As the income tax return (ITR) filing season for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 gets underway, many taxpayers are looking for ways to recover excess tax deducted at source (TDS). In several cases, the ...

Income Tax is the portion of your income that you pay to the government. It is calculated on what you earn in a year: Salary, freelance income, interest, rent or other sources. As your income ...

Salaried individuals awaiting Form 16 for ITR filing can still proceed without it. Employers must issue this TDS certificate ...

Taxpayers should rely primarily on Form 26AS and AIS, as these reflect TDS entries reported and processed by the tax ...

A mismatch between Form 16 and Form 26AS can lead to lower TDS credit, tax demands and refund delays. Here's why taxpayers ...

All taxpayers dread the arrival of a notice from the Income Tax department. One of the disquieting facts is that you can file ...

One of the first documents that we are supposed to check when filing tax returns is the Form 26AS. This is automatically uploaded by the Income Tax department into your secured PAN access area in the ...

Many salaried taxpayers are already gearing up to submit their returns, hoping to finish the process early, receive refunds sooner or avoid the usual rush closer to the deadline. But before rushing to ...

Filing the income tax return is only half the battle. After submission, you have 30 days to e-verify your return.

If one incorrectly assumes that filing is not required, then one would be liable to face interest for delay in filing ITR and ...