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F.No. 225/358/2018/ITA.II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
North-Block, ITA.II Division New Delhi,
the 24th of September, 2018
Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act. 1961
On due consideration of representations from various stakeholders for extending the due date, being 30th September, 2018, for filing of income-tax returns and various reports of audit pertaining to assessment-year 2018-19 for assessees' covered under clause (a) of Explanation 2 to section 139(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) read with relevant provisions of the Act & Income-tax Rules, the CBDT, hereby extends the due date for filing of income-tax returns as well as all reports of audit (which were required to be filed by the said specified date), from 30th September, 2018 to 15th October, 2018. However, there shall be no extension of the due date for purpose of Explanation 1 to section 234A (Interest for defaults in furnishing return) of the Act and the assessee shall remain liable for payment of interest as per provisions of section 234A of the Act.
(Rajarajeswari R.)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 17th September, 2018
PRESS RELEASE
Exemption to interest income on specified off-shore Rupee Denominated Bonds
Interest payable by an Indian company or a business trust to a non-resident, including a foreign company, in respect of rupee denominated bond issued outside India before the 1 st of July, 2020 is liable for concessional rate of tax of five percent. Consequently, section 194LC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) provides for the deduction of tax at a lower rate of five percent on the said interest payment.
Consequent to review of the state of economy on 14 th September, 2018 by the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister has announced a multi-pronged strategy to contain the Current Account Deficit (CAD) and augment the foreign exchange inflow. In this background, low cost foreign borrowings through off-shore rupee denominated bond have been further incentivised to increase the foreign exchange inflow.
Accordingly, it has been decided that interest payable by an Indian company or a business trust to a non-resident, including a foreign company, in respect of rupee denominated bond issued outside India during the period from 17th September, 2018 to 31st March, 2019 shall be exempt from tax, and consequently, no tax shall be deducted on the payment of interest in respect of the said bond under section 194LC of the Act.
Legislative amendments in this regard shall be proposed in due course.
(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
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