Interest on delay payment of TDS

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akbar (Querist)
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07 June 2010
Sir,
If TDS Payable due 31.03.10( F.Y 2009-10) but payment made of this liability on 07.06.10 than how much rate of interest on delay payment applicable @ 1% per month or 1.5% per month kindly provide solution of this query with supporting circular etc.

Akbar Saudagar

CA. BIJENDER KR. BANSAL

CA. BIJENDER KR. BANSAL (Expert)
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07 June 2010 simple interest rate 12% p.a. i.e 1% pm

Consequences of failure to deduct or pay.

201. 11[(1) Where any person, including the principal officer of a company,—

(a) who is required to deduct any sum in accordance with the provisions of this Act; or

(b) referred to in sub-section (1A) of section 192, being an employer, does not deduct, or does not pay, or after so deducting fails to pay, the whole or any part of the tax, as required by or under this Act, then, such person, shall, without prejudice to any other consequences which he may incur, be deemed to be an assessee in default in respect of such tax:

Provided that no penalty shall be charged under section 221 from such person, unless the Assessing Officer is satisfied that such person, without good and sufficient reasons, has failed to deduct and pay such tax]

5[14[(1A) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), if any such person, principal officer or company as is referred to in that sub-section does not deduct the whole or any part of the tax or after deducting fails to pay the tax as required by or under this Act, he or it shall be liable to pay simple interest,—

(i) at one per cent. for every month or part of a month on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deductible to the date on which such tax is deducted; and

(ii) at one and one-half per cent. for every month or part of a month on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deducted to the date on which such tax is actually paid, and such interest shall be paid before furnishing the statement in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 200.]]

(2) Where the tax has not been paid as aforesaid after it is deducted, 10[the amount of the tax together with the amount of simple interest thereon referred to in sub-section (1A)] shall be a charge upon all the assets of the person, or the company, as the case may be, referred to in sub-section (1).

13[(3) No order shall be made under sub-section (1) deeming a person to be an assessee in default for failure to deduct the whole or any part of the tax from a person resident in India, at any time after the expiry of—

(i) two years from the end of the financial year in which the statement is filed in a case where the statement referred to in section 200 has been filed;

(ii) four years from the end of the financial year in which payment is made or credit is given, in any other case:

Provided that such order for a financial year commencing on or before the 1st day of April, 2007 may be passed at any time on or before the 31st day of March, 2011.

(4) The provisions of sub-clause (ii) of sub-section (3) of section 153 and of Explanation 1 to section 153 shall, so far as may, apply to the time limit prescribed in sub-section (3).]

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Notes :-

1. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2002, w.e.f. 1-6-2002.

2. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2001, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1962.

3. Substituted for "Income-tax" by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.

4. Substituted for "wilfully" by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.

5. Inserted by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.

6. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2001, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1962.

7. Words "one per cent for every month or part of a month" shall be substituted for "twelve per cent per annum" by the Finance Act, 2007, w.e.f.1-4-2008.

8. Substituted for "fifteen" by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003, w.e.f. 8-9-2003. Earlier "fifteen" was substituted for "eighteen" by the Finance Act, 2001, w.e.f. 1-6-2001, "eighteen" was substituted for "fifteen" by the Finance Act, 1999, w.e.f. 1-6-1999, "fifteen" was substituted for "twelve" by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984, "twelve" was substituted for "nine" by the Finance Act, 1972, w.e.f. 1-4-1972 and "nine" was substituted for "six" by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-10-1967.

9. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-6-2006.

10. Substituted for "it" by the Finance Act, 1966, w.e.f. 1-4-1966.

11. Section (1) substituted by Finance Act, 2008, w.e.f. 1.6.2002. Prior to substitution it was read as under:

"(1) If any such person 1[referred to in section 200] and in the cases referred to in section 194, the principal officer and the company of which he is the principal officer does not deduct 2[the whole or any part of the tax] or after deducting fails to pay the tax as required by or under this Act, he or it shall, without prejudice to any other consequences which he or it may incur, be deemed to be an assessee in default in respect of the tax :

Provided that no penalty shall be charged under section 221 from such person, principal officer or company unless the 3[Assessing] Officer is satisfied that such person or principal officer or company, as the case may be, has 4[without good and sufficient reasons] failed to deduct and pay the tax."

12. Substituted vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, w.e.f. 1-10-2009, before it was read as, "the quarterly statement for each quarter"

13. Inserted vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, w.e.f. 1-4-2010

14. Sub-section (1A) has been substituted vide Finance Act, 2010 with effect from the 1st day of July, 2010, before this it was read as "(1A) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), if any such person, principal officer or company as is referred to in that sub-section does not deduct 6[the whole or any part of the tax] or after deducting fails to pay the tax as required by or under this Act, he or it shall be liable to pay simple interest at 7[8[twelve] per cent per annum]on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deductible to the date on which such tax is actually paid 9[and such interest shall be paid before furnishing 12[the statement] for each quarter in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 200"