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ITAT Dehradun held that Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) is a corporation which has been constituted under a Central Act, no tax was deductible. Accordingly, penalty u/s 271C of the Income Tax Act cannot be levied on a non-taxable entity.
No TDS is required to be deducted on EDC payments made to HUDA, as these payments were made on the directions of DTCP which are deposited with the Consolidated Fund of State,
It is proposed to amend section 271C inserting two new sub-clauses under clause (b) in sub-section (1) providing reference to the first proviso to section 194R and the first proviso to section 194S. Similar amendments are also proposed in section 276B.
Sirur Developers Pvt. Ltd. Vs JCIT (TDS) (ITAT Delhi) ITAT find that the issue as to whether penalty under section 271C of the Act is leviable for non-deduction of tax on payments made for External Development Charges (EDC) to HUDA came up for hearing before the Tribunal in the case of TDI Infrastructure Ltd. Vs. […]
In this case, AO pass order levying penalty amounting to Rs.6,62,100/- u/s 271C of Income Tax Act (being 2% of the EDC amount paid to HUDA).
Understand the consequences of non-payment of TDS/TCS & non-filing of TDS/TCS returns. Learn about the penalties and legal implications.
Tulip Infratech Private Limited Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Ld. AO was of the view the assessee has paid EDC for the works carried out by HUDA and hence the same was liable for TDS u/s 194C Ld. AO also noticed that certain tax deductor sought clarification regarding applicability of TDS provisions on EDC charges […]
Assessee has challenged the imposition of penalty under Section 271C of the Income Tax Act for non deduction of tax at source as per provisions of Chapter XVII-B towards amount paid as External Development Charges (EDC) to Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Haryana (Haryana Government) (DGTCP) through banking channel favouring Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).
Provisions of Section 194C are not applicable on payments to agencies like HUDA on behalf of the State Government. The imposition of penalty under Section 271C was consequently found to be unsustainable in the absence of default of Section 194C of the Act.
Apart from penalty for various defaults, the Income-tax Act also contains provisions for launching prosecution proceedings against the taxpayers for various offences. In this part you can gain knowledge about the various provisions relating to prosecution which can be launched under the Income-tax Act.
