Quarterly TDS Returns
You use the Quarterly TDS Returns report/You use this report to generate electronic TDS returns for
payments other than salaries. You use the same report to generate the following returns for residents and
non-residents:
Returns
Form
TDS returns for payments other than salaries to residents
Form 26Q
TDS returns for payments to non-residents
Form 27Q
TCS returns under section 206 C
Form 27EQ
To access the report, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Accounting -> Financial Accounting ->
Accounts Payable -> Withholding Tax -> India -> Extended Withholding Tax -> Reporting -> Quarterly
TDS Returns.
NOTE
Use this report only if you use the Extended Withholding Tax solution. If you have migrated from Classic
TDS to Extended Withholding Tax during the course of the fiscal year, the report only covers withholding
tax items posted under Extended Withholding Tax.
Prerequisites
You have customized the withholding tax solution as described in Extended Withholding Tax.
In particular, ensure that you have maintained the state code specifically for TDS returns and TCS returns
in the State Codes; e-Filing, Localization India (J_1ISTATECD) application table.
So that the report can handle reduced-rate taxes and exemptions under Sections 194, 197, and 197 A,
you must have customized the withholding tax codes accordingly (see "See also" below).
Features
Before you generate a TDS return, you can check which withholding tax items will be included in it. To do
so, you generate a list using the report.
Note that the report only covers withholding tax items that you have remitted to the authorities and for
which you have entered a bank challan in the system.
Selection
On the selection screen, enter the following details:
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In the Form Selection group box, enter the form for which you want to generate electronic TDS
returns.
In the General Data group box, enter the generic parameters for the electronic TDS return.
In the Withholding Tax Data group box, enter the relevant section code.
In the File Options group box, choose one of the following radio buttons:
o Application Server
If you choose the Application Server radio button, enter the logical file name that you
want to store in the file system.
o Presentation Server
If you choose the Presentation Server radio button, enter the directory path and name of
the upload file or the download file.
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In the Address Details tab and the Responsible Person’s Address tab, enter the company details
and the details of the person responsible for deducting and remitting the tax to the authorities.
The report saves this data in the electronic TDS return.
Output
The list shows all the withholding tax items for inclusion in the TDS return that match the user selection
and generates an electronic file at the location that you specify.
More Information
Exemptions and Reduced Rates for Section 194 A
Exemptions and Reduced Rates Under Sections 197 and 197 A
Business Add-Ins
Customer specific BAdI for enhancements (FIWTIN_QRETURNS)
This BAdI is used in the Quarterly TDS Returns report. It enables the customer to change the way the
withholding tax documents are processed. The BAdI contains the following methods:
This Business Add-In (BAdI) is used in the Financial Accounting (FI) component. You can use this BAdI
to alter the way the withholding tax reports, generated by the Quarterly TDS Returns
(FIWTIN_QRETURNS) program, are processed.
This BAdI uses the interface IF_FIWTIN_QRETURNS. For more information, display the interface in the
Class Builder. This BAdI contains the following 5 methods:
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MODIFY_SELECTION
MODIFY_FI_DOCUMENTS
MODIFY_TDS_TAB
MODIFY_CHALLAN_DETAILS
MODIFY_FILE_DATA
Standard Settings
This BAdI does not come with a default implementation and is designed for multiple use. For more
information about the standard settings (filters, single or multiple uses), see the Enhancement Spot
Element Definitions tab in the BAdI Builder (transaction SE18).
Activities
For information about implementing BAdIs as part of the Enhancement Concept, see SAP Library for SAP
NetWeaver under BAdIs - Embedding in the Enhancement Framework.
DMEE Format Tree
India: Quarterly Tax Returns/Format Tree for Quarterly Tax Returns (India) (IDWT_IN_QRTEURNS)
Definition
This is the format tree for the Quarterly Tax Returns as used in India. It corresponds to the format
specifications published by the Indian tax authorities.
Use
You use this format tree in conjunction with the Quarterly TDS Returns program to create a DME file with
your quarterly tax return.
When you execute the program, it generates the file in TXT format. When you download the file to your
local disk, make sure that you save it with the extension TXT.