Adjustment of FBT to Excess tax deposited

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..... Adjustment of FBT to Excess tax deposited
Query (Issue) Started By: - BHASKER MURALI Dated:- 25-9-2009 Last Reply Date:- 15-10-2009 Income Tax
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Hi, I have a small doubt that we paid excess amount as self assessment tax, so please advoice that can we adjusted to FBT for the same financial year please advoice.We have a liability in FBT Reply By BHASKER MURALI: T .....

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..... he Reply: Dear sir, please advoice whether we can set off the self assessment income tax to FBT? we appreciate your earlier reply Reply By TUSHAR SHARMA: The Reply: No. Excess Self Assessment Tax can not be adjusted against FBT payable. Reply By DEV KUMAR KOTHARI: The Reply: Section 115 WL is about application of other provisions in relation to FBT. Section 237 (claim for refund) is common for IT .....

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..... and FBT. If there is a demand fopr FBT and refund for IT, the A.O. can adjust FBT demand agaisnt IT refund and vice versa. Therefore, you can take a chance adjust FBT liability and claim refund of lesser amount. Besides claim in retrun, send a request and clarificatory letter to the A.O. stating that mistakenly tax dues for IT and FBT were paid in combned manner or due to mistake IT paymetn was e .....

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..... xcessive so treat a part of IT paid towards FBT payable and refund lesser amount. As the issue is new, I think it will be considered in a purpose seeking manner. However, due to difference in rate of interestr payable by govenrment and by assessee, the departmetn may claim interest on FBT separately and grant interest on IT refund separately.
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