TDS & income tax in Chennai
Chennai's manufacturing belt — auto components, engineering, leather and pharma — carries the heaviest bookkeeping load of any business type: raw material consumption, GRNs, work-in-progress valuation and job-work challans on top of the usual filings. The pricing engine prices manufacturing engagements with an explicit effort loading for precisely this reason.
For manufacturers and auto-component suppliers in Chennai, TDS is usually the recurring load: section-wise computation, deposit by the 7th of the following month, and quarterly statements reconciled against TRACES and paid challans before they are filed.
The platform's manufacturing SOP block tracks stores issues against production reports, matches GRNs to supplier bills before purchases are booked, and keeps job-work material movement documented with ITC-04 discipline — the checks a Chennai factory's auditor will ask about first.
₹1,800/day
A typical standalone engagement is 1 accountant-day a month — ₹1,800/month at the standard tier.
The same engine prices every city — what changes your quote is scope, volume and backlog, not the pin code. On-site visits in Chennai add a flat ₹300/day.
Book in Chennai →How the work runs — the tds & income tax SOP
- ✓Compute TDS section-wise with current rates and limits
- ✓Cross-check with 26AS / AIS / TRACES and paid challans
- ✓Get client approval on the portal before filing
- ✓File the return and save the acknowledgement
Every engagement — in Chennai or anywhere in India — ends with your dashboard updated and a plain-language MIS, and every booking generates a GST-compliant invoice.
TDS & income tax due dates for Chennai businesses — FY 2026-27
| Obligation | Frequency | First due dates |
|---|---|---|
| TDS / TCS depositAnyone deducting TDS (Sections 392/393, IT Act 2025) | Monthly | 30 April 2026, 7 May 2026, 7 June 2026, … |
| Advance income taxTax after TDS > ₹10,000/yr — Sections 403–408, IT Act 2025 | Quarterly | 15 June 2026, 15 September 2026, 15 December 2026, … |
| TDS statements (Form 138 salary / Form 140 others)All TDS deductors — replaces 24Q/26Q from TY 2026-27 | Quarterly | 31 May 2026, 31 July 2026, 31 October 2026, … |
| Form 130 — salary TDS certificateAll employers (replaces Form 16 from TY 2026-27) | Annual | 15 June 2026 |
| ITR — salaried (ITR-1 / ITR-2)Salaried individuals without tax audit | Annual | 31 July 2026 |
| ITR — business/professional, non-audit (ITR-3 / ITR-4)Business & professional income without tax audit | Annual | 31 August 2026 |
| ITR — audit casesBusinesses under tax audit | Annual | 31 October 2026 |
The full 23-obligation calendar, month by month: statutory compliance calendar →
TDS & income tax in Chennai — common questions
How much does tds & income tax cost in Chennai?
TDS & income tax starts from ₹1,800 per accountant-day in Chennai — the same engine-computed rate as everywhere in India; what changes your quote is scope, transaction volume and backlog, not the pin code. A typical standalone engagement is 1 accountant-day a month — ₹1,800/month at the standard tier. On-site visits in Chennai add a flat ₹300/day, volume discounts run up to 20%, and every booking gets a GST-compliant invoice.
Can the accountant visit my office in Chennai?
Yes. Engagements run online by default with a live dashboard, and on-site visits anywhere in Chennai, Tamil Nadu are available as a flat ₹300/day add-on. Many of the city's manufacturers and auto-component suppliers choose a mix — on-site for the setup visit, online for the recurring cycle.
How are accountants serving Chennai verified?
Every accountant on the platform clears the same qualifying exam and document verification before taking a single assignment — there is no city-specific shortcut. Before booking tds & income tax in Chennai you see the accountant's verified profile and experience tier, and every visit ends with a sign-off recorded on the portal.