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A lower refund in the intimation means CPC changed something: a TDS credit, a deduction, interest or a fee. The intimation shows the exact lines that changed.
ITR
Refund in the intimation is less than claimed
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Provisions
Sec 143(1), Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 270(1)); Sec 245, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 438); Sec 154, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 287)
Analysis
Take the ₹13,000 gap and trace it. Often it is TDS of ₹10,000 from a bank not in 26AS, plus ₹3,000 of 234C interest. The TDS part is fixed through the bank's TDS correction and then a rectification; the interest part is usually correct. If part of the refund was set off against an older demand, the intimation or a separate Sec 245 notice will say so.
Close
- Note the refund you claimed and the refund determined.
- Match each changed line in the intimation to the gap.
- Check Form 26AS for missing TDS.
- Check Pending Actions for any old demand adjusted.
- Rectify only the parts that are CPC or deductor errors.
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