Section 115P of Income Tax Act "Interest payable for non-payment of tax by domestic companies"
115P. Where the principal officer of a domestic company and the company fails to pay the whole or any part of the tax on distributed profits referred to in sub-section (1) of section 115-O, within the time allowed under sub-section (3) of that section, he or it shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one per cent for every month or part thereof on the amount of such tax for the period beginning on the date immediately after the last date on which such tax was payable and ending with the date on which the tax is actually paid.
115Q. If any principal officer of a domestic company and
the company does not pay tax on distributed profits in
accordance with the provisions of section 115-O, then, he or
it shall be deemed to be an assessee in default in respect
of the amount of tax payable by him or it and all the
provisions of this Act for the collection and recovery of
income-tax shall apply.
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