29 August 2009
Sir, My client is required to pay MAT u/s 80C but he has not deposited Advance tax as per income tax rules. Whether he is liable to pay interest u/s 234 B/C.
29 August 2009
Yes interest u/s 234B & 234C is applicable to MAT. For your info MAT is payable u/s 115JB & not u/s 80C.
Levy of interest u/s 234B and 234C with reference to tax on book profit
The CBDT vide circular no.13 of 2001 dated 09-11-2001 has clarified that the provisions of sec. 115JB is a self-contained code. Sub-section (5) specifies, “Save as otherwise provided in this section, all the other provisions of this Act shall apply to every assessee, being a company mentioned in that sectionâ€. Accordingly, interest u/s 234B for default in payment of advance tax and interest u/s 234C for any deferment of advance tax shall be levied in respect of tax computed u/s 115JB also. The levy of interest u/s 234B and 234C on MAT payable was upheld by the Madras High Court in CIT Vs. Geetha Ramakrishna Mills P. Ltd (2006).
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