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By amendment in section 133A now power is given that an income-tax authority may for the purpose of verifying that tax has been deducted or collected at source in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B or Chapter XVII-BB, as the case may be( w.e.f. 01-10-2014)

whether earlier TDS survey done by the Assessing Officer (TDS) are without any authority under the Act and  thefeore illegal, null and void.

Now there are many notices from AO(TDS) for non deduction of TDS for purchse of immovable property (other than agriculture land).

This is new provision applicable from 01-06-2013 but huge notices without any awareness by the income tax department to the public ,  real estate agents/brokers or Registrar office

There is real problem as this provision is applicable to every person. And every person not supposed to income tax provisions (except those filing returns, doing business). In india mostly purchases by villagers, uneducated persons , in the name of womens etc.

to avoid these notices, litigation, There should be responsibility fixed on Registrar / Teshildar before doing registy the deed, he ensure himself that TDS is deduted and paid properly, in the income tax act

Whether Late Fees for delay in furnishing of TDS Statement u/s 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is constitutionally valid.


Where there is already much penal provision on same issue like:

1.   Penalty u/s 271A(2)(k) for failure to file quarterly statement within the specified time. Rs 100 for every day of default.

2.   Penalty u/s 271H for not furnishing TDS Statement from Rs. 10000/- to Rs. 100000/-

3.   Penalty u/s 271C for failure to deduct the TDS, a sum equal to amount of tax failed to deduct.

4.   Penalty u/s 221 for not deducting the whole or part of the tax or after not collecting fails to deposit.

5.   Rigorous imprisonment u/s 276B for failure to pay the tax upto 7 years.



There are two penal provision already exist for failure to file tds statement and now one more levied in the name of late fees for not filing tds returns, whether it is constitutionally valid ?

For One and same crime (not filing of tds returns) can department penalize many fold to the assessee.   

There is no term of LATE FEES in whole Income Tax Act except this newly section insert.