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Refund set-off, Sec 245 (now 438)
- The department wants to adjust your refund against an old demand.
- Deadline: 30 days from the intimation
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- PAN
- Is the old demand correct?
- Agree / disagree response with reasons
- Response acknowledgement
Refund set-off, Sec 245 (now 438)
30 days from the intimation
- IWhat we need from you7 documents
- DQuestions for you3 questions
- FForms2 steps
- DWhat you getResponse acknowledgement
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The department wants to adjust your refund against an old demand. We check whether that demand is valid before you agree.
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₹2,499 + ₹449.82 GST = ₹2,948.82
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