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Clause 75 - Insertion of new section 234F- Fee for default in furnishing return of income. - FINANCE BILL, 2017

FINANCE BILL, 2017
Chapter III
DIRECT TAXES - Income-tax
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Insertion of new section 234F.

75. After section 234E of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2018, namely:-

Fee for default in furnishing return of income.

 “234F. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, where a person required to furnish a return of income under section 139, fails to do so within the time prescribed in sub-section (1) of said section, he shall pay, by way of fee, a sum of,-

(a) five thousand rupees, if the return is furnished on or before the 31st day of December of the assessment year;

(b) ten thousand rupees in any other case:

Provided that if the total income of the person does not exceed five lakh rupees, the fee payable under this section shall not exceed one thousand rupees.

(2) The provisions of this section shall apply in respect of return of income required to be furnished for the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2018.”.

 



 

Notes on Clauses:

Clause 75 of the Bill seeks to insert section 234F of the Income-tax Act relating to fee for default in furnishing return of income.

It is proposed to provide that a fee for delay in filing of return shall be paid for assessment year 2018-2019 and onwards in a case where the return is not filed within the due dates specified for filing of return under sub-section (1) of section 139. It is further proposed that a fee of five thousand rupees be payable, if the return is furnished after the due date but on or before the 31st day of December of the assessment year. A fee of ten thousand rupees is proposed to be payable in any other case. However, in a case where the total income does not exceed five lakh rupees, it is proposed that the fee amount shall not exceed one thousand rupees.

This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2018 and will, accordingly apply in relation to assessment year 2018- 2019 and subsequent years.

 
 
 
 

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