21 March 2010
Any person who has not filed the return within the time allowed may be file a belated return at any time before the expiry of one year from the end of the relevant assessment year or before the completion of the assessment, which ever is earlier. However, in case of returns relating to assessment year 1988-89 or any other assessment year, the period allowable is two years.
Penalty
Under the existing law, penalty for delay in filing of return of income is calculated as a percentage of the shortfall of tax. Where tax has already been deducted at source, or advance tax has been duly paid, no penalty is leviable. It is proposed to amend the law to provide for the penalty of Rs.1000 even in such cases. This provision is targeted towards the salary earners who always had the impression that their liability was over the moment the tax was deducted by the employer.
21 March 2010
If you are filling your return right now then you just have to pay interest u/s 234A if advance tax is also has to be deduct then sec.234BC applies. one morething if you filed belated return then you can't revised it.
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