22 December 2011
can we take benefit of amendment made in section 40(a)(ia)vide Finance Act, 2010 (i.e. tds can be paid on or before due date of filing return of income) retrospectively from 01.04.2005?
22 December 2011
The similar issue has been came before the A'bad Tribunal in case of Kanubhai Ramjibhai Vs. ITO (2011)135 TTJ(Ahd)364 wherein it was held that "the provision of section 40(a)(ia) as amended by Finance Act, 2010 w.e.f. 01.04.2010, which has newly been inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004, w.e.f. 1.04.2005 to section 40 of the Act, is remedial in nature, designed to eliminate unintended consequences which may cause undue hardship to the taxpayrs and which made the provision unworkable or unjust in specific situation, and is of clarificatory nature and therefore, has to be treated as retrospectively w.e.f. 01.04.2005, the date on which section 40(a)(ia) has been inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004". Can I apply the ratio of above judjment in my case? or do you agree with the above judgment?