Condonation of delay under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in filing of Form No. 9A and Form No. 10 for Assessment Year 2018-19 and subsequent years- Reg.
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 11 9(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act’), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) by Circular No . 3/2020 [F.No .1 97/55/20 18-ITA-I] dated 03.01.2020 authorized the Commissioners of Income-tax to admit applications of condonation of delay in filing Form No. 9A and Form No. 10 for A Y 2018- 19 or for any subsequent Assessment Years where there is delay of up to 365 days and decide on merits.
- Further to the powers delegated to Commissioners of Income-tax as discussed above, the CBDT hereby directs that where there is delay of beyond 365 days upto three years in filing Form No. 9A and Form No. 10 for Assessment Year 20 18-19 or for any subsequent Assessment Years, the Pro Chief Commissioners of Income-tax / Chief Commissioners of Income-tax are authorized to admit such applications of condonation of delay under section 119(2) of the Act and decide on merits.
- The Pr. Chief Commissioner 1 Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, as the case may be, while entertaining such applications for condonation of delay in filing form No. 9A and Form No. 10, shall satisfy themselves that the applicant was prevented by reasonable cause from filing such Form within the stipulated time. In respect of Form No. 10, the Pr. Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, as the case may be, shall also satisfy themselves that the amount accumulated or set apart has been invested or deposited in anyone or more of the forms or modes specified in sub-section (5) of section 11 of the Act.
- Further, the Pr. Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, as the case may be, shall preferably dispose the application within three months of receipt of the application.
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