27 January 2011
date to date means from 06.04.2010 - 05.05.2010 is one month. if tax paid on 08.05.2010 then two months interest will be payable. No doubt on that. Even a fraction of a month is a months delay. However month to be calculated date to date and not calendar month.
28 January 2011
Dear All. Under the provisions of section 201(1A) of the Act, a person is liable to pay simple interest at 1.5 per cent for every month or part of month in case of failure of payment of tax after deduction.
Now taking above examples.
Ex 1) Tax deducted : 25/7/10 Tax deposited : 08/08/10
Due date of payment in above case is 07/08/10 if paid after that interest will be 1.5% upto 24/08/10 (i.e. upto 1 month) after that even if 1 day exceed interest will be 3% for two month(taking part in excess of one month).
Ex 2)
Tax deducted : 06/04/10 Tax deposited : 04/08/10
Due date of payment in above case is 07/05/10 if paid after that TDS 1.5% considering month basis or part in excess of 1 month. 06/04/10 to 05/05/10 (1.5%) 06/05/10 to 05/06/10 (1.5%) 06/06/10 to 05/07/10 (1.5%) 06/07/10 to 04/08/10 (1.5%) So interest will be levied for 4 months.
Even if Tax deducted on say 31/12/10 due date is 07/01/11 after that upto 30/01/11 interest will be 1.5% p.m. Another example--
Say TDS deducted on 1st january, 2011 Due date is 07/02/11 even though it crosses 1 month but is TDS deposited on 08/02/2011 Interest will be charged @3% i.e. for two months. as 1 month is crossed and the law say for even a part in excess of 1 month.
Hope it is clear if any further query please do ask.
28 January 2011
Payment to party was made on 25/7/10 & on the same date TDS was deducted. SO THERE IS NO DELAY IN TDS DEDUCTION.
Agree....???
Now.. the TDS has been deposited on 08/08/10. So if we interpret on date to date principle, its not even 15 days, but there is delay of one month since part of a month even a day is a month 1 months interest leviable.
28 January 2011
Agreed with Sanjay Ji and Aditya Ji. TDS Deducted Date is 06/04/2010. i.e due date of deposit of tax is 7/05/2010 now if it is deposited on 04/08/2010 then interest will be for 4 months
AMOUNT PAID AND TAX DEDUCTED BY ME ON 28-04-2012 AND TAX DEPOSIT ON 11-05-12. TDS AMOUNT 215/-.DELAY IS 14 DAYS. BUT IN NOTICE RECD FROM TDS CPC AND IN JUSTIFICATION REPORT DOWNLOADED FROM TDSCPS, ITS SHOWS DELAY OF TWO MONTHS AND DEMANDED INTEREST OF RS. 6/-
18 July 2013
THANKS SANJAYJI AND ONE MORE PROBLEM IS THAT THIER CALCULATION IS ALSO NOT MATCHING. TAX DEDUCTED 27/04/2012 AND PAID 11/05/2012 THAN ONE MONTH INT. COMES 4/- AND TWO MONTHS COME 8/- BUT THEY ARE DEMANDING 6/-.
ONE MORE: DEDUCTION DATE 28/04/2012 AMT 2694/- PAID ON 11/05/2012. INTEREST AS PER TWO MONTHS COMES 81/- BUT THEY ARE ASKING 77/-
HOW ITS CALCULATED AND HOW ACTUAL CALCULATION SHOULD BE. THANKS IN ADVANCE
22 July 2013
On Rs 215/- for two months @1.5% comes to Rs 6.45. So that part is ok. But interest should be payable for only 1 month. I think they are taking it on month basis. But this is not correct. For delay of 14 days how could someone be asked to pay interest of 2 months.
In second you are correct interest for two months comes to Rs 81/- but they are showing Rs 77/-. Difficult to say what mechanism they are adopting. It would be best to meet your TDS AO and get the same clarified.