Section 217 - Interest payable by assessee when no estimate made

Interest on unpaid advance tax: liability arises from the assessment year when estimates are not filed, covering assessed tax shortfalls.

Where a taxpayer required to send an advance tax statement or estimate fails to do so, interest is payable from the first day of April following the financial year in which advance tax was payable up to the date of regular assessment upon the amount equal to the assessed tax or, where applicable, upon the shortfall between advance tax paid and the assessed tax; the computation and adjustment provisions of the related interest section apply.