SALARY CREDIT ON DATED 30.04.2010 RS 92000/-AND TDS DEDUCTED RS 9200/-ON DATED 30.04.2010. AND THE SAME DEPOSITED ON 01.06.2010. HOW CALCULATED INTEREST ON TDS? 1% OR 2% & WHY
13 August 2010
Due date of TDS remittance is 07/05/2010. Date of remittance is 01.06/2010. Delay is for 2 months( May and June since part of a month should be considered as a month). Interest @ 1 % for 2 months has to be paid.
13 August 2010
Interest to be charged from the date of deduction and not from due date.
Please check the section 201(1A).
41[(1A) 42Without 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 43[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 44[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 actually paid 45[and such interest shall be paid before furnishing the quarterly statement for each quarter in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 200].]
he or it shall be liable to pay simple interest at 44[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 actually paid
13 August 2010
Interest under Section 201(1A) is 1% (Till 30.06.2010 from 01.07.2010 it is 1.5%) and is payable from the date on which such tax was deductible to the date on which such tax is actually paid.
Here, Date of Deduction 30.04.2010 Date of Payment 01.06.2010
In such case Interest payable on TDS will be 3% (From April to June).
13 August 2010
Month should be computed as from 30.04.2010 - 29.05.2010 and 30.05.2010 - 02.06.2010 so two months or as stated above 3 months as section states from date and to date so it should be calender month or actual calender month?
Section "he or it shall be liable to pay simple interest at 44[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 actually paid"