TMI BlogInterest U/S 234 B & 234C is not applicable for 44 AD income for Assessment Year 2015-16X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... My client has filed his ROI for Assessment Year 2015-16 in the year 2022. The A.O while passing the order has added interest U/S 234B , 234C in his computation of income. Interest u/s 234B C has been included for 44AD income after the amendment of Advance Tax provisions by the Finance Act 2016 (No. 28 of 2016) which is effective from 01-06-2016 for Assessment Year 2017-18. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Is there any case law available in support of the above facts. - Reply By Padmanathan Kollengode - The Reply = To my understanding, Interest u/s 234B C was not excluded before the amendment vide Finance Act, 2016 . I am clarifying the position as follows: The advance tax was payable in respect of an eligible business referred to in section 44AD - Pre-amendment ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Due date of instalment Amount payable On or before the 15th September Not less than thirty per cent of such advance tax. On or before the 15th December Not less than sixty per cent of such advance tax, as reduced by the amount, if any, paid in the earlier instalment. On or before ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the 15th March The whole amount of such advance tax as reduced by the amount or amounts, if any, paid in the earlier instalment or instalments : Post Amendment to the extent of the whole amount of such advance tax during each financial year on or before the 15th March Thus, Finance Act, 2016 has provided a benefit to eligible assessee in respect of eligib ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... le business declaring profit from business under section 44AD by way of one time advance tax payment before 15th March. It does not mean that there was no advance tax before the amendment. - Reply By Padmanathan Kollengode - The Reply = Sorry about my previous post. I omitted to read Sub-section (4) of Section 44AD before amendment which states that provisions of Chapter relating to a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dvance tax shall not apply. Therefore your view is correct that upto Finance Act, 2016 amendment No advance tax need to be paid for income from eligible business u/s 44AD . You may refer to CIT v. Vatika Township Private Limited 2014 (9) TMI 576 - SUPREME COURT wherein the SC has clarified prospective and retrospective operation of tax amendments elaborately. Since this amendment is ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... not beneficial to assessee, under the normal rule of presumption, the amendment will not have a retrospective effect. - Interest U/S 234 B & 234C is not applicable for 44 AD income for Assessment Year 2015-16 - Query Started By: - KASHYAP PRITHANI Dated:- 28-3-2023 Income Tax - Got 2 Replies - Income Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Ma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nagement India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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