the date with your professional before relying on it. See the Professional Disclaimer.