How to pay Income Tax that is due?


The Income Tax Department offers an online facility for paying your Income Tax. This can be your Advance Tax Payment or your Self-Assessment Tax Payment.

We have a screenshot-based guide for tax payers.

Click here to go to the Government website and make payment.



Select Challan 280 for paying your Income Tax Due

select challan 280 to pay your Income Tax

Choose Assessment Year option correctly.



select challan 280 to pay your Income Tax

  • Please choose the Assessment Year correctly when paying Tax due.
  • Self-Assessment Tax: If the financial year has ended, this is the option you should select.
  • Advance Tax is deposited during the Financial Year. Proper advance tax payments every quarter during the Financial Year help avoid Interest penalty on tax due under Section 234.

Our guide is from is taking self-assessment tax as the example.
After you have made the tax payment, you need to report this information in your Income Tax Return. You can do this within ClearTax by "Adding an Entry" under the Taxes Paid page.

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