234A/B/C on Defective Return

I earned salary from Mar2019 till Aug2019 on company payroll. Further I was extended on contract from Sept2019 till Mar2020. I filed the ITR on 12 Dec 2020, before due date for AY20-21. I got notice of defective return on 18Feb2021 and I filed revised ITR on 3Mar2021 and paid additional tax on contractual income under 44ADA-presumptive. However, the interest are shown now under 234A, 234B and 234C.

If I filed before due date why 234A?

How/fromwhen 234B and C comes into picture?

 

 

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This discussion addresses confusion surrounding interest charges under Sections 234A, 234B, and 234C for a defective income tax return. The user filed their return before the due date but received a defective return notice, leading to a revised filing with additional tax payment. The core questions revolve around why interest is being charged despite an early filing and the specific trigger dates for Sections 234B and 234C.

Hello Ankush,

Pursuant to CBDT notification 35/ 2020 dated 24 June 2020, interest under Section 234A of the Income Tax Act is applicable in cases where self-assessment tax payable is more than Rs.100,000. If you have paid SA tax in excess of Rs. 1 lakh, interest u/s 234B would be applicable from 1 December 2020 till the date of filing of return at 1% per month or part of the month.

 

Regards,

Manoj

Originally posted by : Manoj B. Gavali
Hello Ankush,

Pursuant to CBDT notification 35/ 2020 dated 24 June 2020, interest under Section 234A of the Income Tax Act is applicable in cases where self-assessment tax payable is more than Rs.100,000. If you have paid SA tax in excess of Rs. 1 lakh, interest u/s 234B would be applicable from 1 December 2020 till the date of filing of return at 1% per month or part of the month.

 

Regards,

Manoj

Thanks for the response Manoj.

I believe there was further extension till 32st Dec2022 for ITR filing, CBDT notification: Notification No. 88/ 2020/  dated 29th October, 2020. 

So, will that not mean ITR can be filed by 31st Dec without having implications of 234A irrespective of SA less/more than 1L?

During my correction of defective return I had to pay more than 1 L tax. But what should be the start start date for 234B, 1 April 2020 or Dec2020/Jan2020?

Same case for 234C? 

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