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CPC may adjust your return during processing, for example by disallowing a deduction or a TDS credit that does not match. The intimation shows the reason.
ITR
Refund lower than claimed in the return
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Provisions
Sec 143(1), Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 270(1), Income-tax Act 2025); Sec 154, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 287, Income-tax Act 2025)
Analysis
Compare the intimation with your return line by line. Common reasons are TDS not in Form 26AS, a deduction not supported, or interest computed differently. If CPC is wrong, file a rectification. If the TDS was missing in 26AS, ask the deductor to correct its TDS return first.
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- Download the intimation.
- Find the lines where figures differ.
- If CPC erred, file rectification.
- If TDS was missing, ask the deductor to correct it.
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