Income Tax -Employees’ Provident Fund – 9.5% Notified As Rate Of Interest

ssingh72
Finally breath of Relief and clarity on TDS issue on 1% GAP between interest notified by RPFC and Income Tax:

Income Tax -Employees’ Provident Fund – 9.5% notified as rate of interest

IT : Employees’ Provident Fund : 9.5% notified as rate of interest under rule 6(b) of Part A of Fourth Schedule – NOTIFICATION NO. 24/2011 [F.NO. 142/14/2010-SO (TPL)], DATED 13-05-2011

Rule 6(b) of Part A of Fourth Schedule to Income-tax Act, 1961 – Recognised Provident Fund – 9.5 per cent rate notified under rule 6(b) of part A of IVth Schedule – Supersession of Notification No. S.O. 2091(E), dated 26-8-2010

NOTIFICATION NO. 24/2011 [F.NO. 142/14/2010-SO (TPL)], DATED 13-5-2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of rule 6 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O. 2091(E), dated the 26th August, 2010, the Central Government hereby fixes, with effect from the 1st day of September, 2010, 9.5 per cent., as the rate referred to in the said clause.

Source: Taxguru.in

- Sukhvinder S. Bhatia
gauravpujari
What will be the position of the interest from 1.4.2010 to 31-8-2010 - will it be taxable if it is more than 8.5%?
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Gaurav Pujari
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