Taxpayers make payments of self-assessment, advance tax and other direct taxes online using the respective challans. However, while making the payment, sometimes the taxpayers may choose the wrong assessment year or the wrong tax category (major head code or minor head code) or make an error in the amount of tax paid.
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Union Budget 2022 Outcome
1. Where updated return is filed under Section 139(8A) of the IT Act, interest payable under Section 234A shall be computed based on the amount of tax on the total income declared in the said updated return, as reduced by the interest amount paid in the earlier return.
2. Where updated return is filed under Section 139(8A) of the IT Act, interest payable under Section 234C shall be computed based on the total income furnished in the said updated return, as reduced by the interest amount paid in the earlier return.
All the tax payments are recorded under the Tax Information Network (TIN) of the Income Tax Department. The taxpayers’ data flows from banks directly to Tax Information Network.
Taxpayers can view the tax paid by them by logging on to http://tin-nsdl.com. A taxpayer has to feed in the below details under the option ‘Challan Status enquiry’ (using CIN based view) and verify whether their payment is registered with the government:
Upon feeding the data mentioned above, the complete details of the challan are displayed below:
A taxpayer can make payment of income tax either online or using physical challan at the bank branch.
Taxpayers have to contact their jurisdictional assessing officer for making corrections in the challan details. Each taxpayer is assigned an assessing officer for assessment of their income tax returns and related matters.
You can locate your jurisdictional assessing officer through the tab ‘Know your AO’ on the e-filing portal. You can access the data through a mobile-based OTP. Alternatively, you can locate your jurisdictional assessing officer through your e-filing account on the e-filing portal – Under ‘profile settings-My profile-PAN details’. Once you have located your jurisdictional assessing officer, you need to approach the assessing officer at their office and place a request for correction of the errors in the challan. You have to file a letter in the format and attach a copy of the challan paid.
In the case of the following errors, the bank branch accepting the tax payments are permitted to correct the challan data and in the time frame mentioned below:
Hence, a taxpayer has to make an application for correction within the time period mentioned above. The procedure for making the correction at the bank branch is:
In case you miss filing a request for challan correction within the time mentioned above, you have to contact your jurisdictional assessing officer and place a request for correction with their office. The banks are allowed to make the changes only subject to certain conditions:
Advance tax is income tax that is paid in advance during the financial year, instead of a lump sum payment at the end of the year. It is also known as the pay-as-you-earn tax. These payments have to be made in instalments as per the due dates provided by the income tax department. In India, a person is liable to pay advance tax if his tax liability for a financial year is more than Rs.10,000.
Advance tax payments benefit both the government and the individual/organisation paying it. From the government’s perspective, it provides a continuous flow of income throughout the year. From the individual/organisation’s perspective, it reduces the year-end burden of paying taxes in a lump sum. Non-payment of advance tax could result in the taxpayer being liable to interest under the Income Tax law. Hence, timely payments of advance tax should be made.
To check the status of your advance tax payment challan, go to https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/index.html. Select CIN (Challan Identification Number) Based View. Then enter the required details being asked for, in order to view the status. You can also check the list of advance tax payments made by logging in to your income tax account at https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/home and going to My account -> View Form 26AS (Tax Credit), and entering the financial year and type of view/download.
Tax payment can be done offline by visiting authorized banks and asking for relevant Challan i.e Challan 280 in case of advance tax and self assessment tax. Submit the filled challan along with cheque to the bank in favor of “Income tax”
For online payments, please log on to the website tax information network. Select services from the menu and select “e-payment – pay taxes online” Select the Challan No / ITNS 280. A new window will open, select “income tax (other than companies” for the tax applicable, and select the type of payment of tax – self-assessment tax, advance tax, etc. Select the mode of payment, either net banking or through a debit card. Other details like PAN, assessment year, state and pin code is to be mentioned. On confirmation of data entered, you will be directed to the net-banking site of the bank/fill debit card details. Make the payment by confirming the OTP. A challan counterfoil will be displayed containing CIN, payment details, and bank name. This counterfoil is the proof of payment, which should be saved for future reference.