Rate of interest on late payment of excise

[MEHUL ASHAR]

Respected sir,

As regarding above subject,my query is is there any change in the rate of interest on late payment of PLA according to the budget-2015-16 announced on 28-02-15 as before 28-02-15 the rate was 18% on late payment.Please reply.

[Mahir S]

Sir,

The present interest rate is 18 % only for Excise matters and no change in the budget.

[YAGAY andSUN]

Dear Mehul,

Basic interest rate is 18% and it increases as the times lapses further upto 30%. It was announced in last Budget.

YAGAY and SUN

(Management, Business and Indirect Tax Consultants)

[Rajagopalan Ranganathan]

Sir,

As per rule 8 (3) of Central Excise Rules, 2002 if the assessee fails to pay the amount of duty by the due date, he shall be liable to pay the outstanding amount along with an interest at the rate of specified by the Central Government vide notification under ⁸[section 11AA] of the Act on the outstanding amount, for the period starting with the first day after due date till the date of actual payment of the outstanding amount.

As per rule 8 (3 A) of Central Excise Rules, 2002 if the assessee fails to pay the duty declared as payable by him in the return within a period of one month from the due date, then the assessee is liable to pay the penalty at the rate of one per cent. on such amount of the duty not paid, for each month or part thereof calculated from the due date, for the period during which such failure continues .

The period of one month is to be calculated as period between due date of two consecutive months, that is, one month is the period from 5th or 6th April to 4th or 5th of May.

 

[satyabhama balu]

Respected sir,

how to calculate interest

IF BILL DATE 10.03.2014 EXCISE AMT 1726 /-

INTEREST RATE 18%PA

form 10.03.14 to 28.10.15 total 594 days

AI Summary

Interest Rate on Late Excise Duty Payments Stays at 18%, Potentially Rising to 30% Under 2015-16 Budget Rules. A query was raised regarding changes in the interest rate on late payment of excise duty following the 2015-16 budget announcement. It was clarified that the interest rate remains at 18%, with potential increases up to 30% over time. According to Central Excise Rules, 2002, if duty payment is delayed, interest is charged from the day after the due date until payment. Additionally, a penalty of 1% per month applies if payment is not made within a month of the due date. An example calculation was provided for interest on an excise amount over 594 days.