Case Law Details
Hamilton Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai)
Whether Commissioner of Income Tax (A) erred in conferring the interest of Rs.12,31,304/- under section 234C of the Income tax Act, 1961 without appreciating that the book profit includes capital gain income which arose in 4h quarter therefore the liability to pay advance tax arise only on 15.03 .2018 & 30.03.2018?
Then provisions of S. 234C (1) regarding payment of interest shall not apply to any shortfall in the payment of the advance tax due on the returned income. However, this is subject to condition that the assessee has paid the whole of the amount of tax payable in respect of his total income (including windfall gains, if any), as part of the remaining instalments of advance tax which are due (after accrual of windfall gain) or where no such instalments are due, i.e., in cases of windfall gain accruing after 15th of March of financial year, by the 31st day of March of the financial year. Therefore, when it is not possible for the assessee to estimate accrual or receipt of such income at any time when the payment of first, second, third or fourth instalment of advance tax, as the case may be, is due, the assessee is not liable to pay advance tax on the respective due dates in respect of such windfall gain.
If on a particular due date for payment of advance tax, the facts show that there is no liability to pay advance tax, non-payment of advance tax on the due date may not be considered sufficient to attract interest u/s 234C. If the returned income is higher due to unexpected income received subsequent to earlier due dates, the shortfall in payment of advance tax instalment in earlier date may not attract interest. As far as income under the head business/profession is concerned, interest under section 234C of the Act shall not be chargeable on default in payment of advance tax in respect of such income only in the first year of business/profession. For income in the nature of windfall gain/unexpected income under other heads of income, provisions of S. 234C (1) shall not apply to any shortfall in the payment of the advance tax due on such income if the same is of the nature which can’t be foreseen by the assessee so as to enable him to estimate such income for the purpose of payment of advance tax. However, the above relaxation in payment of advance tax instalments is subject to condition that the assessee has paid the whole of the amount of tax payable in respect of his total income (including windfall gains, if any), as part of the remaining instalments of advance tax which are due (after accrual of windfall gain) or where no such instalments are due, i.e., in cases of windfall gain accruing after 15th of March of financial year, by the 31st day of March of the financial year.
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