Interest of Late deposit of Service Tax Liability

[PANKAJ GROVER]

Dear All

As the interest rate for late deposit of service tax liability has been increased from 13% to 18% w.e.f. 1st April 2011, whether it will be applicable for the period falling after 1st April 2011 or amount deposit after 1st April 2011. For Example: Liability of the Assesee is Rs 2L for September 2010, and it will be deposit the same this month i.e. August 2011, how will it compute its liability for interest like

From October 10 to March 11 - 13%

           April 11 to August 11 - 18%   OR

From October 10 to August 11  - 18%

Please reply asap.

Regards

RAPG & Co.

 

[ROHAN THAKKAR]

Dear Sir,

The interest on late deposit of service tax has been increased from 13% to 18% (15% for those assessee whose turnover in the previous year is less than Rs 60 lakhs) from 01-04-2011.

 

Consequently, interest on late payment upto 31-03-2011 will be 13% and from 01-04-2011, it has to be calculated at 18% (or 15% as the case may be)

 

Regards,

Rohan Thakkar

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[DEV KUMAR KOTHARI]

I agree with reply given by   shri Thakkar.

AI Summary

Interest on service tax must be calculated using the rate applicable for each period before and after the increase. Interest for late service tax deposits is to be computed period-wise: the pre-change rate applies to periods up to the effective date of the rate increase, and the new post-change rate (or the reduced post-change rate for eligible small taxpayers) applies to periods after that date; a single liability spanning the change must be split and interest calculated separately for each period and aggregated.