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Interest u/s 234 A B C Calculator for Companies for 2017-18 (AY 2018-19)

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Interest u/s 234 A, B and C Calculator for Corporate assessees

Details of Income Tax Return and Tax paidEnter data in applicable unshaded cells
1. Select Due Date for filing of Income Tax Return	30th November 201830th September 2018
2. Enter Total Tax Liability for the Assessment Year
3. Amount of TDS deducted / TCS collected and utilized for the year
4. Advance Tax paid upto 15th June 2017
5. Advance Tax paid during 16th June 2017 to 15th September 2017
6. Advance Tax paid during 16th September 2017 to 15th December 2017
7. Advance Tax paid during 16th December 2017 to 15th March 2018
8. Total Tax paid during 16th March 2018 to 31st March 2018
9. Amount of shortfall in tax payment upto 31st March 2018
10. Income Tax Shortfall (shown at 9 above) paid on or before	31st March 201830th April 201831st May 201830th June 201831st July 201831st August 201830th September 201831st October 201830th November 201831st December 201831st January 201929th February 201931st March 2019
11. Filed Income Tax return on or before	30th November 201831st December 201831st January 201929th February 201931st March 201930th April 201931st May 201930th June 201931st July 201931st August 201930th September 201931st October 201930th November 2019
Reset	Submit 30th September 201831st October 201830th November 201831st December 201831st January 201929th February 201931st March 201930th April 201931st May 201930th June 201931st July 201931st August 201930th September 2019
Calculation of Interest Payable u/s 234 A
Number of months for which interest is payable on shortfall amount @ 1% per month
Interest Payable under Section 234 A
Calculation of Interest Payable u/s 234 B
Number of months for which interest is payable on shortfall amount @ 1% per month
Interest Payable under Section 234 B
Calculation of Interest Payable u/s 234 C
Advance Tax Payable upto 15th June 2017 (At least 15% of Total Tax Liability)
Shortfall in Advance Tax payment
Interest Payable u/s 234 C on shortfall in tax payment upto 15th June 2017. (No interest payable if advance tax equal to atleast 12% of Total Tax Liability paid)
Advance Tax Payable upto 15th September 2017 (At least 45% of Total Tax Liability)
Shortfall in Advance Tax payment
Interest Payable u/s 234 C on shortfall in tax payment upto 15th Sept. 2017. (No interest payable if advance tax equal to atleast 36% of Total Tax Liability paid)
Advance Tax Payable upto 15th December 2017 (At least 75% of Total Tax Liability)
Shortfall in Advance Tax payment
Interest Payable u/s 234 C on shortfall in tax payment upto 15th Dec. 2017
Advance Tax Payable upto 15th March 2018 (100% of Total Tax Liability)
Shortfall in Advance Tax payment
Interest Payable u/s 234 C on shortfall in tax payment upto 15th March 2018
Total Interest payable u/s 234 C
Total Interest payable u/s 234 A, 234 B and 234 C

Section 234 A : Interest payable for default in furnishing the return of income

Where the return of income for any assessment year is furnished after the due date or is not furnished, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one per cent for every month or part of a month for the period commencing on the date immediately following the due date upto the date of furnishing the return (in cases where return is furnished after the due date) or upto the end of the Assessment Year (in cases where no return is furnished) on the amount of shortfall in total income tax payable by the assessee.

In simple words, interest @ 1% per month is payable on the amount of income tax paid after the due date for filing of the return.

Due Dates for Filing of Returns for Assessment Year 2018-19 (FY 2017-18)

Corporate assessees who are required to furnish report u/s 92E of the Income Tax Act	30th November 2018
For all other Corporate assessees.	30th September 2018

Section 234 B : Interest payable for default in payment of advance tax

An assessee who is liable to pay advance tax has failed to pay such tax or where the advance tax paid by such assessee is less than ninety per cent of the assessed tax, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one per cent for every month or part of a month for period from the date on which the payment of advance tax became due on the amount of shortfall in the amount of advance tax paid.

In simple words, interest @ 1% per month is payable on the amount of income tax paid after the end of the financial year.

Section 234 C : Interest payable for deferment of advance tax

Interest is payable @ 1% for 3 months on the amount of shortfall in payment of advance tax became due on 15th June, 15th September and 15th December and interest @ 1% on the amount of shortfall in payment of advance tax became due on 15th March.
Provided that if the advance tax paid by the assessee on the current income, on or before the 15th day of June or the 15th day of September, is not less than twelve per cent or, as the case may be, thirty-six per cent of the tax due on the returned income, then, the assessee shall not be liable to pay any interest on the amount of the shortfall on those dates.