Income Tax Department requests taxpayers to use the latest Income Tax Utilities to avoid interest/fee u/s 234F/234A

Last updated: 04 January 2021

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The Income Tax Department is reminding taxpayers and professionals to download and use the latest income tax utilities, updated on January 1st, 2021. This is crucial for accurately calculating any applicable interest or fees under Sections 234A and 234F. Taxpayers can import data from older XML/Excel utilities into the new version, but should carefully review all entries.

The Income Tax Department, via their official Twitter handle, has asked the taxpayers and professionals to use the latest income tax utilities, which have been available w.e.f 1st January 2021, as a consequence of the extension of dates via a press release dated 30th December 2020. The same has been requested to avoid interest/fee u/s 234F/234A. Read the official Tweet below:

Taxpayers are advised to download & use the latest utilities(updated on 01.01.2021)from the efiling portal so that Section 234A & Section 234F interest/fee respectively are calculated correctly.The data from the saved XML/EXCEL utility can be imported into the new utility.

Use Latest Tax Utilities to Avoid Penalties: Income Tax Dept

The imported data may, however, be carefully reviewed to ensure that the remaining data, if any, is filled. If the user still experiences any issues, please write to us at https://bit.ly/2YgCyk3. Our team will get in touch.

FAQ :

Taxpayers should use the latest utilities to ensure that interest and fees under Sections 234A and 234F are calculated correctly.

The latest income tax utilities have been available since January 1st, 2021.

The relevant sections are 234A (interest for default in furnishing return of income) and 234F (fee for default in furnishing return of income).

Yes, data from saved XML or Excel utilities can be imported into the new utility.

After importing data, you should carefully review it to ensure all remaining information is filled in correctly.

If you experience any issues, you can contact the Income Tax Department via the provided link for assistance.



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