The assessee made an undisclosed income declaration under Income...

The assessee made an undisclosed income declaration under Income Declaration Scheme-2016 for the assessment years 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2014-15, clubbing the income for 2012-13. The Principal Commissioner specified the amounts to be paid as tax, surcharge, and penalty in three installments. The assessee defaulted on the third installment payment due by 30.09.2017. However, a notification dated 13.02.2019 extended the payment date to 31.01.2020, along with 1% monthly interest, retrospectively effective from 01.06.2016. The assessee paid the balance tax with interest. The ITAT held that the assessee validly deposited the tax, surcharge, interest, and penalty under IDS-2016 and the 13.12.2019 notification, rectifying the default retrospectively. The CIT(A) failed to appreciate this retrospective rectification. Therefore, the issue was determined in favor of the assessee against the revenue.

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