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Tribunal: Assessing Officer lacked authority to levy Section 234E fees pre-01.06.2015 The Tribunal ruled in favor of the appellant, holding that prior to 01.06.2015, the Assessing Officer lacked authority to levy fees under Section 234E of ...
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Tribunal: Assessing Officer lacked authority to levy Section 234E fees pre-01.06.2015
The Tribunal ruled in favor of the appellant, holding that prior to 01.06.2015, the Assessing Officer lacked authority to levy fees under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act while processing TDS statements under Section 200A. The Tribunal overturned the levy of fees imposed for late filing of TDS statements for the financial year 2012-13, deleting the fee and allowing the appeal. The decision was rendered on 18th January 2019.
Issues: Levy of fees under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for late filing of TDS statement for financial year 2012-13.
Analysis: The appeal was filed against the order of the CIT(A) upholding the levy of fees under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961, imposed by the Assessing Officer for the delay in filing the quarterly TDS statement for Q2 of financial year 2012-13. The appellant contested the imposition of the fee, arguing that prior to 01.06.2015, the Assessing Officer did not have the authority to levy the fee prescribed in Section 234E of the Act while processing the TDS statement under Section 200A of the Act. The appellant relied on the decision of the Mumbai bench of the Tribunal in a similar case to support their argument.
The Revenue opposed the appellant's plea, citing a judgment of the Bombay High Court which upheld the imposition of the fee. However, the Tribunal noted that the High Court's judgment focused on the constitutional validity of Section 234E and did not address the specific issue of whether the fee could be levied prior to 01.06.2015 while processing the TDS statement under Section 200A of the Act. The Tribunal also referred to a previous decision of the Pune bench which supported the appellant's argument.
After considering the submissions from both sides, the Tribunal concluded that prior to 01.06.2015, the Assessing Officer did not have the authority to levy the fee prescribed in Section 234E of the Act while processing the TDS statement under Section 200A. Therefore, the Tribunal ruled in favor of the appellant, deleting the levy of the fee and allowing the appeal. The judgment was pronounced on 18th January, 2019.
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