78 Points
Joined March 2007
The interest should be calculated from the date on which the tax was supposed to have been deducted( please remember not the due date for deposit of tax deducted) to the date of actual payment.
Let us take an example
Payment of interest on loan (194A) to the party Rs.5000 is on 1-1-2009 TDS is say 10% Rs.500
Tax should have been deducted on 1-1-2009
Due date for depositing the tax is 7-2-2009
Actual date of deposit of tax to Govt. 5-3-09
Interest should be worked out from 1-1-2009 to 5-3-2009
Whole of jan.09 is one month @ 1%
whole of Feb 09 is one month @ 1%
Part of March 09 is one month @ 1%
So total of 3% on 500/- shall be payable to department as interest