The various steps of Income Tax filing are – Filing Income Tax Returns, Mailing ITR V form to Centralized Processing Cell (CPC- Bangalore) and Receiving acknowledgment for ITR V.
After receiving the ITR V acknowledgment, sometimes you may receive an email from Income Tax Department within one year of Filing the Tax Returns. This email may contain ‘Intimation Under Section 143(1).’
The intimation would show the income tax return as filed by you and the computation as done by the Income Tax Department (as below).
Income Tax Department generally sends Intimation Under Section 143(1) for two main reasons:
If it is a tax refund intimation then you don’t have to do anything. In case if it is “Tax Demand” (tax payable by you) and you are satisfied with the computation done by the Income Tax Department, then you should pay the amount of Tax payable as per Section 143(1).
In the above image, the refundable amount is zero and the interest payable amount is Rs 120. (The intimation u/s 143(1) is sent for tax/interest demand of Rs 100 and above only).
You can also login to your e-filing account and check if there is any ‘estimated tax demand’ which is due in the ‘dashboard’ itself. If there is no ‘tax due’ then it is shown as NIL and if there is a due amount then it is shown opposite to ‘demand estimated’.
Generally you are requested to pay the entire Tax demand within 30 days of receipt of the Intimation.
The outstanding tax demand can be paid online as below:
The best way to check the status of your payment i.e., whether the Income Tax department has received your payment or not is by accessing your Form 26AS. Try checking the status after 2 to 4 weeks from the date of your demand payment.
You can visit www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. Go to “Pending actions”, click on ‘Response to Outstanding Demand’ and check the status. If your payment is received by the IT department then you may find no records. You may also check the status of your tax demand by clicking on “View Form 26AS.You will be redirected to “TDS website.” Click on “View Tax Credit –Form 26AS.” Select the specific Assessment Year and “View as” PDF format. Click on “Download.”To open the Form 26AS PDF document, you have to enter your Date of Birth (as printed on your PAN card). Go to “Part C – Details of Tax Paid.” There should be an entry with the details of your Outstanding Income Tax Demand payment (as below image). I hope this post is useful and informative. Have you received Income Tax demand notice anytime? Did you pay the taxes online or offline? Kindly share your comments.
(Add IT department’s email-id “ intimations@cpc.gov.in ” to your email a/c contacts list, if not added). For any clarification you can reach the IT dept helpdesk on Toll free # 1800 309 0130/1800 2033 5435.
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This post was last modified on January 14, 2024 9:46 pm
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Hi Sreekanth
Does form 26AS form gets updated immediately after paying the amount received in
intimation 143(1). I have paid the outstanding demand online and i have received challan but online the status is still not updatd
Dear Ashwini,
Generally it gets reflected in Form 26AS in 2 to 4 business days.
Hi Sreekanth…
Thank you for the informative article.I have received an INTIMATION U/S 143(1) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 for an net payable amount of Rs.4/. Am I required to pay the amount? If not required to pay,can you include in your article about the steps to be taken if the demand is for meager amounts as in my case?
Dear Sir.. Kindly ignore the notice.
If the tax demand is less than Rs 100, it can be ignored. The same will be adjusted in the future Assessment years by the IT dept.
Thank you for the clarification
Sir, I have received outstanding demand of 470 to be paid but when checked in portal it is showing no records found in response to outstanding demand.
Can this be ignored.. Plzz comment
Hello Suresh, Any update on how this got resolved. I have a demand for Rs.275 but no records found under "Response to Outstanding Demand". Kindly let me know.
Dear SV,
If there are no pending dues, IT dept is mostly ok if you ignore this low amount. Anyways, kindly submit a grievance to them and inquire..
Hi, Thanks for your response. I did raise a grievance but they closed it on e-Nivaran saying I should contact jurisdictional assessing officer. Have written to them via email. But, no response. I think an alternative approach would be to just go ahead and file challan 280 - regular assessment (400) and pay the dues against the relevant AY. So, on record, there is that amount of tax paid.
Dear SV,
As the tax due amount is a small one, you may go ahead and pay it.
Dear Suresh,
As the tax demand is more than Rs 100, suggest you to inquire it with the IT dept and clear it (if any).
You can submit your grievance to the IT dep through e-Nivaran portal..
Thanks for sharing the knowledge with us... i can also do this right now without any problem ! Thanks
Thank you very much for your information. Just viewed this blog and step by step, i have completed my payment. Hope it will be visible in income tax website in next 2-4 weeks.
Cheers. God bless.
Thanks for your support. Your blog helped me a lot.
You are welcome dear rajeev .. Keep visiting ReLakhs.com for all your personal finance related matters..cheers!
Sir I have already paid the tax amount (claimed by IT under section 143) at the time of filing my return as self assessment tax.
Please advise how to respond /steps to be followed to update my return if any.
thanks
Dear Amita,
Did you e-verify your Income Tax Return?
Kindly check the status of your ITR by visiting e-Filing portal..
sir i hv paid the outstanding demand which was due to interest payable like shown in your article. but in net banking payment i hv entered the amount in tax not in interest and paid the amount.will there be any problem?
Dear Jawed,
I believe that the dues would be adjusted. You may also submit the query directly to the IT dept through online grievance redressal facility..e-nivaran portal..
Hi Sreekanth...
I have received a an INTIMATION U/S 143(1) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 for an net payable amount of Rs.10/-. In outstanding tax demand its showing no records found, how can i pay it???
Dear umesh,
Any tax demand of up to Rs 100 can be ignored. The same may be adjusted in your IT returns.
Hii Sreekanth!!!!!!!
I have received hard copy of outstanding tax demand notice ..U/S 143(1).Want to pay the tax online but no link for the same provided in the out standing tax demand link under e filing after logging in to the portal.It shows no records found..What to do???
Dear Ansuman,
For which Assessment year is this demand?
Kindly check if there is any details under 'Compliance section'.
You may also submit your grievance to the IT dept through e-Nivaran portal and you will get guidance from them..