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Wrong Calculation of Interest u/s 201(1A) by TDS CPC
KAMAL AGARWAL By: KAMAL AGARWAL
December 10, 2013
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Traces is calculating Interest u/s 201(1A) on a wrong footing. Section 210(1A) states as under :

 “(1A) Without 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 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, -

(i)  at 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 deducted; and

 (ii) at one and one-half per cent for every month or part of a month on the amount of such tax from the date on which such tax was deducted to the date on which such tax is actually paid.

It is clear from Sec 201(1A)(ii) that the interest should be calculated from the date of deduction to the date of payment and it is to be converted to months, e,g, if delay is for less than 30 days (a month) even 1 day 1 month interest and if it is more than 30 days but less than 60 days : 2 months and so on.

The Traces is calculating interest on month to month basis. E.g. even if TDS was deducted on 31.05.13 and paid on 08.06.13 (due date is 07.06.13), interest is being charged for 2 months instead of 1 month as per statute.

Had the intention of the Statute had been to demand tax on monthly basis, the wording should have been “from the month in which such tax was deducted to the month in which such tax is actually paid”.

CA Kamal Kumar Agarwal, 9832022225

 

By: KAMAL AGARWAL - December 10, 2013

 

Discussions to this article

 

Traces is calculating Interest u/s 201(1A)

The act is clear that the interest should be calculated from the date on which tax was deducted to the date on which such tax is actually paid. Part of the month will be treated as a month. The intention of low is not to collect 2 months interest for two part of the months. So the calculation of interet U/s 201 (1A) by cpctds is wrong & bed in the eye of low. 

By: anil goenka
Dated: December 10, 2013

Traces is calculating Interest u/s 201(1A) :  Is Correct

The section indicate interest on delay payment is to be paid from the date of deduction to date of payment. In the given example if TDS deducted on 30.5.13 or 31.5.13 and deposited on 8.6.13- In such case intt  of late TDS deposit for 2 month is correct as Intt is due for May 13 and Jun 13, in such case due date of payment does not have any impect. Due date is applicable only if a person is making payment with in the time allowed.  

CA Pradeep Jain  09810597050  

By: Pradeep Jain
Dated: December 11, 2013

To the best of my opinion the CPC is calculating correct Interest. The governing rule for interest calculation is reproduced below :

Procedure to be followed in calculating interest.

119A. In calculating the interest payable by the assessee or the interest payable by the Central Government to the assessee under any provision of the Act,

          (a)  where interest is to be calculated on annual basis, the period for which such interest is to be calculated shall be rounded off to a whole month or months and for this purpose any fraction of a month shall be ignored; and the period so rounded off shall be deemed to be the period in respect of which the interest is to be calculated;

          (b)  where the interest is to be calculated for every month or part of a month comprised in a period, any fraction of a month shall be deemed to be a full month and the interest shall be so calculated;

          (c)  the amount of tax, penalty or other sum in respect of which such interest is to be calculated shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of one hundred rupees and for this purpose any fraction of one hundred rupees shall be ignored and the amount so rounded off shall be deemed to be the amount in respect of which the interest is to be calculated.

KAMAL AGARWAL By: Mohammed Lakkadsha
Dated: December 12, 2013

i am fully agree with Mr kamal Agarwal that traces is calculating intest u/s 201(1A) by on a wrong footing. in this regard,  i would like to bought to your notice that Allahabad Highcourt in case of "Commissioner Of Income-Tax vs Laxmi Rattan Cotton Mills Co. Ltd. on 4 April, 1973" (Equivalent citations: 1974 97 ITR 285 All) given decision that month means period of 30 days and not month as per general clause act. however, this decision is given in case of dispute arise in interpretation of Sec 271(1)(a)(i) but in my view  same is well applicable for interpretation of month u/s 201 (1A). 

By: RAKESH SHARMA
Dated: December 13, 2013

I was download a justification report for Quarter-3 of FY 2015-16, and in this file traces charged interest of 2 month, where Date of Deposit is 12-Feb-16 and Due Date of Deduction is 31-Dec-15. In normal course 3 month are coming

for 31-Dec-15 = 1

01-Jan-16 to 31-Jan-16 = 1

01-Feb-16 to 12-Feb-16 = 1

Total =3.

Here i am unable to understand how are count 2 month by traces instead of 3 month.

someone can be understand to this calculation.

By: Ram Chander
Dated: March 2, 2016

 

 

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