2021 (1) TMI 902

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....(AY 2013-14 to 2014-15). The statement was processed by the respondent. There was a delay in filing the above TDS statement and therefore the AO by intimation u/s. 200A of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 ["the Act"] levied late fee u/s. 234E of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 ["the Act"]. Under Sec.234E of the Act, if there is a delay in filing statement of TDS within the prescribed time then the person responsible for making payment and filing return of TDS is liable to pay by way of fee a sum of Rs. 200/- per day during which the failure continues. Section 234E of the Act inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 w.e.f. 1.7.2012. reads as follows:- "Fee for default in furnishing statements. 234E. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Act, where a....

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....t has been made by a person deducting any sum (hereafter referred to in this section as deductor) under section 200, such statement shall be processed in the following manner, namely:- (a) the sums deductible under this Chapter shall be computed after making the following adjustments, namely:- (i) any arithmetical error in the statement; or (ii) an incorrect claim, apparent from any information in the statement; (b) the interest, if any, shall be computed on the basis of the sums deductible as computed in the statement; (c) the fee, if any, shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of section 234E; (d) the sum payable by, or the amount of refund due to, the deductor shall be determined after adjustment of the amount co....

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....ld levy fee u/s.234E of the Act while processing a return of TDS filed u/s.200(3) of the Act only by virtue of the provisions of Sec.200A(1)(c), (d) & (f) of the Act and those provisions came into force only from 1.6.2015 and therefore the authority issuing intimation u/s. 200A of the Act while processing return of TDS filed u/s.200(3) of the Act, could not levy fee u/s. 234E of the Act in respect of statement of TDS filed prior to 1.6.2015. The assessee, thus, challenged the validity of charging of fee u/s. 234E of the Act. The assessee relied on the decision of the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in the case of Fatehraj Singhvi v. UOI [2016] 73 taxmann.com 252 wherein the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court held that amendment made u/s. 200A pro....

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....the Act and hence the appeals were defective. 7. None appeared for the Assessee. We have considered the plea raised by the Assessee in the grounds of appeal and the orders of the revenue authorities. The learned DR reiterated the stand of the revenue as reflected in the order of the CIT(A). 8. We have considered the submissions of the learned DR and also the grounds of appeal filed by the Assessee. The reasons for the delay in filing appeal before CIT(A) has been explained as owing to shifting of registered office and factory of the Assessee company from 270/2, Bommanahally, Bangalore-560068, which was the place of business at the time of incorporation of the Assessee in 1996 to 214, Changamaraju Sapota Gardens, JP Nagar 7th Phase, Bangal....