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Interest under FBT

Jiten M. Trivedi (Article Assistant) (56 Points)

04 July 2009

Please Can someone explain me the guidelines of how is Interest computed for late payment of FBT..

Please also give the link to the relevant site (if needed).

Thanks.

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VIPUL BUBNA (MANAGER TAXATION) (119 Points)
Replied 05 July 2009

Provision for payment of FBT is similar to Advance tax payment

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Jiten M. Trivedi (Article Assistant) (56 Points)
Replied 19 July 2009

Well thank u sir but can u please infrm me Whether the same Interst rate i.e. 1% p.m. or part of month is applicable as per sub sec (a), (b) and (c) of sec 234 which is applicable for advance tax??

Abhishek Mohta (ACON) (508 Points)
Replied 20 July 2009

As per Section 115WJ the following asre the interest Rates charged if the Advance Tax for FBT has not been paid by the Assessee:

Where an assessee, being a company, has failed to pay the advance tax payable by him on or before the due date for any instalment or where the advance tax paid by him is less than the amount payable by the due date, he shall be liable to pay simple interest calculated at the rate of

(i) one per cent per month, for three months on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th June of the financial year falls short of fifteen per cent of the advance tax payable;

(ii) one per cent per month, for three months on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th September of the financial year falls short of forty-five per cent of the advance tax payable;

(iii) one per cent per month, for three months on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th December of the financial year falls short of seventy-five per cent of the advance tax payable; and

(iv) one per cent on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th March of the financial year falls short of the hundred per cent of the advance tax payable.

(4) Where an assessee, being a person other than a company, has failed to pay the advance tax payable by him on or before the due date for any instalment or where the advance tax paid by him is less than the amount payable by the due date, he shall be liable to pay simple interest calculated at the rate of

(i) one per cent per month, for three months on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th September of the financial year falls short of thirty per cent of the advance tax payable;

(ii) one per cent per month, for three months on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th December of the financial year falls short of sixty per cent of the advance tax payable; and

(iii) one per cent on an amount by which the advance tax paid on or before the 15th March of the financial year falls short of hundred per cent of the advance tax payable.