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S. 40(a)(ia) amendment by Finance Act 2010 is retrospective
For AY 2008-09, the assessee made a deposit of TDS after the due date for payment but before the due date for filing the ROI. The assessee claimed that the amendment to s. 40(a)(ia) by the FA 2010 w.e.f. 1.4.2010, which allows time for deposit of TDS upto the due date of the ROI, should be treated as being retrospective w.e.f. 1.4.2005. The AO rejected the plea though the CIT (A) allowed it. Before the Tribunal, the department relied on Bharati Shipyard 132 ITD 53 (Mum)(SB) where it was held that the amendment was not retrospective. HELD by the Tribunal dismissing the appeal:
Though in Bharati Shipyard 132 ITD 53 (Mum)(SB), it was held that the amendment to s. 40(a)(ia) by the FA 2010 w.e.f. 1.4.2010 cannot be treated to be retrospective, a contrary view has been taken by the Calcutta High Court in CIT vs. Virgin Creations. As this is the sole High Court judgement on the point, it has to be followed in preference to the view of the Special Bench. Accordingly, the amendment to s. 40(a)(ia) by the FA 2010 is applicable retrospectively from 1.4.2005 and no disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) can be made if the TDS is paid on or before the due date for filing the ROI (Piyush C. Mehta (Mum) & M.K. Gurumurthy (Bang) followed)
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