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Consequences of Non-Compliance to TDS (Section 201)

Income Tax : Understand the penalties, interest, and disallowance of expenditure under Section 201 for failure to comply with TDS provisions in...

July 5, 2025 8202 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on Purchase of Property: Section 194IA of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn about TDS on property purchase under Section 194IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Get insights on requirements, payment proces...

June 21, 2024 49827 Views 1 comment Print

TDS & TCS Payments & Returns Due Date for FY 2024-25

Income Tax : Learn about the due dates for TDS and TCS payments, returns, and consequences for late filing, deduction, and payment under the In...

April 10, 2024 112884 Views 0 comment Print

Certificates would be valid proof for claim of TDS even in absence of entry in Form 26AS

Income Tax : TDS Certificates can be used to claim TDS income even in case of mismatch in Form 26AS. Read this blog post to find out how to use...

January 18, 2023 4671 Views 0 comment Print

Late Fee interest under section 234E of Income Tax Act –  Recent Case Laws

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court in the case of Fatheraj Singhvi vs. Union of India , WRIT APPEAL NOS.2663-2674/2015(T-IT)- dated 26/08/2016 ...

December 20, 2022 23028 Views 0 comment Print


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6 Suggestions for Amendments in Income Tax Act by BCAS

Income Tax : Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society has made a Representation on 'Suggestions for Amendments in the Income Tax Act', on 24th May...

May 28, 2019 8367 Views 2 comments Print

Reduce fee u/s. 234E from Rs.200/- per day to Rs.100/- per day

Income Tax : RECOMMENDATION FOR REDUCING THE FEE UNDER SECTION 234E FOR DEFAULT IN FURNISHING STATEMENTS OF TDS AND TCS FROM RS.200/- PER DAY T...

January 19, 2016 4523 Views 0 comment Print

Incomplete TDS certificates issued by deductor delaying Income tax refunds

Income Tax : Many Taxpayers had a tough time getting a refund of the tax deducted against his fixed deposits with public sector banks, as the t...

July 30, 2010 2075 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 234E TDS Late Fee Invalid for Pre-2015 Period Due to Lack of Legal Provision

Income Tax : The tribunal held that no late fee under Section 234E can be imposed for periods prior to 1 June 2015 due to absence of enabling p...

May 2, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Mass Relief on 234E Fees: ITAT Deletes Levy for Pre-01.06.2015 Period

Income Tax : The issue involved levy of late fees on TDS returns processed before statutory amendment. The Tribunal held that absence of enabli...

April 18, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Section 234E Fee Valid as COVID Relief Did Not Extend TDS Return Deadlines

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation extensions apply only to judicial and quasi-judicial proceeding...

March 17, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

Section 234E Demand Set Aside as Section 200A Intimation Exceeded Jurisdiction pre-01.06.2015

Income Tax : The ITAT Raipur held that prior to 1 June 2015, there was no enabling provision under Section 200A to levy late filing fees under ...

February 24, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Default u/s 201 – Matter Remanded for Verification of Payees’ Tax Payment

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that failure to examine whether payees discharged tax liability vitiates proceedings under Section 201. The cas...

February 13, 2026 459 Views 0 comment Print


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Suggest Situation justifying waiver of Section 234E fee : CBDT

Income Tax : The Board is examining the desirability and expediency of prescribing situation/circumstances under which levy of fee under Sectio...

August 2, 2016 24344 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT extends due of TDS/TCS statement for Govt. deductees – No Refund of Fees Paid U/s. 234E

Income Tax : CBDT Circular No. 07/2014 All Chief Commissioners of Income-tax All Directors General of Income-tax Sub: Ex-post facto extensi...

March 4, 2014 12526 Views 0 comment Print

Tax audit & ROI due date extended to 31.10.2013 for A.Y. 2013-14

Income Tax : In exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of direct Taxes, in continuation ...

October 24, 2013 34260 Views 0 comment Print

How to Calculate TDS on Salary – AY 2013-14 / FY 2012-13

Income Tax : Circular no. 8/2012-Income Tax The present Circular contains the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income char...

October 5, 2012 71519 Views 0 comment Print


Late fee under Section 234E of Income Tax Act not retrospective

July 17, 2023 1311 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the recent ITAT Bangalore case of Balram Corporate Services Pvt Ltd Vs ITO, discussing the non-retrospective nature of late fee charges under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act.

Imposition of late fees for delay in filing of TDS/ TCS statement prior to 01.06.2015 is bad-in-law

July 4, 2023 1122 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin held that prior to 1st June 2015, there was no provision enabling demand in respect of levy of fees u/s 234E for late filing of TDS/ TCS statement. Accordingly, imposition of late fees prior to 1st June 2015 is bad-in-law.

ITAT Rules Against Fees for Late TDS Filing Prior to 1.6.2015

June 30, 2023 681 Views 0 comment Print

Review the landmark ITAT ruling of Lifeline Medicare Hospitals Private Limited Vs CIT, where a notice levying fees for late filing of TDS prior to June 1, 2015 was set aside.

Section 234E late fees not payable for any period prior to 01-06-2015

June 25, 2023 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court rules Section 234E demands for late TDS returns prior to 01-06-2015 as invalid, impacting implications for income tax proceedings under IBC. The question of constitutional validity of Section 234E remains open for future consideration.

Section 154 cannot be invoked to levying of fee u/s 234E

June 25, 2023 1020 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT found that the issue related to the belated filing of TDS returns and subsequent levying of fees under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act was a matter of factual verification. Thus, it was not covered under Section 154 of the Act, which only allows rectification for apparent mistakes on record.

No Late Fees under Section 234E Before June 1, 2015: ITAT Chennai

June 20, 2023 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai in Bank of India vs ACIT case decides on applicability of TDS late fees under section 234E before June 2015,

Invalidity of Late Filing Fees before 01.06.2015 (Section 234E)

June 20, 2023 315 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi’s landmark judgement, which annulled late filing fee under Section 234E of the IT Act on grounds of limitation.

Levy of fee u/s 234E prior to 1st June 2015 is unsustainable

June 15, 2023 786 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that clause (c) of section 200A(1) was inserted by the Finance Act, 2015 w.e.f. 01-06-2015 providing for the levy of fee u/s.234E of the Act. Accordingly, levy of fee u/s. 234E is imposable only from 01/06/2015 and not prior to that.

ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes Late Filing Fee for TDS Return Due to Human Error

June 14, 2023 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad has allowed the appeal of Kanta Govind Singh against the levy of a late filing fee under section 234E for a TDS return. The appellant, a senior citizen, had promptly deposited the TDS amount but had inadvertently filed the return late due to old age and human error. The ITAT deemed the procedural error as not warranting the imposition of a heavy late filing fee under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act.

Late fee u/s 234E leviable prospectively from 01.06.2015

May 31, 2023 1524 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that late fees u/s 234E of the Income Tax Act can be levied only prospectively with effect from 01.06.2015.

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