TDS deducted but not credited: claim and grievance

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TDS deducted but not credited: claim and grievance

What this means, checked by a CA

Your employer or payer cut tax from your money but did not pay it to the government, so it is missing from 26AS. The law says you should not pay the same tax twice. We build the proof, claim the credit, raise a grievance and answer any demand.

₹1,999

One time, + 18% GST

  • Delivered in 3 working days for evidence pack and grievance; demand reply within the time in the intimation
  • Due: Start before filing the ITR. If a demand is raised on processing, reply within the time in the intimation. AY 2026-27 returns: belated by 31 December 2026, revised by 31 March 2027.

How we do it: IDFD

Every case runs through the same four steps: Information, Discussion, Forms, Deliverables. You see each one ticked as it happens.

InformationWhat we need from you · 7 items
  1. Payslips for every month

    Show tax deducted each month

  2. Form 16 or Form 16A

    Deductor's own TDS statement

  3. Bank statements with salary credits

    Net pay proves the cut

  4. Appointment letter or contractOptional

    Links you to the deductor

  5. Form 26AS and AIS

    Shows what is missing

  6. Any demand or intimation receivedOptional

    Reply route and deadline

  7. Deductor's TAN, address and correspondence

    For grievance and CIT (TDS)

DiscussionWhat we discuss · 5 items
  1. Was the tax deducted and not deposited, or deposited under a wrong PAN?

    Wrong PAN is fixed by ITR-AIS-02

  2. Is the deductor still running and reachable?

    Decides request first or grievance first

  3. How strong is the evidence: payslips, Form 16, bank credits?

    Credit claims rest on proof

  4. Has a Sec 143(1) intimation or demand already come?

    Reply and rectification route

  5. Claim full credit now, or pay and seek credit later?

    Trade off between demand and cash flow

FormsForms we file · 6 items
  1. Build the evidence pack: monthly TDS from payslips against 26AS

    Gap by month and deductor

    Where: Internal. Due: Before filing

  2. Write to the deductor asking it to deposit the TDS and file the statement; keep proof of sending

    Where: Email or letter. Due: Immediately

  3. Raise a grievance: CPC-TDS (Inaccuracy of TDS/TCS in Form 26AS) or the AO, citing Sec 205 and the 11 March 2016 OM

    Where: https://www.incometax.gov.in (Grievances > Submit Grievance). Due: If the deductor does not act in about a month

  4. File the ITR claiming the credit with evidence noted, as advised

    Where: https://www.incometax.gov.in. Due: AY 2026-27: belated by 31 December 2026

  5. If a demand is raised, disagree with it on the portal and seek rectification under Sec 154 (now Sec 287) with the evidence

    Where: https://www.incometax.gov.in. Due: Within the time in the intimation

  6. If the AO still denies credit, appeal to CIT(A) in Form 35 (now Form 99); see ITN-17

    Where: https://www.incometax.gov.in. Due: Within the appeal time limit in the order

DeliverablesWhat you get · 4 items
  1. Evidence pack and month-wise gap sheet

    When: Within 3 working days

  2. Grievance acknowledgement number

    When: Same day as filing

  3. Reply to demand or rectification request

    When: Within the intimation deadline

  4. Closing note: credit allowed or demand dropped

    When: When the department acts

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