Quick Summary
Sometimes when taxpayers make income tax payments online, they often make mistakes such as:
- Selecting the wrong assessment year.
- Choosing the wrong tax head, e.g., select “Advance Tax” instead of “Self-Assessment Tax”.
These mistakes can be corrected online instantly using the Income Tax e-filing portal.
How To Check The Mistake?
To correct a challan, you need to:
- First login to the Income Tax e-filing portal.
- Go to e-file → e-Pay Tax → Payment History.
- Download the specific challan by clicking the three dots and check where the mistake occurred.
How To Correct This Mistake?
To correct the challan online:
- Login to the Income Tax portal using your PAN number and password.
- Go to Services → Challan Correction on the portal.
- Click on Create Challan Correction Request.
- Choose the type of correction:
- Assessment Year
- Minor Head (like Advance Tax, Self-Assessment Tax)
- Major Head (usually not required for individuals)
- Copy the CIN from the Challan and paste Challan Identification Number and click continue.
- Proceed and make the necessary corrections.
- To submit the correction, you must verify using one of the following methods:
- Aadhaar OTP (on your mobile number registered with Aadhaar)
- Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
- Electronic Verification Code (EVC)
- Once verification, a message will be displayed that it has been submitted successfully with transaction ID.
Note
The corrected challan can be downloaded within 1-2 hours from the portal and used for accurate ITR filing.
Correction Timeline and Conditions
Different types of corrections have different time limits:
- Assessment Year Correction: Must be done within 7 days of depositing the challan.
- Minor or Major Head Correction: Must be done within 30 days of challan deposit date.
If this time limit is crossed, then the taxpayer must physically visit their jurisdictional Assessing Officer to request the correction.
Common mistakes that can be corrected online include selecting the wrong assessment year or choosing the wrong tax head, such as selecting 'Advance Tax' instead of 'Self-Assessment Tax'.
To find your challan, log in to the Income Tax e-filing portal, go to e-file → e-Pay Tax → Payment History. You can then download the specific challan to check for mistakes.
To correct a challan online, log in to the Income Tax portal, go to Services → Challan Correction, click 'Create Challan Correction Request', select the correction type, enter the Challan Identification Number, make the necessary corrections, and verify using Aadhaar OTP, DSC, or EVC.
You can verify your challan correction request using Aadhaar OTP (sent to your registered mobile number), a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC), or an Electronic Verification Code (EVC).
The assessment year correction must be done within 7 days of depositing the challan.
Corrections for the minor or major head must be done within 30 days of the challan deposit date.
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