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Advance tax

sai kumar (CA) (160 Points)

17 August 2016

If a company Failed to pay the Total Advance tax, if they want to pay now what wil be the rate of Interest and from which day it will be calculated whether from 16th june or 1st April?

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Thirumalai Kumar (Practicing Cost Accountant) (213 Points)
Replied 17 August 2016

Section 234 B : Interest payable for default in payment of advance tax

An assessee who is liable to pay advance tax has failed to pay such tax or where the advance tax paid by such assessee is less than ninety per cent of the assessed tax, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one per cent for every month or part of a month for period from the date on which the payment of advance tax became due on the amount of shortfall in the amount of advance tax paid.

In simple words, interest @ 1% per month is payable on the amount of income tax paid after the end of the financial year.

Section 234 C : Interest payable for deferment of advance tax

Interest is payable @ 1% for 3 months on the amount of shortfall in payment of advance tax became due on 15th June (applicable only to Corporate assessees), 15th September (all assesses) and 15th December (all assessees) and interest @ 1% on the amount of shortfall in payment of advance tax became due on 15th March (all assessees).