mra.mu TDS Return : Mauritius Revenue Authority

Organization : Mauritius Revenue Authority
Facility : TDS Return
Country : Mauritius
Website : https://www.mra.mu/index.php
File TDS Here : https://eservices8.mra.mu/DetailStmtVoucher/login.jsp?type=TDSN

TDS Return :

This facility is available to payers who have been granted access and have been allocated a password by MRA. Other payers should use the facility provided by the Mauritius Network Services Ltd (MNS).

Related : E-Objection Mauritius Revenue Authority : www.statusin.org/29176.html

** Circular Letter to Employers

** As from July 2016, payers will have to submit, on a monthly basis, the details of the payees in respect of whom TDS has been effected during the month in CSV or XML file format.

** However, if you wish to input payee details one by one, you may select “SCREEN INPUT” on the screen appearing after login.
** Payers should ensure that payment of the total TDS is effected by the due date.

Prerequisites :
** Before you start, ensure that you have your username, password and your CSV or XML file ready as per MRA’s specifications.

General information for Electronic Filing of Monthly TDS Return :
Kindly read the instructions below before starting to file the return
** Payers are recommended to use a recent version of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox as browser to file their return.

** Kindly note that it is the payer’s responsibility to file a correct and complete return.
** Please ensure that you provide your email address and telephone number as they will be used by MRA to communicate with you.

** On successful submission of your return, an acknowledgement ID will be displayed on your screen followed by an email confirming same. If you have not received an acknowledgement ID, the submission is incomplete. Please take necessary actions to correctly submit your return.

Who should file Monthly TDS Return?
Every payer who has deducted tax under TDS.
E-filing of Monthly TDS Return :
The monthly TDS return should be in one of the following file formats :
** CSV , or
** XML

CSV file format :
** Specifications for the CSV Template
** CSV Template for Monthly TDS Return

** Excel template to generate CSV file flashnew (Click here to obtain additional details on how to generate CSV file)

XML file format :
** Specifications for the XML Template
** XML Template for Monthly TDS return

Deadline for e-filing of Monthly TDS Return :
The return should be filed electronically not later than 20 days from the end of the month following which the tax was deducted. Where both the return and the payment are effected electronically, the due date is the end of the month following which the tax was deducted.

Please note that a penalty of 10% and interest of 1% per month or part of the month is applicable on any tax paid after the due date.

Modes of Payment :
a. Direct Debit
To make use of this payment facility, you should fill in a “Direct Debit Application Form” available here or at MRA’s Service Counter and send it to MRA’s Head Office before the due date for filing the Monthly TDS Return for onward processing to your bank.

Payers, who have already availed themselves of this payment facility, need not fill in a new “Direct Debit Application Form”.

b. Cash / Cheque
** Payment may be made by cash or cheque at MRA’s cash counters, Ehram Court, Port Louis, from Monday to Friday (09 00 to 15 30). While effecting payment, please ensure that you have your Business Registration Number (BRN), the amount of tax and a copy of your acknowledgement confirmation.

** Cheques drawn to the order of the Director General MRA crossed “MRA A/C” or “Account Payee Only” may be sent by post. Please write your name, Business Registration Number (BRN) and the month on verso of cheque.

The cheque should reach the MRA Headquarters, Ehram Court, Port Louis not later than 20 days after the end of the month in which tax was deducted.