AO cannot Levy Late Fee under section 234E for period Prior to 01.06.2015

Ochre Media Private Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) In the present case, the AO imposed late fees u/s 234E of the Act., where the enabling clause (c) was inserted in the section 200A w.e.f. 01.06.2015 and the same has been confirmed by the Ld. CIT(A) relying on the decision of Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case of ‘Rajesh Kaurani vs. Union of India. We find that late filing fee u/s 234E of the Act has not rightly been charged in the intimation issued u/s 200A/206CB of the Act while processing the TDS returns/statements as the enabling clause (c) having been inserted in the section w.e....