Section 234E Late filing fees for TDS return is Mandatory: ITAT

Block Development Officer Vs ACIT (ITAT Jaipur) The issue under consideration is whether the late filing fees for TDS return u/s 234E is mandatory in nature or it can be condone if there is reasonable cause? ITAT states that the levy of late fee as prescribed U/s 234E of the Act is mandatory and consequential, therefore, the same cannot be deleted on the ground of reasonable cause as explained by the assessee. It is pertinent to mention that though the intimation issued U/s 200A of the Act is an appealable order, however, the said order can be challenged only on the ground that the adjustment ...