Deductee-paid-tax exception requires verification before TDS default and consequential interest apply to External Development Charges payments.

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....The deductee-paid-tax exception applies to non-deduction of tax on External Development Charges where the payee has filed its return, included the relevant receipt in income, and paid the tax due. Verification of these statutory conditions is required before imposing liability for tax default and consequential interest. Liability for non-deduction and interest does not arise if the prescribed conditions are satisfied. The assessment was set aside and remanded for verification of the payee's compliance with those conditions.....