Advance Income Tax :- 2nd Installment for Payment of Advance Tax is due on 15th September

Friends    Do you know ? that second installment of Advance Income Tax is due on 15th Sep 2016.  w.e.f. 01-06-2016 , new schedule has been given by Income Tax Department vide which there is no difference between company case or non-company case.  All assessees are liable to pay Advance Income Tax on same due dates.  The liability for Payment of Advance Income Tax only arises when Income Tax  liability stands  more than Rs. 10,000 in a Financial Year. 

for All Income Tax Assessees (Company or other than Companies)

However in case of Senior Citizen (not having business income) there is no liability of Advance Income Tax.  They are totally exempt for payment of advance tax and can pay their income tax  till the due date of filing of  Income Tax Return. 

Interest on Late Payment of Advance Tax

If the Income Tax is not payable as per the above schedule, Interest is liable to be paid for late payment of tax as follows

1. Interest under section 234C – Interest @ 1% per month is payable if the tax is not paid as per the above schedule i.e. for Deferment in Installments of Advance Tax
2. Interest under section 234B – Interest @ 1% is payable if 90% of the tax is not paid before the end of the financial year i.e. for Default in Payment of Advance Tax

For computing Interest u/s 234A/B/C and any other Interest, Income Tax shall be rounded off to nearest hundred and fraction of hundred shall be ignored

Online payment is best method to pay Advance Tax to make online payment (Click Here)

Download Challan 280 for Physical Payment of Advance Tax