In the Finance Act 2012, Income Tax Department causes penalty for failure in furnishing Statement u/s. 271H and non-delivered statement withing the time prescribed in sec. 200(3) of Income Tax.
Penalty for failure in furnishing statements (section 271H):
If a person fails to deliver or caused to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed in section 200(3) in respect of tax deducted at source on or before 30-6-2012, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty, a sum of Rs. 100 for every day during which the failure continues, [section 272A(2)(k)]. However, the amount of such fee shall not exceed the amount of tax which was deductible at source.
If a person fails to deliver or caused to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed in section 200(3) in respect of tax deducted at source on or after 1-7-2012, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty a sum which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000/- but which may extend to Rs 1,00,000/-. However, the penalty shall not be levied if the person proves that after paying TDS with the fee and interest, if any, to the credit of Central Government, he had delivered such statement before the expiry of one year from the time prescribed for delivering the statement.
Penalty for furnishing incorrect information (section 271H):
If a person furnishes incorrect information in the statement in respect of tax deducted at source on or after 1-7-2012, he shall be liable to pay penalty which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000/- but which may extend to Rs. 1,00,000/-.
Penalty for failure in furnishing statements (section 271H):
If a person fails to deliver or caused to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed in section 200(3) in respect of tax deducted at source on or before 30-6-2012, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty, a sum of Rs. 100 for every day during which the failure continues, [section 272A(2)(k)]. However, the amount of such fee shall not exceed the amount of tax which was deductible at source.
If a person fails to deliver or caused to be delivered a statement within the time prescribed in section 200(3) in respect of tax deducted at source on or after 1-7-2012, he shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty a sum which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000/- but which may extend to Rs 1,00,000/-. However, the penalty shall not be levied if the person proves that after paying TDS with the fee and interest, if any, to the credit of Central Government, he had delivered such statement before the expiry of one year from the time prescribed for delivering the statement.
Penalty for furnishing incorrect information (section 271H):
If a person furnishes incorrect information in the statement in respect of tax deducted at source on or after 1-7-2012, he shall be liable to pay penalty which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000/- but which may extend to Rs. 1,00,000/-.
