Section 206AB & Section 206CCA API

What are Section 206AB and Section 206CCA?

The newly proposed Section 206AB and Section 206CCA mandate a higher deduction/collection rate for a category of “specified person”. The deductee must meet the below criteria to be considered as a "specified person" under Section 206AB & Section 206CCA:

1. The deductee/collectee has not filed the Income Tax Return for the last two assessment years, previous to the year for which the tax is required to be deducted; and
2. If the aggregate of TDS and TCS for collectee is INR 50,000 or more in each of these two previous years

For such a specified person, Section 206AB & CCA dictates a higher deduction/collection rate would be applicable. The higher of the following rate would be applicable:

• Twice the rate specified in the relevant provision of the Act, or
• Twice the rates in force or
• The rate of 5%

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Note that the specified person shall not include a non-resident who does not have a permanent establishment in India which includes a fixed place of business through which the business of the enterprise is wholly or partly carried on

How does Section 206AB and Section 206CCA API help?

The API helps in identifying whether a given PAN or a list of PANs comes under a specified person under Section 206AB & CCA. This ensures that the deductor/collector remains TDS/TCS compliant by deducting/collecting at an appropriate rate and does not face any issues when filing their returns.

Available Section 206AB & Section 206CCA APIs

1. 206AB & 206CCA Sync API: Peform compliance check of PANs and get results in real-time.
2. 206AB & 206CCA Async API: Perform compliance checks of PAN in bulk using this API by posting a job and getting a postback when its done.